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Tokyo warns firms they’re ‘on their own’ in Taiwan evacuation scenario
TOKYO (Realist English). Japanese government officials have quietly told domestic companies they would be “on their own” in the event...
Read moreTaiwan’s military trains in metro stations and city streets as Han Kuang drills enter urban phase
TAIPEI (Realist English). In a dramatic shift in military readiness, Taiwan’s armed forces brought the country’s annual Han Kuang exercise...
Read morePakistan and China reaffirm military ties with focus on air force cooperation
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). The heads of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) met...
Read moreFBI launches criminal investigation into former CIA and FBI chiefs over 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former...
Read moreRussia’s defense minister calls for overhaul of military education and instructor certification
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has called for a sweeping modernization of the country's military education system,...
Read moreSoftware, speed, and code: FY2026 budget reveals how the Pentagon plans to fight tomorrow’s wars
WASHINGTON (Realist English). While headlines focus on the Pentagon’s headline-grabbing $879B FY2026 budget, the real story lies in the $179B...
Read moreSpeer Group launches Germany’s first defence-focused venture fund to bridge critical investment gap
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s newly launched Speer Group has entered the defence investment arena with a mission to close a...
Read moreIran says it used less than 5% of defensive power in strikes on Israel
TEHRAN (Realist English). A senior Iranian commander has said that Iran activated less than five percent of its defensive power...
Read moreNATO expands multinational defence projects to strengthen supply chains and innovation
THE HAGUE (Realist English). NATO Allies signed a series of new multinational defence cooperation agreements on Tuesday during the Defence...
Read moreNATO allies bow to Trump’s 5% defence demand in historic rearmament pledge
THE HAGUE (Realist English). NATO member states have formally agreed to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035,...
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Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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