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Japan secures landmark frigate deal with Australia, advancing ambitions as global arms exporter
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has taken a major step toward becoming a significant player in the global arms market after...
Read moreGermany freezes arms exports to Israel over Gaza operations
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany will suspend all new arms export approvals to Israel for equipment that could be used in...
Read moreChina’s nuclear arsenal triples, reshaping global strategic balance
BEIJING (Realist English). Since 2020, China has tripled its nuclear warhead stockpile to an estimated 600, a dramatic departure from...
Read moreItaly revives €13bn Sicily bridge project, framing it as NATO-aligned strategic infrastructure
ROME (Realist English). Italy’s government, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is preparing to approve the long-delayed construction of a...
Read moreJapan’s Mitsubishi Heavy wins $6.5bn Australian frigate deal in landmark naval export
TOKYO (Realist English). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been named Australia’s preferred bidder to build up to 11 general-purpose frigates,...
Read morePoland leads EU push for €127bn in defence loans under SAFE programme
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Eighteen EU member states have submitted requests for a combined €127 billion in defence loans under the...
Read moreEurope must plug key military gaps to reduce reliance on the U.S.
LONDON (Realist English). In the wake of the NATO Summit’s landmark pledge to raise defence spending to 3.5% of GDP...
Read moreEU 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...
Read moreEx-Apple engineer launches Greek defence start-up to disrupt military tech industry
ATHENS (Realist English). A former Apple engineer has launched a defence start-up in Athens that is aiming to shake up...
Read moreBelgian defense minister hails Turkey as “wise and strong” NATO ally
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Belgium’s Minister of Defense and Foreign Trade, Teo Francken, has described the Turkish regime as a “wise...
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Xi Jinping Warns U.S. About the Threat of War Between Great Powers
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the central question of the current U.S.-China rivalry during talks with U.S....
Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
USA fears dependence on China amid Iran crisis
BEIJING (Realist English). The summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing may become another...
Lula and Trump Find “Chemistry” as China Is Pushed Out of Latin America
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
Can Trump Get a New Nuclear Deal With Iran?
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Since the US and Israeli war against Iran began in late February 2026, President Donald Trump has struggled...
Oil Shock Worsens the Plight of the Poor in Asia and Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
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