Open Dialogue Research Journal
Lavrov suggested that they could facilitate the dispatch of aid to Africa, but it’s also possible that they might host complex military-diplomatic talks between all stakeholders in Syria while also helping its armed forces maintain national unity by re-equipping, training, and advising them too. Russian-Syrian relations are interesting for many […]
Trump has some options if he takes them US President Donald Trump, in the midst of his triumph ending the Gaza war and gaining the return of the Israeli hostages, is jacking up the pressure on Russia. The major threat, but not the only one, is the threat to deliver […]
The precedent set by Russia’s restrained response to Ukraine obtaining the F-16s, which could also be nuclear-equipped, suggests that tensions with the US will remain manageable if Ukraine obtains the Tomahawks too due to the modus vivendi that’s arguably been in place for managing them. The latest talk about the […]
Aliyev might respect Russia’s sensitivities in Central Asia by not allowing TRIPP to be used for military purposes, while Putin could help him counterbalance the influence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Putin met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev during the second Russia-Central Asia Summit in Dushanbe and apologized for last […]
To be clear, the Valdai Club only represents one of Russia’s policymaking factions and their insight might not accurately reflect Putin’s calculations, which could always change in any case. The Valdai Club, which is Russia’s premier think tank and elite networking platform at whose annual meetings Putin participates, shared some startling […]
The world has been captivated by footage from the SCO summit in Tianjin: Narendra Modi laughing alongside Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. For some, it’s a “sinister specter” with horns; for others, a symbol of a multipolar future. Western media is in a frenzy: “This photo should send a chill […]
These are the 2020 Lublin Triangle (Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania), the 2022 de facto alliance between Ukraine, Poland, and the UK, and early August’s Odessa Triangle with Romania and Moldova. Russia has in recent years consistently accused the West of turning Ukraine into an “anti-Russia” for containment purposes, in response […]
The US is poised to “sell” Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. US special envoy to Ukraine, retired general Keith Kellogg, says only the final decision has to be made. The US has already agreed, Kellogg said, for deep attacks on Russian territory, and only the release of the Tomahawks is […]
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 […]
Donald Trump rejected all claims of the Ukrainian president to sovereignty and independent decision-making. Of course, attempts to press the American were observed on the part of the Europeans. Zelensky has nothing to offer Trump. The EU countries, although they delegated their functions to Brussels, retained some ability to influence […]
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