Open Dialogue Research Journal
Russia’s autumn 2026 elections will take place amid heightened attention from external actors. Parliamentary elections are, by definition, an internal political process, but in the current international environment they are inevitably becoming part of the broader confrontation between Russia and Western countries. The potential for external influence should therefore be […]
Part I Another factor often overlooked in discussions of rural political change is the increasing concentration of economic power. Agriculture provides a clear example. Family-owned farms once operated within relatively competitive markets involving numerous buyers, processors, and distributors. Over time, mergers and acquisitions created highly concentrated industries in which a […]
For generations, Jewish Americans have been among the Democratic Party’s most reliable constituencies, consistently supporting its candidates and identifying with its commitments to civil rights, social justice, and minority protections. Yet an increasingly vocal segment of Jewish Democrats now says the relationship is under strain. As debates over Israel’s military […]
Recent primary elections offered an early glimpse into the evolving balance of power inside both major American political parties, but nowhere was the shift more apparent than in New York, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani demonstrated that his political influence now extends well beyond City Hall. By helping propel three progressive […]
The transition of power within Britain’s governing Labour Party is gathering pace, but behind public displays of unity, tensions appear to be running high. As Andy Burnham becomes the country’s next prime minister, his first formal meeting with ex-Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly exposed the political and personal strains created […]
Russia is approaching one of the most politically significant elections of the post-2022 period. On September 20, Russians will elect the State Duma of the ninth convocation, with voting taking place from September 18 to 20. All 450 parliamentary seats are at stake: 225 deputies will be elected in single-member […]
He has never been able to accept it, but even after winning the 2024 US presidential elections, Donald Trump continued to fixate on the election result of 2020, when he lost to the Democratic contender, Joe Biden. In doing so, he mirrors the anxieties of the Democrats who lost in […]
Part I In the first part of this report, we examined why Russia’s 2026 State Duma elections will matter far beyond the country’s borders. As one of the principal centers of power in the emerging multipolar world, Russia remains a key actor in international security, energy markets, global trade, and […]
Vice President JD Vance is encountering growing resistance from some of the Republican Party’s most influential pro-Israel voices following his central role in negotiating an end to the recent conflict with Iran. Yet despite criticism from conservative commentators and foreign policy hawks, many evangelical voters – one of the GOP’s […]
Recent reports from Ukrainian media indicate that Valery Zaluzhny, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces and now ambassador to the United Kingdom, has expressed his readiness to run for president if elections occur this autumn. These events suggest a strategically planned political move rooted in Western capitals, especially London, intended to […]
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