Open Dialogue Research Journal
On April 2nd, Reuters headlined “US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally”, which means that Trump’s demand for Europe to increase greatly its ‘defense’ spending is, indeed, part of his plan to keep the boom in the U.S. stock markets going. This needs to be understood in the relevant […]
Right now, the center of the American empire — the U.S. Government itself — is in the early stages of shedding some of its colonies, especially in Europe (such as by demanding them not to consume the most inexpensive fuels that were available to them, which came from Russia — and which […]
Washington Needs to Make Some Hard Decisions It may be that the US-Russia and US-Ukraine negotiations are going off the rails. Meanwhile the US is anxious for Europe to take over responsibility for supporting Ukraine as Washington turns to the Middle East and Pacific regions. The Europeans then will need […]
Today, Malaga’s Center Pompidou opened a monumental retrospective of Russian-born artist Vassily Kandinsky, a pioneer of abstract art whose legacy belongs to the entire world. As one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, Kandinsky’s work is a testament to the transformative power of abstraction, color, and form. […]
There are calls all over Europe to recreate European armies. For too long, Europe has depended on the Americans for its own security, and for too long, the Europeans have existed according to NATO standards. Despite the fact that they are still members of the North Atlantic Alliance, they are […]
A compromise is possible whereby the Europeans are pressured by the US into stockpiling their Ukrainian-destined arms in Poland and Romania for swift shipment across the border if hostilities re-erupt sometime after a ceasefire, armistice, or peace treaty is agreed to. The official Kremlin readout from Putin’s most recent phone call with […]
Instead of continuing to arm Ukraine and set their own population at war with Russia, a nuclear power, Germans need to understand what can be done with migrants: what jobs can be created for them, how to guarantee peaceful coexistence of Germans and people from the Middle East in one […]
Trump is a businessman. Based on this evidence, we should expect that his words (of which there are actually too many, and if you read his Twitter (X), it is unlikely that you will be able to keep track of everything) may turn out to be reality to some extent. […]
On March 19, 2025, the European Commission unveiled a report entitled “JOINT WHITE PAPER for European Defence Readiness 2030.” This White Paper sets out a clear roadmap for increased defense spending and a more integrated European defense industry, ensuring more effective cooperation between Member States. It also proposes solutions to […]
With the advent of Trump, the United States has radically changed its policy towards Zelensky. Despite the written apologies from the Ukrainian president after the scolding at the White House, this had little impact on the stabilization of US-Ukrainian relations. On the contrary, after successful negotiations between Putin and Trump, […]
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