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Algeria reclaims leverage: France faces shrinking influence in gas, trade, and security
ALGIERS (Realist English). France is no longer in a position to dictate the terms of its relationship with Algeria, according...
Read moreTurkey finds new route to pay for Russian gas as U.S. sanctions waiver expires
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has secured a workaround to continue paying for its multi-billion-dollar natural gas imports from Russia, following...
Read moreTom Barrack appointed U.S. Special Envoy for Syria, backs Trump’s Middle East reset
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Tom Barrack, the former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, announced on...
Read moreGold fever grips post-Assad Syria as treasure hunters scour land for buried riches
DAMASCUS (Realist English). Since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December, a new nightly ritual has taken hold on...
Read moreTwo Israeli embassy staffers killed in DC museum shooting
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Two Israeli embassy staff members were shot and killed Tuesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum in...
Read moreJapan’s agriculture minister resigns over rice comment as prices soar
TOKYO (Realist English). Japanese Agriculture Minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday following a public backlash over remarks that he “never...
Read moreAlgeria’s diplomatic isolation deepens amid rising regional tensions and domestic pressure
ALGIERS (Realist English). Algeria is entering one of the most turbulent phases of its recent diplomatic history, with escalating confrontations...
Read moreUK, France, and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions over Gaza offensive
LONDON (Realist English). The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Canada have issued an unprecedented joint statement demanding that...
Read moreCentrist surprise: Romania elects Nicușor Dan as president in stunning rebuke to far right
BUCHAREST (Realist English). In a striking political upset, Nicușor Dan, the independent centrist mayor of Bucharest, has been elected president...
Read moreTrzaskowski edges first round in Poland’s presidential race, faces tough runoff against right-wing challenger Nawrocki
WARSAW (Realist English). Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly won the first round of Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, setting...
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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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