Open Dialogue Research Journal
Trump’s escalatory signals in Ukraine, the Indo-US split that he induced, and the attendant alleviation of the Sino-Indo security dilemma freed Russia up to clinch the long-negotiated Power of Siberia 2 deal. Trump’s Eurasian grand strategy has sought to preemptively avert Russia’s potentially disproportionate dependence on China in order to […]
The European defense industrial complex is currently expanding arms production at a record pace, experiencing the largest surge in construction and modernization in recent decades. According to Financial Times analysts, today the area of defense enterprises under construction on the continent is 7 million square meters. Military factories have been […]
The Ukrainian president is playing a high-stakes game. This means he is acting against the will of President Trump and continues to attack strategic targets not only on Russian territory but also those that play a key role in supplying Europe with oil and gas. This time, a missile strike […]
The Americans are very pragmatic. They have always been this way and will always be. As if sensing that Russia is increasingly aligning with China, the Americans greeted Vladimir Putin in Alaska with open arms. The conversation, which lasted several hours, turned out to be highly substantive. The main achievement […]
They claim that it’s “profiteering” off of the Ukrainian Conflict and “funding Putin’s war machine”. The US punished India for its energy imports from Russia by imposing additional 25% tariffs on it, thus bringing their total tariffs to 50%, despite China and the EU being the largest respective importers of […]
Ukraine’s decision to suspend its participation in the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines is both unexpected and deeply alarming for the international community. Officially known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, the treaty has been signed […]
Peace Talks Appear to be Dead There is growing evidence that not only have the peace talks for Ukraine stalled, but NATO has won over Washington to not only continue the war, but to expand it. While Putin has flown off to meet with his two buddies, Xi Jinping and […]
Trump appears to be pushing his luck with Putin, who’s open to compromises, not concessions, let alone significant security ones. If this approach doesn’t change, then a serious escalation is expected. Western security guarantees for Ukraine are one of the main issues delaying a political resolution to the conflict. Russia launched […]
Drones have changed warfare on the battlefield and beyond. At present there are more drones than practical countermeasures, although that could possibly change in future. The preponderance of battlefield drones removes the shooter from the battlefield, preserving manpower, enhances target accuracy well beyond almost any other tool, and subjects traditional […]
A second phase of influence on Zelensky is unfolding in Europe. The first was carried out during Boris Johnson’s tenure when the former British Prime Minister persuaded Ukraine’s president to keep fighting instead of agreeing to Russia’s demands. Three years have passed since then. Boris Johnson has long left his […]
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