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Israel has reached an “historic” agreement on the maritime border with Lebanon
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic agreement on the demarcation of the disputed maritime border...
Britain promises Israel to move UK embassy to Jerusalem
LONDON (Realist English). British Prime Minister Liz Truss promises to move the UKembassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This was...
Iran’s General Staff opposes redrawing of Armenia’s borders
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran's Chief of the General Staff Mohammad Bagheri warned that Tehran will not tolerate any changes to...
Turkey under Erdoğan has lost the ability to pursue a rational foreign policy
ANKARA (Realist English). Since the 2010s, Turkey has moved away from rational foundations in its foreign policy and cannot look...
Turkey increases the price five times for passage through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits
ANKARA (Realist English). Since October of this year, Turkey will increase the price for passage through the Bosphorus and the...
Erdoğan has surpassed the two-faced Janus
ANKARA (Realist English). The hero of the Roman mythology, the ruler of all possible entrances and exits, the two-faced Janus...
Lebanon records major spike in murders and suicides in 2022
BEIRUT (Realist English). This year, the number of murders in Lebanon has increased by 18%, and suicides — by 8%...
Why Israel hates the Palestinians so much
GAZA (Realist English). Israel's hatred of the Palestinians is formed and driven by three main feelings — fear, envy and...
Trade turnover between Iran and Turkey increased by 37%
TEHRAN (Realist English). In the first six months of 2022, the value of Iran's exports to Turkey increased by 61%,...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
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...
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