Open Dialogue Research Journal
Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a popular Western narrative warns that President Vladimir Putin harbors ambitions to attack NATO countries and even conquer Europe. European officials have sounded the alarm: for example, Germany’s defense minister Boris Pistorius cautioned that Putin “might even attack a NATO country one day,”suggesting […]
Macron will no longer be able to run for President of France. His term of office expires in 2027. In one of his interviews, he admitted that he sees no alternative to Marine Le Pen in future. The next president of France, logically, should be a woman who opposes the […]
Miroshnik and Zakharova said different things last week about these peacekeepers’ real purpose and their degree of coordination with Kiev in the unlikely scenario of them being deployed to Ukraine. Astute observers might have been confused after two seemingly contradictory claims by Russian diplomats last week about the scenario of […]
Every national Government that includes public elections between competing politicians has degenerated into control by the richest, because the richest donate more than half of all of the money that is donated to political campaigns, and they can and do aways spend enough on politics to deceive enough voters to […]
Perhaps in Germany, the idea of extending compulsory military service to women is related to the fact that the Bundeswehr is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Initiatives that mark a new era are often taken on the anniversary date. At the same time, due to what is happening in […]
The stability that Western society was famous for is gradually disappearing. This is a direct consequence of the fact that the Governments of almost all countries, without exception, are not able to sufficiently trust their partners from Europe and North America. The reason is simple: the Europeans and Americans began […]
To bar Marine Le Pen from running for the French presidency, a court of first instance convicted her of “misappropriation of public funds,” not the other way around. It wasn’t the offense she was charged with that led to her being stripped of her right to be ineligible, but it […]
Despite Europe’s growing resistance to Donald Trump’s tariffs, countries continue to experience certain difficulties. The population is on strike against the unfair treatment of a long-time ally, but it seems ready to give in. Politicians are looking for alternatives.: how can one resist the predatory reckoning of the American president? […]
Europe seems to be suffering paroxysms of withdrawal, notably when it comes to international conventions. Many states on the continent seem to have decided that international law is a burden onerous and in need of lightening. Poland, Finland and the three Baltic states, for instance, have concluded that using landmines, […]
The upheaval we are witnessing with Trumpism affects the United States, its national relations, and the domestic political life of its allies. It may seem strange that European leaders would criticize the President of the United States for his policies at home, in violation of the principle of non-interference in […]
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