Open Dialogue Research Journal
Trump Is Seeking Incentives for Russia to Make a Ukraine Deal The Trump administration is trying to work out a settlement to the Ukraine war. Part of the formula for success is convincing Russia to settle for less than what it wants, and convincing the Ukrainians to agree to a […]
The “politically inconvenient” truth is that the US is unilaterally reshaping the world order in a bid to restore unipolarity, and regardless of one’s opinion about this, it’s objectively achieved some tangible progress as of late. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett announced that Indian refiners had just been provided with a 30-day waiver to purchase […]
Global energy markets are bracing for turbulence after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, prompting OPEC+ producers to announce a coordinated output increase of 206,000 barrels per day next month – slightly above expectations. The move, agreed to by the coalition of OPEC members, Russia and allied oil-producing nations, is […]
The recent joint attack by the United States and Israel on Iran marks a dramatic and dangerous escalation in the Middle East. According to security expert Roland Popp of the Military Academy at ETH Zurich, the assault was not a spontaneous response to an imminent nuclear threat but the culmination […]
The United States has launched a new series of provocations against Cuba On February 25, 2026, in the territorial waters of Cuba (in the northeastern part of the El Pino Channel, off Cayo Falcones Island, Villa Clara Province), an incident occurred with a coast guard boat and border violators who […]
In a dramatic escalation of Middle East tensions, the United States and Israel launched a joint military campaign against Iran on February 28, 2026, resulting in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggering widespread retaliation across the region. The crisis – the most serious confrontation between […]
The joint U.S.–Israeli assault on Iran – officially titled “Operation Epic Fury” – marks one of the most consequential geopolitical ruptures of the 21st century. Within hours, hundreds of strikes hit Iranian territory. The residence of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reduced to rubble. Senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
This time, the appropriately designated shoe had found itself on the other foot. While the Trump administration has been gorily killing personnel on alleged “narco-boats” and vessels supposedly heading to US shores laden with illicit drugs, Cuba had its turn at engaging a boat with “a known history of criminal […]
Just weeks ago, the idea would have seemed implausible: a senior United States official walking through Venezuela’s vast oil fields alongside the country’s acting president, discussing investment plans and long-term cooperation. Yet on Thursday, that improbable image became reality when US Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured a major oil facility […]
Germany’s prosperity rested on a carefully balanced triangle of relationships with the world’s major powers for decades. Cheap Russian energy fueled its industry, China absorbed its exports and integrated German firms into global growth, and the United States guaranteed security while anchoring Germany to the western political and economic order. […]
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