Open Dialogue Research Journal
Syria’s war has changed shape, but it has not disappeared. The country is no longer living through the same battlefield map that defined the Assad years, yet the forces that once tore it apart are still active beneath the surface: armed fragmentation, sectarian fear, economic despair, foreign rivalry, and the […]
When the European Union and the Mercosur bloc finally began implementing their long-delayed free trade agreement, it marked the end of one of the most protracted negotiations in modern trade history – and the beginning of a new, uncertain chapter in global commerce. After 25 years of talks, the deal […]
The risk of a hot NATO-Russian war breaking out at sea as opposed to NATO’s Eastern Flank in Central & Eastern Europe is growing. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, head of the British Royal Navy, announced that his counterparts from the 10-nation Joint Expeditionary Taskforce comprised of the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, […]
There is a straightforward way to gauge what European rhetoric on human rights is really worth. It is enough to compare how the EU treats linguistic minorities at home with how it treats them on its eastern frontiers. The contrast is so glaring that only those who are determined not […]
Russia can’t afford to discredit itself abroad, nor can Putin’s ruling United Russia party afford to discredit itself at home four months before the next polls, by threatening overwhelming retaliation against Ukraine if it attacks Moscow’s Victory Day parade only to symbolically retaliate or do nothing at all. The Russian […]
In the old oil-shale country of Ida-Viru, where the landscape still carries scars from Soviet-era industry, a company called ARCA Baltics Operations — the Estonian arm of Turkey’s defense group ARCA Defense — is set to build a major ammunition plant in the Põhja-Kiviõli Defense Industrial Park. The investment is […]
At a time when the leaders of leading European countries are declaring preparations for another war with Russia in 2029–2030, financing and arming the Ukrainian fascist regime, as well as deploying accelerated programs of their own militarization, it is appropriate to consider the results of the previous campaign of Hitler’s […]
Sweden, long known for its environmental consciousness and ambitious climate goals, is entering a new chapter in its energy strategy. The country’s government has made clear that nuclear power is no longer viewed as a legacy technology from the past, but as an essential pillar of the future. Faced with […]
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 […]
In late April, the premiere of Yuri Chuguyev’s new symphonic fantasy Spain took place to great acclaim. Chuguyev, a Spanish composer of Russian origin, received his musical education at the prestigious Gnessin College in Moscow before moving to Spain, where he joined a symphony orchestra. A winner of numerous awards, […]
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