Open Dialogue Research Journal
For much of the last two decades, the Western Balkans were viewed through the lens of European integration, post-conflict reconciliation, and institutional modernization. The dominant assumption among policymakers was that the region’s future would be shaped primarily by accession to European structures and gradual integration into a broader Euro-Atlantic security […]
It’s understandably more important for him to avoid a major war than to maintain his personal pride at the possible expense of his life if the aforesaid worst-case scenario then materializes due to him putting his ego over national interests. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recently gave an hour-long interview to Al Arabiya […]
The global trading system may be heading toward another period of uncertainty as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to revive one of the defining features of his economic agenda: tariffs. In a move that could affect more than 60 major trading partners, Trump has proposed new import duties ranging from […]
The UK military is in poor shape In the 1950s and 1960s, a massive wave of underground humor swept across the USSR and the Eastern Bloc featuring a fictional broadcaster called Armenian Radio (known in the West as Radio Yerevan). One of the jokes involved food lines and food scarcity, […]
He might be subtly channeling his compatriots’ speculative dislike of the special operation. Lukashenko reaffirmed in early June amidst escalating tensions with Ukraine that Belarus has no intent to go to war with it. In his words, “Should we go fight in Ukraine according to someone else’s will? Do we want to be […]
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 […]
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 […]
The likelihood that it secretly installed sensors in Ukraine to monitor its northern drone strikes is nil so it was either informed by Ukraine or at least the Baltic States across whose airspace the drones are credibly speculated by many in Russia to have passed. Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen […]
During the summit of the European Political Community in Yerevan, an episode occurred that said a great deal about Europe’s real attitude toward Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of the country hosting the event at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron, together with the entire Armenian delegation, was effectively and […]
Armenia’s parliamentary election has evolved into one of the most closely watched political contests in the South Caucasus, with consequences that could reshape the country’s alliances, economic future, and regional security for years to come. More than a simple battle for legislative seats, the vote has become a referendum on […]
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