Open Dialogue Research Journal
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 […]
A year ago, when President Donald Trump abruptly announced sweeping unilateral tariff increases in April 2025, much of the world reacted with alarm. Governments scrambled to assess the damage, global markets convulsed, and American allies – particularly in Europe and Asia – rushed to contain what appeared to be the […]
These are always occasions of anticipation and even celebration for the tinfoil hatters and those keen to spot the internal plot, the thriving fifth column and anything that could risk being seen as ordinary. The human mind is obsessed by the need for a rounded explanation. In place of that […]
The sources are presented below, in a sequence of 7 articles from various news-organizations, but first here will be the SUMMARY of the events that those articles describe: Trump’s 3 January 2026 take-over of Venezuela from rule by Marxists, who were (like all Marxists) economic incompetents (since Marx’s philosophy requires that), […]
On May 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice filed formal charges against 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro. He is accused of “conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals” and murder itself. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche specified: “Castro and other defendants are also charged with additional crimes, including destruction of […]
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