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Tony Blair seeks role in Trump’s postwar Gaza plan
NEW YORK (Realist English). Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is being considered for a senior role in overseeing postwar...
Read moreSarkozy convicted of conspiracy in Libya corruption trial
PARIS (Realist English). Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of criminal conspiracy in a landmark corruption case over...
Read moreUS reaffirms India as key Indo-Pacific partner despite trade and oil disputes
NEW YORK (Realist English). A senior US State Department official on Wednesday underscored Washington’s view of India as a “critical...
Read moreTrump uses UN stage to attack allies and rivals with disputed claims
NEW YORK (Realist English). President Donald Trump delivered a confrontational address at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, criticising...
Read moreKhamenei rules out U.S. nuclear talks under threat, vows Iran will not abandon enrichment
TEHRAN (Realist English). Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has categorically rejected U.S. calls for renewed nuclear...
Read moreKamala Harris publishes memoir “107 Days,” recounting failed 2024 campaign
NEW YORK (Realist English). Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has released her memoir 107 Days through Simon & Schuster,...
Read moreChinese scholar calls for creation of independent international relations framework
BEIJING (Realist English). China should develop its own international relations knowledge system, grounded in its history, cultural traditions and geopolitical...
Read moreFrance and allies move to recognise Palestinian statehood at UN summit
NEW YORK (Realist English). France, together with five other European nations, formally recognised Palestinian statehood on Monday during a high-level...
Read moreUnited Nations proposes $500m budget cuts under ‘UN80’ reform plan
NEW YORK (Realist English). The United Nations has completed its revised budget assessment for 2026, proposing more than $500 million...
Read moreTrump hails Charlie Kirk as a “martyr” in fiery memorial speech
GLENDALE (Realist English). President Donald Trump on Sunday eulogized conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for American freedom,” framing...
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India resumes Iranian oil imports and prepares convoy through Hormuz
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India is preparing to send its own tankers through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time...
“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....
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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