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NATO Commander: US troop withdrawal from Europe will continue
PARIS (Realist English). Europe should "absolutely" expect additional US troop withdrawals in the future as European NATO allies strengthen their conventional...
$1 trillion a year by 2035: NATO pressures Europe to pay
BRUSSELS (Realist English). NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte will next week pressure European defence companies to increase investment and ramp up production. ...
“Europe cannot be a mediator”: Moscow toughens rhetoric amid BRICS talks and NATO threats
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past three days, Russian foreign policy has developed along several key tracks: strategic rapprochement with China...
Lavrov reaffirmed support for Iran, Peskov – priority of a peace agreement on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past two days, Russian diplomacy continued its hardline stance against the West, while simultaneously strengthening ties...
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...
Greece bolsters defence amid Turkish threats: F-35, Belharra frigates and ‘Achilles’ Shield’ for €25 billion
ATHENS (Realist English). Greece is continuing its large‑scale military modernisation, seeking to strengthen its defence capabilities amid persistent tensions with Turkey...
NATO selects Swedish-Canadian AWACS aircraft instead of US Boeing
VIENNA (Realist English). NATO's Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has selected Sweden's Saab and Canada's Bombardier to replace the alliance's ageing...
Russian Foreign Minister proposes creating CSTO analytical centers association
MOSCOW (Realist English). On April 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at a meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
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...
“The fire of World War III is flaring up”: Gennady Zyuganov calls on leftist forces to unite and rise up against capitalism
MOSCOW (Realist English). On May 24, the 3rd International Anti‑Fascist Forum began its work in Moscow. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the...
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...
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