Open Dialogue Research Journal
Few times in its history has the International Court of Justice been this busy, if ever. For anyone ignorant of the world court’s existence till now, it has blanketed news coverage with provisional orders and advisory opinions on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Each order is accompanied by another layering […]
The reactivation of the UN snapback mechanism has placed Iran under renewed pressure at a moment of growing global instability. Designed as a safeguard in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the snapback provision restores international sanctions if a party is deemed in violation. For policymakers in Washington, […]
It wasn’t expected, but the advocates of generalized war, the Straussians, expelled from the governing bodies of the United States, have regrouped in intergovernmental organizations. To everyone’s surprise, they are present in the European Union, but especially at the United Nations and in the Contact Group on the Defense of […]
On September 26, China and Russia formally proposed a six-month delay in the activation of the UN’s “snapback” mechanism against Iran. At first glance, this might appear to be a procedural maneuver another bargaining chip in the endless cycle of nuclear disputes and sanctions diplomacy. Yet the timing, substance, and […]
Elder abuse in the frothy swirl of debates regarding the role of the United Nations is currently modish. The body has, after all, reached the age of 80 years. It has been a life ramshackle, rickety and marked with failure. But it has also been one of audacity, experimentation and […]
It takes a lot to make UN delegates walk out from an address to the General Assembly. But this was precisely what Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, managed to achieve in his September 26 speech. His address began by attempting to show his country as a guardian of law and […]
President Trump’s statement on Ukraine and Russia on Truth Social has generated a massive amount of commentary. His statement came after a meeting on the sidelines at the UN with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky went to the UN and spoke with President Trump trying to gin up support for […]
Here, this is reported by the leading independent journalist on Syria, Vanessa Beeley: —— https://beeley.substack.com/p/the-international-community-embraces “The International Community embraces Al Qaeda at the UNGA” My reports yesterday for UK Column cover the UNGA farce and the Jolani fan club while Trump’s envoy Tom Barrack is candid about Washington’s endgame in […]
Even worse, it would be all because of Zelensky’s lust for money and power, not any legitimate reason. Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine was explained here as being partially due to him responding to the whispers of warmongers like Zelensky, who boasted afterwards that “Gradually, (Trump) realized that Putin was simply sharing some information that […]
The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has become the stage for one of the most consequential diplomatic shifts in recent memory. Dozens of countries, including several long‐time Western allies of Israel, have formally recognised the State of Palestine. Coupled with recent United Nations resolutions, this marks […]
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