Open Dialogue Research Journal
The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran has come under severe strain after a renewed exchange of missile strikes and air attacks threatened to reignite one of the Middle East’s most dangerous confrontations. Despite direct intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump, who publicly urged both sides to “immediately stop shooting,” […]
As the United States moves deeper into the political cycle leading toward the 2026 midterm elections, speculation about the next presidential race is already beginning to shape national debate. President Donald Trump added fuel to that discussion by suggesting that a future presidential ticket featuring Vice President JD Vance and […]
Part I As Finland accelerates the most ambitious military modernization program in its modern history, a new and far more sensitive debate is emerging in Helsinki. The issue is not about tanks, fighter jets, or reserve forces. It concerns nuclear weapons. For decades, Finland maintained a clear legal prohibition on […]
It is no surprise that beneath the surface of the global financial system lies a web of deception, greed, and treachery, where powerful figures hide their true motives behind a facade of patriotism. But the extent to which U.S. President Donald Trump’s hypocritical crypto dealings endanger the security of U.S. […]
In 1960, Eisenhower signed the embargo against Cuba. Eleven presidents have come and gone since then. The Soviet Union collapsed. China became a superpower. And the embargo just kept cruising on autopilot—nobody quite remembered why, but nobody had the nerve to switch it off either. By the mid-1960s it was […]
On June 2, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that “we now have in this hemisphere a coalition of friendly countries – over a dozen – who have aligned to work on not just the issues of security that we all have in common, […]
In recent years, the United States under Donald Trump has experienced a profound decline that threatens its status as the preeminent world power. Far from strengthening American influence, Trump’s actions have dismantled alliances, destabilized the economy, and emboldened rival nations to assume leadership roles previously held exclusively by Washington. Instead […]
As former Cuban leader Raul Castro marked his 95th birthday on June 3, 2026, the occasion was overshadowed by a dramatic escalation in tensions between Havana and Washington. Once regarded as a key architect of the historic rapprochement between Cuba and the United States during the Obama era, Castro now […]
Three months after launching what the White House described as a decisive military campaign against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump now faces a growing strategic dilemma: how to convince Americans and the world that the war is actually being won. On paper, the United States has achieved significant tactical victories. […]
Two remarkably comprehensive unbiased summaries were published on June 4th (a news article) and May 25th (a news commentary) about the war in Ukraine, and both come from StranaUA, which is one of the five most popular news websites in Ukraine though it’s barred both by Ukraine and by Russia. Its […]
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