The pension reform in France puts an end to the social state project in Europe
PARIS (Realist English). In France, we are now witnessing a new broad social movement after the "yellow vests" of 2018-2019....
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Macron’s neoliberal policy will provoke new mass protests in France
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron managed to be re-elected for a second term for the first time since...
Macron vs Le Pen: what to expect from the second round of the French presidential election
PARIS (Realist English). The past first round of the presidential elections in France showed that French society is still divided....
EU warns military infrastructure unfit for war with Russia, proposes €17bn overhaul
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Europe’s roads, railways, and bridges are not capable of supporting the rapid movement of troops and heavy...
Experts dismiss EU’s $750bn energy pledge to US as unrealistic and politically driven
WASHINGTON / BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union’s commitment to purchase $750 billion worth of American energy over the next...
Job anxiety drives Chinese students to choose practical majors over elite universities
HUNAN (Realist English). After falling short on China’s notoriously difficult national college entrance exam in June, Lu Jie secured a...
Sudan’s RSF-led alliance forms rival government, deepening divisions amid civil war
KHARTOUM (Realist English). A Sudanese coalition led by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced the formation of a rival...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
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