Service Sector in Russia Declines for Third Consecutive Month
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian service sector was the main driver of final demand in 2025, compensating for stagnation in industry....
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Azerbaijan and EU Prepare Strategic Partnership Agreement
BAKU (Realist English). In early June, Azerbaijan made two moves toward the European Union: it resumed negotiations on a strategic partnership...
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Israel and Lebanon Agree to Ceasefire, but Hezbollah Is Silent: Agreement in Question
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Israel and Lebanon, with US mediation, have reached an agreement to implement a ceasefire aimed at halting the...
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Brent Falls Below $97 on Lebanon Ceasefire News
LONDON (Realist English). Global energy markets are showing mixed dynamics amid news of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Oil prices...
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Gallup Names Economy the World’s Biggest Problem in 2026, Youth and Women Suffer More
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Gallup research center has released its global report "The World's Most Important Problem: What People Need Leaders...
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US Pulls Troops Out of Europe: Lithuania Risks Losing 1,000 Soldiers and Abrams Tanks
VILNIUS (Realist English). The future presence of US troops in Lithuania is "under review," the Baltic republic's defense minister said. Although...
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Allies or Already Competitors? Baku and Ankara Have Created a Gas Alliance Against Moscow
BAKU (Realist English). Turkey and Azerbaijan have announced the signing of a new 15-year contract for the supply of 33 billion...
US Wants to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in New European Countries
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Trump administration, during confidential consultations with NATO allies, is exploring the possibility of expanding the US nuclear...
Armenak Tozlyan: Stable Peace Can Only Be Achieved with Russia
SOCHI (Realist English). Armenak Tozlyan is a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory, Deputy Chairman of the Committee...
$95 Billion in Mutual Trade and Settlements in National Currencies: Putin Sums Up Eurasian Union’s Work
ASTANA (Realist English). A meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) was held in the Kazakh capital under the chairmanship...
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European Security Council — Empty Vessel or New Reality?
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The strengthening of Russia in Eastern Europe and the reduced involvement of the United States in European security...
Neither War Nor Peace: Can Trump Find a Compromise with Tehran?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Stanislav Ivanov, a Leading Researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences, specially for Realist English analyses...
500 Years of the Dollar: History and the Modern Battle for the World’s Reserve Currency
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States did not invent the dollar, does not control it to this day, and never has....
CIA Ultimatum: Cuba Forced to Capitulate
HAVANA (Realist English). Since the January 2026 abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces, Washington has been applying...
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