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Russia has again limited the volume of oil transit from Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which operates of the main route for oil exports from Kazakhstan, announced for...
The Pakistani military is mired in corruption no less than politicians
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). Pakistan is mired in a serious political and economic crisis. The change of government in April this...
Without chips from Taiwan, the global economy will slow down worse than during the pandemic
TAIPEI (Realist English). When it comes to semiconductors, China needs Taiwan more than the other way around, the CNBC article...
The elimination of Al-Qaeda’s* leader will strengthen the positions of ISIS* in Afghanistan
KABUL (Realist English). President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, an...
The external recipes for the Afghan settlement have exhausted themselves
KABUL (Realist English). The situation in Afghanistan cannot be settled according to the recipes of the international or regional community,...
Japan is concerned about military cooperation between Russia and China
TOKYO (Realist English). The "Defense of Japan 2022" has been published in Japan. This is an annual report on Japanese...
India’s ruling party has decided on a Vice-president candidate
NEW DELHI (Realist English). The ruling Indian People's Party (Bharatiya Janata Party), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has chosen...
India will surpass China in population in 2023
NEW YORK (Realist English). India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country during 2023, according to...
The US is forming a new balance of political forces in Afghanistan
ANKARA (Realist English). The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tom West, met in Turkey with the leaders of the united...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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