Open Dialogue Research Journal
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 […]
“True to the historic commitment of my country to the Middle East, to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, this is why I declare today, France recognises the state of Palestine.” So stated President Emmanuel Macron to more than 140 leaders in attendance at the United Nations General Assembly on […]
Human shields, collateral damage, and incidental deaths. This is the language that Israel uses to defend its assault against Hamas and the Palestinian people as legal and justified. The claim that Israel has adhered to the laws of war, however, is extremely controversial. The UN Commission of Inquiry has now […]
Yet another blistering addition to the ghoulish accounts of cruelty regarding the ongoing actions of Israel in Gaza made its appearance on September 16. It came in the form of a report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a lashing publication finding […]
Right now, the biggest genocide that’s occurring is the one by Israel (backed mainly by the U.S. and Germany, but also by almost all other member-nations of the U.S. empire, including, of course, Israel itself), to get rid of the (originally) 2,100,000 Gazans. Only extreme proponents of the U.S. empire […]
The processes that are unfolding will take a lot of time to complete, perhaps even a generation or longer, so expectations of a swift transition to full-blown multipolarity should be tempered. The recent SCO Leaders’ Summit in Tianjin drew renewed attention to this organization, which began as a means for […]
There are signs of the downfall of the old system of international economic relations. After Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th president of the United States in January 2025, rumors began to spread about a possible US withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO). This happened amid the refusal of the […]
“By getting Ukraine into Nato, we would send the crucial message to the Kremlin, the one Russians really need to hear. The message is: that’s it. It’s over. You don’t have an empire any more.” … Putin thought that aggression would pay off. Boris Johnson, “It’s time to let Ukraine join […]
On July 20, 2025, Ali Larijani senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader and former speaker of parliament made a discreet but highly symbolic visit to Moscow, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While no major public statement followed, the timing, nature, and geopolitical context of the meeting invite […]
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