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Japan eyes global defense market as it shifts from pacifism to industrial power
TOKYO (Realist English). In a significant departure from its postwar pacifist stance, Japan is positioning itself as a rising player...
Read moreUK appoints Blaise Metreweli as first female head of MI6 in agency’s 116-year history
LONDON (Realist English). For the first time since its founding in 1909, the United Kingdom’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will...
Read moreIran confirms 150 Israeli targets hit in large-scale retaliation, warns more strikes may follow
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out a broad retaliatory operation against Israel, hitting at least...
Read moreIRGC vows retaliation after top commander Salami killed in Israeli strike on Tehran
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has condemned what it called a “brutal act of aggression” after...
Read moreIsraeli strikes on Iran enabled by year-long intelligence buildup, IDF official says
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Recent Israeli strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, military infrastructure, and high-ranking personnel were made possible by...
Read moreJapan protests after Chinese fighter jet narrowly misses MSDF patrol plane
TOKYO (Realist English). A Chinese J-15 fighter jet flew within just 45 meters of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF)...
Read moreChina’s military-civil fusion opens defence sector to private firms — but at a cost
BEIJING (Realist English). For years, China’s promises to allow private firms into the defence sector remained largely symbolic. But since...
Read moreRussia targets Dubno airbase in massive overnight strike
KYIV (Realist English). Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian territory, with the main target appearing to be a...
Read moreFrance’s soaring debt threatens Macron’s €100bn defence ambitions
PARIS (Realist English). France’s ambitions to dramatically scale up defence spending — and cement its role as a leading European...
Read moreWagner Group declares mission in Mali complete, announces withdrawal after 3.5 years of operations
BAMAKO (Realist English). Russia’s Wagner Group has officially announced its withdrawal from Mali after more than three years of combat...
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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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