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IDF Chief of Staff criticizes soldiers for looting, desecration of Jesus statue and breach of regulations
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, told a senior command...
Lebanon Ceasefire: Israel Keeps Finger on the Trigger
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The phone call that US President Donald Trump predicted never happened, but he left little doubt about...
Italy suspends defense agreement with Israel
ROME (Realist English). Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that she would not renew the defense treaty with Israel, first approved...
Roman Gofman: from tank crewman to Mossad chief
TEL AVIV (Realist English). On April 12, Major General of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Roman Gofman, the military secretary to...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
US-Iran ceasefire holds for now, despite strikes on Lebanon
TEHRAN (Realist English). The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, announced on the evening of April 7, remains in...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
Hezbollah excluded from the ceasefire: Lapshin explains why Iran agreed to the pause
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin has assessed the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, calling it a...
IDF says more than half a million civilians have fled Gaza City amid ongoing offensive
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said late Sunday that roughly 550,000 Palestinian civilians have now evacuated...
10,000 Christians Refuse to Leave Southern Lebanon Despite Siege and Bombardment
BEIRUT (Realist English). While global media attention is focused on negotiations between the US and Iran, a quiet humanitarian and existential...
CNN: Israel secretly deployed special forces in Azerbaijan for strikes against Iran
BAKU (Realist English). Israel secretly deployed elite military and intelligence units to Azerbaijan during the war with Iran, CNN reported on...
62% for China, 36% for Russia: Afrobarometer Surveys Reveal the Balance of Sympathies in North Africa
RABAT (Realist English). The countries of North Africa are undergoing a fundamental shift in their foreign policy preferences. According to large-scale...
Allies or Already Competitors? Baku and Ankara Have Created a Gas Alliance Against Moscow
BAKU (Realist English). Turkey and Azerbaijan have announced the signing of a new 15-year contract for the supply of 33 billion...
“Empire of Bases” Under Pressure: What U.S. Allies Pay for the Privilege of Being Strategic Outposts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, Rachel Metz, argues in her article for Foreign...
Iran No Longer Seeks Peace: “Forever War” Becomes Reality
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran has concluded that a protracted conflict with the United States is preferable to a diplomatic settlement. As Mohammad...
Pakistan — Mediator in Iran, but Not at Home
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A relative calm has settled along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after several months of intense violence. However, as Foreign...
European Security Council — Empty Vessel or New Reality?
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The strengthening of Russia in Eastern Europe and the reduced involvement of the United States in European security...
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