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Police raid homes of former Georgian PM Garibashvili and top security officials amid corruption and opposition-collusion probe
TBILISI (Realist English). Georgian law enforcement agencies carried out a series of coordinated raids at the homes of former Prime...
Read moreAzerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey pledge to boost competitiveness of Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway
TBILISI (Realist English). Railway officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey have agreed on joint steps to enhance the competitiveness of...
Read moreMoscow signals readiness for dialogue on ‘Trump Road’ and regional security in Armenia
YEREVAN (Realist English). Russia’s ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, said Moscow remains committed to regional stability and close cooperation with...
Read moreGeorgia to boycott EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg
TBILISI (Realist English). Georgia will not participate in the upcoming European Union foreign ministers’ meeting on connectivity, scheduled for October...
Read moreYerevan backs new international cargo corridor linking Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Armenia
YEREVAN (Realist English). Armenia has endorsed a project to establish an international transport corridor for cargo shipments along the route...
Read moreAzerbaijan to raise military spending share in 2026 budget
BAKU (Realist English). Azerbaijan plans to increase the share of military spending in its 2026 state budget to 21%, according...
Read moreArmenian spy chief: External war threats low, internal risks to democracy remain high
YEREVAN (Realist English). Armenia’s foreign intelligence chief, Kristina Grigoryan, said on Tuesday that security and military threats facing the country...
Read moreFormer Georgian defense minister faces pre-trial detention on corruption charges
TBILISI (Realist English). A Tbilisi city court has ordered pre-trial detention for former Georgian defense minister Juansher Burchuladze, who was...
Read more“Baku’s expansionist policy continues”: Sergey Mardan on “Western Azerbaijan”
MOSCOW (Realist English). Journalist Sergey Mardan has warned that recent statements by the Baku mini-sultanate about so-called “Western Azerbaijan” underscore...
Read moreGeorgian PM grants state security rank to newly appointed intelligence chief Mamuka Mdinaradze
TBILISI (Realist English). Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has formally awarded the rank of lieutenant of state security to newly...
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Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“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...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
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...
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