Putin Prepares for a Major Diplomatic Round with China
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 18 May, Russia’s foreign policy agenda was focused less on dramatic diplomatic breakthroughs and more on...
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Catholicos Aram I discussed the release of Armenian political prisoners at a meeting with Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). A historic meeting took place at the Vatican between Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram...
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Trump gives Iran a reprieve, but strikes could resume at any moment
TEHRAN (Realist English). Washington is simultaneously threatening Tehran with "bomb negotiations" and giving it a reprieve, while Israeli aircraft continue to...
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Iran stores 42 million barrels on ageing tankers in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is being forced to store oil on ageing tankers anchored in the Gulf as the US...
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55% of Israelis want Netanyahu to go: opposition bloc overtakes Likud for first time
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Israel is heading towards 20 May 2026 in a state of deep political crisis that threatens to...
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Poland demands guarantees for keeping US troops in Europe
WARSAW (Realist English). Polish leadership has expressed serious concern over the Pentagon's sudden cancellation of the deployment of more than 4,000...
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“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
US and Iran fail to reach Hormuz deal as Trump threatens new strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran remain far from reaching an agreement to end the war and reopen...
Israel prepares for new war with Iran – from bombing to commando landings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). With US‑Iran talks deadlocked, the Israeli leadership has stepped up preparations for a resumption of full‑scale hostilities....
Raúl Castro remains Cuba’s “shadow king”
HAVANA (Realist English). From the very moment in April 2021 when legendary General Raúl Castro, brother of the great Fidel, handed...
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Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
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...
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