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Germany boosts incentives for military recruits as security concerns grow
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s coalition government has approved a new package of incentives to expand voluntary military service, reflecting a...
Europe urged to overhaul arms procurement as drone warfare accelerates, says new Stark CEO
BERLIN (Realist English). Europe must radically rethink its defense procurement systems to keep pace with the rapid evolution of drone...
German coalition collapses over dispute on new military service plan
BERLIN (Realist English). Efforts by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to introduce a new model of military service have suffered a...
Germany’s Holocaust legacy tested as Gaza war sparks debate over sanctions on Israel
MADRID (Realist English). Germany will finalize its stance on potential European Union sanctions against Israel ahead of an EU meeting...
AfD gains ground in western Germany as Merz faces first electoral test
BERLIN (Realist English). Alternative for Germany (AfD) made significant gains in municipal elections in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday, highlighting the...
Germany approves voluntary military service plan amid coalition dispute
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation to introduce a new voluntary military service, after last-minute wrangling within...
France, Germany and UK warn of UN sanctions “snapback” on Iran without renewed nuclear talks
NEW YORK (Realist English). France, Germany and the UK have formally warned the United Nations that they are ready to...
Germany freezes arms exports to Israel over Gaza operations
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany will suspend all new arms export approvals to Israel for equipment that could be used in...
Germany condemns Trump’s Fed interference and data chief firing as transatlantic rift widens
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s finance minister Lars Klingbeil has publicly criticized Donald Trump’s intervention in U.S. monetary policy and the...
China’s exports rebound, but U.S.-bound shipments plunge for eighth straight month
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports returned to growth in November, outperforming market expectations, even as shipments to the United States...
Putin’s New Delhi visit signals resilience of India-Russia partnership amid global turbulence
NEW DELHI (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India for the 23rd Annual Summit was far more than a...
Maduro confirms phone call with Trump amid rising military tensions between Venezuela and the US
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed that he spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump late...
Sudan war fuels expanding arms and mercenary networks across Africa, new report warns
NAIROBI (Realist English). The war between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered the growth of a...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
Russia’s elite: from Soviet nomenklatura to state corporations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The specificity of the Russian elite is defined by the nature of its origins: it grew out...
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