State Duma allows Putin to deploy troops to protect Russians abroad
MOSCOW (Realist English). The past week has been marked by personnel changes in the leadership of border regions. President Vladimir Putin...
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Baku has kept its borders closed for six years
BAKU (Realist English). Azerbaijan remains the only country in the world that has kept its land borders locked for nearly six...
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Saudi Arabia and its allies prepare non-aggression pact with Iran
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia is discussing with its allies the idea of concluding a non-aggression pact between Middle Eastern states...
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$1 trillion a year by 2035: NATO pressures Europe to pay
BRUSSELS (Realist English). NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte will next week pressure European defence companies to increase investment and ramp up production. ...
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85% of Africans adhere to Christianity or Islam
NAIROBI (Realist English). Africa is increasingly being described by experts as the "world's heart of faith". The continent exhibits a unique...
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Pentagon cancels deployment of 4,000 troops to Europe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Army leaders struggled on 15 May to answer questions from angry lawmakers after the Pentagon unilaterally cancelled the...
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US and China Seek Transition to “Managed Rivalry”
BEIJING (Realist English). On May 15, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping began the final round of...
Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
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From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
From War to Cooperation: How Iraq Became Iran’s Main Partner but Maintained Neutrality
ERBIL (Realist English). Amid the escalating Middle East crisis, with Iran and the United States standing on the brink of...
Lula and Trump Find “Chemistry” as China Is Pushed Out of Latin America
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
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