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Former EU foreign policy chief warns bloc is complicit in Israeli atrocities through inaction
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union’s former foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has sharply criticised the bloc’s continued inaction over...
New EU AI Act rules take effect on August 2, bringing national oversight, penalties, and GPAI regulations
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Key provisions of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act will come into effect on 2 August, marking...
Poland leads EU push for €127bn in defence loans under SAFE programme
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Eighteen EU member states have submitted requests for a combined €127 billion in defence loans under the...
EU warns military infrastructure unfit for war with Russia, proposes €17bn overhaul
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Europe’s roads, railways, and bridges are not capable of supporting the rapid movement of troops and heavy...
EU faces uphill battle over next long-term budget
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), due to run from 2028 to 2034, risks falling...
Trump’s 30% tariffs ignite EU backlash and threaten trade war escalation
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 30% tariff on European Union products Saturday, triggering political...
EU closes in on Trump trade deal as UK secures better terms
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is nearing a trade agreement with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that...
Five political battles that will define the EU’s next €1.2 trillion budget
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is entering a critical phase in designing its next long-term budget — a €1.2...
EU’s AI law won’t prevent catastrophe, warns top expert Stuart Russell
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The EU’s flagship AI Act falls far short of what is needed to avert existential risks posed...
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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