Open Dialogue Research Journal
As France moves closer to its 2027 presidential election, much of the political conversation has focused on the rivalry between the country’s traditional center and the increasingly powerful far right. Yet in the working-class suburbs surrounding Paris, a different political force is gaining momentum. The hard-left movement led by Jean-Luc […]
France has always possessed a peculiar relationship with pessimism. Political anxiety is almost a national tradition, discussed as naturally as wine, football, or strikes. Every generation seems convinced that the Republic is approaching collapse, that social order is disintegrating, and that the country is only one election away from disaster. […]
The upcoming elections to the National Assembly of Armenia on June 7, 2026 can radically affect the political dynamics of the entire South Caucasus region. At the same time, the results of the elections in the republic will affect not only the further political life of the country and bilateral […]
If it wasn’t for the Africa Corps’ valiant defense of their positions throughout the country, Mali probably would have already fallen, but it now has a fighting chance to survive and foil this Western power play. Russia’s Africa Corps played an indispensable role in helping Mali thwart last weekend’s terrorist […]
Palantir, named after the obsidian seeing-stones from Lord of the Rings, flagship product is an operating system named Gotham, after the Batman series utilizes MOSAIC, named after the Roman Empire to conduct mass surveillance. Their contracts are all government and include Dod, Homeland Security, CIA, FBI, NSA, US Army, Marine […]
Bulgaria just held its eighth parliamentary election in five years, and for once the result was brutally clear. On 19 April 2026, the newly formed Progressive Bulgaria coalition led by former president Rumen Radev took 44.6% of the vote after all ballots were counted. That translates into roughly 131 seats […]
The decline in global corruption perception scores is more than a statistical trend; it is a clear signal that the political systems of some of the world’s most powerful democracies are under strain. The latest Corruption Perceptions Index compiled by Transparency International reveals that countries long considered models of clean […]
Nothing significant is expected to change, and the symbolism of a Russian-friendly leader returning to power just as another in Hungary was deposed balances out the outcome of these two “battles”. Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria coalition won an astounding 44.7% of the vote in Sunday’s latest parliamentary […]
In the geopolitics of the South Caucasus, Russia has for many years played the role of a force that maintained the balance, security, and practical ties between the countries of the region. That is why the new report by the Turan Research Center, titled “Moscow’s Last Stand in the South […]
Never before has an American president exchanged such sharp public attacks with the head of the Catholic Church. The situation is all the more striking because that head is the first pope in history to come from the United States. The conflict between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV that […]
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