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Modi calls for greater self-reliance as US tariffs threaten Indian exports
NEW DELHI (Realist English). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the nation to accelerate its drive toward self-reliance,...
Read morePeru’s Martín Vizcarra becomes fourth former president in jail amid corruption probe
LIMA (Realist English). Former Peruvian president Martín Vizcarra has been placed in pre-trial detention on corruption charges, becoming the country’s...
Read moreIran’s security chief rejects claims of interference in Lebanon, urges unity against Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), has dismissed accusations that Tehran is meddling...
Read moreNigel Farage and Robert Jenrick to meet JD Vance during UK visit, but no meeting with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch
LONDON (Realist English). Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and senior Conservative Robert Jenrick will meet US Vice-President JD Vance during...
Read moreWife of South Korea’s ousted president arrested in widening special prosecutor probe
SEOUL (Realist English). Kim Keon Hee, wife of South Korea’s jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested as...
Read moreMexican president rejects US military role in anti-cartel fight, warns against intervention
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). President Claudia Sheinbaum dismissed the possibility of US military intervention in Mexico, stressing that the country’s...
Read more‘Enough is enough’: Democrats go on the offensive to stop Trump in 2026
CHICAGO (Realist English). Eight years after Michelle Obama told Democrats, “When they go low, we go high”, party leaders are...
Read moreBank of England cuts rates to 4%, but warns inflation will constrain further easing
LONDON (Realist English). The Bank of England has lowered its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%, the...
Read moreUS doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to $50mn, citing cartel links
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US government has increased to $50mn its reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction...
Read moreCameroon opposition leader Kamto barred from 2025 election, accuses Biya’s camp of political sabotage
YAOUNDÉ (Realist English). Maurice Kamto, Cameroon’s most prominent opposition figure, has accused the ruling camp of President Paul Biya of...
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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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