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US sees Chinese projects in Latin America as potential military assets
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. military is closely monitoring dozens of Chinese-backed infrastructure projects across Latin America, viewing them as...
Vietnam holds parliamentary elections as Communist Party maintains dominant role
HANOI (Realist English). Voters across Vietnam headed to polling stations on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the...
Gender gap in Japanese politics remains wide, new prefectural index shows
TOKYO (Realist English). Gender equality in politics remains limited across Japan’s 47 prefectures, according to new research released Sunday that...
China sets economic and defense priorities at National People’s Congress
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese leaders outlined key economic, technological and military priorities for 2026 during the opening session of the...
Pakistan-Taliban clashes enter third day as global powers urge restraint
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). Fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban forces entered a third consecutive day on Saturday, following overnight exchanges...
Modi voices firm support for Israel during Knesset address
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed strong support for Israel during an address to the Knesset on...
Tech giants pledge hundreds of billions for India’s AI expansion
NEW DELHI (Realist English). Global technology companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars toward artificial intelligence development in India,...
Japan’s exports surge 16.8% in January, outpacing forecasts
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s exports jumped 16.8% year on year in January, marking their fastest expansion since November 2022 and...
China urged to strengthen counter-reconnaissance as U.S. expands MQ-9 drone operations
BEIJING (Realist English). The expanding use of U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Indo-Pacific is heightening pressure on China’s military...
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...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
Will Trump and Xi Agree on a New World Order?
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between the United States and China in May 2026 can best be described as an “armed...
Pentagon withdraws troops from Germany: minus 5,000 soldiers in Europe and cancellation of a missile battalion
BERLIN (Realist English). On 2 May, the Pentagon officially announced the withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany over the next...
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