Open Dialogue Research Journal
Larry Johnson said in interviews on May 20th, that America’s only allies in the Middle East will likely be Israel and Jordan, as a result of which the U.S. will be defeated by Iran if Trump goes for another invasion of Iran. Johnson made clear that crucial to American success in […]
Cuba is facing one of the most severe crises in its modern history. A dramatic shortage of oil, combined with mounting pressure from the United States, has pushed the Caribbean nation toward economic paralysis and growing social unrest. With fuel reserves nearly exhausted, repeated nationwide blackouts, and shortages affecting nearly […]
Cartel members are not always a congenial bunch. Relations can get frosty and brittle over time. With the United Arab Emirates, membership of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has not been without its troubles, not helped by the increasingly snarky relationship it shares with the group’s de […]
On May 10, Robert Kagan, the high priest of neoconservative thought, the bell ringer for muscular interventionism and general American meddlesomeness, lamented in The Atlantic that the United States had suffered a unique defeat in its efforts to subjugate Iran. The article says much about Kagan’s own identification with the […]
The waxwork figures of the Pentagon recently glowed with excitement with the announcement that the US military would be finally called upon to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. With the ceasefire between Teheran and Washington barely holding, President Donald Trump, as far as his attention span would allow, gingerly put […]
Part I Despite the significance of the UAE’s exit, analysts note that its immediate effect on prices may be limited because global supply chains are already under strain. The ongoing Iran war has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints. Normally, roughly […]
In the coastal city of Santa Marta, nestled between the Caribbean Sea and the towering Sierra Nevada mountains, a quiet but ambitious experiment in global climate leadership is taking shape. Here, ministers from around 50 countries have gathered with a shared goal that once seemed politically impossible: figuring out how to […]
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 […]
Let me start with the Saturday event which is being falsely labeled as an assassination attempt on President Trump. This was a breach of a security checkpoint. Although much of the media coverage has reported the man was carrying a shotgun, the video footage does not support that claim. Running […]
Russia has confirmed that it will remain a member of OPEC+, seeking to project stability after the United Arab Emirates announced its decision to leave the producers’ alliance. The Kremlin’s statement comes at a highly sensitive moment for global energy markets, where geopolitical conflict, supply disruptions, and internal divisions among […]
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