Open Dialogue Research Journal
Donald Trump, whom European leaders generally consider a populist with no political experience, has published his new National Security Strategy, a clumsily written document, but one of considerable philosophical scope. In it, he presents himself as a master of diplomacy and proposes, following President Andrew Jackson’s slogan, to replace war […]
After decades of neglect, Washington’s rare earth stockpiles are nearly empty — just as Beijing tightens its grip on critical materials. Rebuilding US Rare Earth Stockpiles If you’re looking for rare earths, you won’t find them in America’s strategic stockpiles. That’s because the Pentagon, for the past decade or longer, […]
Reporting on national security matters, irrespective of which country you are in, can be a hazardous affair. In police states, the consequences are self-evident to the brave who report on their misdeeds. The paid off toadies do not count. In liberal democracies, there are also consequences for giving the game […]
Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said: “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” Words do not merely reflect reality; they shape it. And now, the United States has given us a new reason to reflect on this idea. Last Friday, the U.S. President signed an executive order […]
The moment the security pact known as AUKUS came into being, it was clear what its true intention was. Announced in September 2021, ruinous to Franco-Australian relations, and Anglospheric in inclination, the agreement between Washington, London and Canberra would project US power in the Indo-Pacific with one purpose in mind: […]
Microsoft was caught with its pants down in a brilliant exposé by Propublica that said that a major part of the Defense Department’s Cloud Computer system was run by Chinese engineers and monitored by so-called Digital Escorts who supposedly looked out for any compromise of DOD information. Now, when Senator Tom Cotton called […]
At the end of June, the US Department of Defense made an official budget request for fiscal year 2026, worth of $961.6 billion. “This historic defense budget prioritizes strengthening homeland security, deterring Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific, revitalizing the US defense industrial base, and maintaining our commitment to being good […]
The rampaging antics of a querulous, sociopathic tech oligarch as he busies himself identifying which government departments to raid, trim, if not abolish altogether, understandably concerns those in the business of government. And there is much to be concerned about with Elon Musk’s merrily psychotic scything as chief of the […]
Despite the change of the White House administration and the corresponding reshuffles in the US State Department and the Department of Defense, it is obvious that Donald Trump will follow the trend of pressure on China in his foreign policy, including proven methods of military-strategic outreach. Although the strengthening of […]
Numerous projects of the US defense agency indicate rather dangerous trends that pose threats to many countries, and even to the Americans themselves. The DARPA research and development agency, which is the leading initiator and developer of a wide variety of initiatives in the field of warfare – from biological […]
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