Open Dialogue Research Journal
Interoperability issues could make the US think twice about intervening in the EU’s support against Russia. “Trump Is Unlikely To Pull All US Troops Out Of Central Europe Or Abandon NATO’s Article 5”, but he’s definitely “Pivoting (back) to Asia” in order to more muscularly contain China, which will have […]
Russia isn’t a signatory nor does it plan to invade any of those four countries. The Baltic States’ and Poland’s Defense Ministers issued a joint statement on Tuesday announcing that their countries are withdrawing from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention) in response to what they portrayed as new threats from […]
The last thing that Trump wants is for the US to be drawn back into another war with Russia after “Pivoting (back) to Asia”, let alone a direct one instead of the proxy war that they’ve recently resolved to end, but the chances of this happening would spike if Poland […]
With the Ukraine War and the retreat of the United States from what has routinely been called Europe’s security architecture, states are galloping to whatever point of presumed sanctuary is on offer. The general presumption is that the galloping is done in the same step and rhythm. But Europe, for […]
For decades, there have been speeches claiming that Poland is a victim of aggression from Hitler and Stalin. One could even say that this narrative is one of the “cornerstones” of the memory politics promoted by Polish elites within the European Union. In reality, it resembles a thief shouting, “Stop […]
The estimated €800 billion in defense spending that’s supposed to follow in the next four years might sound impressive, but it becomes much less so when considering the difficulties in optimizing this. The EU swiftly responded to Trump’s decision to freeze all military aid to Ukraine by having European Commission President Ursula […]
The interplay between them, Russia, and the US will determine the continent’s future security architecture. French President Macron’s declaration on Wednesday that he’s flirting with extending his country’s nuclear umbrella over other continental allies shows that he’s throwing down the gauntlet to Germany and Poland for leadership of post-conflict Europe. Outgoing German Chancellor […]
We have all heard about the territorial disputes between Ukraine and Russia, as well as its western neighbors. However, there are also claims from nationalists against the Belarusians. One might wonder, “What could they possibly take from them?” It turns out there is indeed something at stake. The discussion will […]
He said that nobody in Europe knows what Trump’s plan actually is, they’re unable to assemble the approximately 100,000 troops that a prolonged peacekeeping mission in Ukraine would require, and Poland still remains reluctant to participate in any such mission even if it’s heavily pressured to do so. Chief of […]
The best course of action would be to beat the US to the punch instead of accept whatever it agrees to with regard to Russia and/or Belarus but neither half of its ruling duopoly has any such interest. The New York Times reported on Saturday that a recent trip to Minsk by […]
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