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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...
Germany embraces hardline migration stance under Merz, reshaping EU asylum policy
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany has reversed its decades-long role as a moderating force on European migration policy, with Chancellor Friedrich...
Poll shows majority of Germans disapprove of Chancellor Merz’s performance
BERLIN (Realist English). A new poll by the INSA institute has revealed that 56% of Germans disapprove of Chancellor Friedrich...
German carmakers brace for €10bn cash drain amid US tariffs and Chinese EV surge
FRANKFURT (Realist English). Germany’s top three carmakers — Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW — are expected to lose over €10bn in...
Germany and UK sign post-Brexit friendship treaty to boost defense, trade, and travel
LONDON (Realist English). Five years after the UK formally exited the European Union, Germany and the United Kingdom have signed...
Israel prepares for new war with Iran – from bombing to commando landings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). With US‑Iran talks deadlocked, the Israeli leadership has stepped up preparations for a resumption of full‑scale hostilities....
Raúl Castro remains Cuba’s “shadow king”
HAVANA (Realist English). From the very moment in April 2021 when legendary General Raúl Castro, brother of the great Fidel, handed...
US and China Seek Transition to “Managed Rivalry”
BEIJING (Realist English). On May 15, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping began the final round of...
Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
From War to Cooperation: How Iraq Became Iran’s Main Partner but Maintained Neutrality
ERBIL (Realist English). Amid the escalating Middle East crisis, with Iran and the United States standing on the brink of...
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