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“Russia Has No Aggressive Intentions Toward Europe”: Russian Foreign Policy Results for April
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s foreign policy activity in April 2026 was characterized by two contrasting trends. On the one hand,...
Read moreGreece bolsters defence amid Turkish threats: F-35, Belharra frigates and ‘Achilles’ Shield’ for €25 billion
ATHENS (Realist English). Greece is continuing its large‑scale military modernisation, seeking to strengthen its defence capabilities amid persistent tensions with Turkey...
Read moreOil, skies and denial: how Azerbaijan helps bomb Iran
BAKU (Realist English). The eighth week of the US‑Israeli war against Iran has exposed one of the key vulnerabilities of Tehran's...
Read moreThe Raising of the Victory Banner over the Reichstag: a chronicle of a feat divided by history
BERLIN (Realist English). On 30 April 1945, as Soviet troops stormed the centre of Berlin, a red flag flew over the...
Read moreEurozone economy slows to 0.1%, inflation hits highest since September 2023
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The eurozone economy is clearly showing the effects of the war in Iran and the blockade of the...
Read moreTrump bets on blockade to break Iran: analysts doubt success of ‘economic strangulation’
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump is betting on a total naval blockade of Iran, calculating that economic strangulation will...
Read moreBrent hits highest since 2022, breaking above $123: chronicle of price shock from closed Strait of Hormuz
NEW YORK (Realist English). Oil prices have hit multi‑year highs, surpassing $126 per barrel for Brent, amid reports that US President...
Read moreRussia’s Foreign Ministry works on moving Geneva talks on South Caucasus to a friendly country
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on 29 April that the issue of moving the International...
Read moreFrom the Aegean to Idlib: Turkey prepares for war on multiple fronts
ANKARA (Realist English). Over the past two months, Turkey has taken a number of steps to strengthen its military presence and...
Read moreThe enemy is already in the capital: Pashinyan welcomes Azerbaijani delegation to Yerevan as Baku prepares new aggression
YEREVAN (Realist English). On 29 April, an Azerbaijani delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister of the regime Shahin Mustafayev arrived in...
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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...
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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