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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...
U.S. Army halts Gray Eagle drone purchases in shift toward next-generation warfare
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Army will end procurement of its MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed drones as part of a...
Russia has asked Turkey to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatiana Moskalkova, appealed to the chairman of the...
India offered Armenia weapons in the days of the 2020 war, but Yerevan did not accept the help
NEW DELHI (Realist English). At the height of the Baku-Turkish aggression in 2020, India offered Armenia small arms, ammunition and...
The Kiev regime is testing new weapons and technologies for the United States
KIEV (Realist English). The Deputy Defense Ministry of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Gavrilov, called on American military companies to test...
Kremlin sells second S-400 regiment to Turkey
KUBINKA (Realist English). The Kremlin is selling Turkey a second regiment of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, the work on the...
The Ukraine conflict will change West’s weapon-buying priorities — Raytheon chief
WALTHAM (Realist English). Themilitary conflict in the Ukraine will prompt governments to refocus on buying conventional weapons, on top of...
India is the main buyer of Israeli weapons
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India is the largest purchaser of Israeli-made, spending in excess of $1bn per year. India is...
Britain lifted restrictions on arms exports to Turkey
LONDON (Realist English). The UK has lifted all restrictions on arms exports to Turkey, the Daily Sabah reports. “It felt...
FBI launches criminal investigation into former CIA and FBI chiefs over 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Putin calls for deeper BRICS cooperation and new financial infrastructure at Rio summit
RIO DE JANEIRO (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin called for stronger integration among BRICS nations and greater independence from...
Elon Musk announces launch of third party after fallout with Trump
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on Saturday the formation of a new political force — the America...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
The Church belongs to Christ, not to politicians: The Armenian Apostolic Church becomes a casualty of Yerevan’s political agony
YEREVAN (Realist English). First, they handed over part of the Holy Land to the Baku fascists, betraying the Armenians of...
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