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Washington’s delayed Global Posture Review fuels concern over potential U.S. drawdown in Europe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Months after it was expected, the Biden administration’s Global Posture Review — the strategic assessment that determines...
US Air Force seeks concepts for new $500,000 counter-air missile despite cheaper options already in service
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US Air Force is soliciting industry proposals for a new $500,000-per-unit counter-air missile, part of an...
Drone firm backed by Donald Trump Jr wins major Pentagon contract
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A Florida-based drone manufacturer Unusual Machines, partially owned by Donald Trump Jr, has secured its largest-ever contract...
Pentagon tightens control over communications with Congress
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Pentagon has imposed new restrictions on how military officials communicate with Congress, following two internal memos...
US Army courts Wall Street giants for $150bn infrastructure overhaul
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US Army has invited leading Wall Street private equity firms — including Apollo, Carlyle, KKR, and...
US Southern Command chief to retire amid tensions over legality of Caribbean strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The head of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Admiral Alvin Holsey, will retire at the end of 2025...
U.S. Army merges Futures Command and TRADOC to form new Transformation and Training Command
AUSTIN (Realist English). The U.S. Army has officially merged two of its major four-star commands — the Army Futures Command...
Defense Secretary Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff amid internal power struggle
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday dismissed Jon Harrison, chief of staff to Navy Secretary John...
Pentagon awards Lockheed Martin $12.5bn contract for nearly 300 F-35 jets
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin a $12.5 billion contract to produce nearly...
China and U.S. hold 2025 maritime safety talks in Hawaii amid efforts to manage military risks
HONOLULU (Realist English). China and the United States convened the second working-group meeting and the 2025 annual session under the...
CBO cuts $1 trillion from Trump’s projected tariff revenues
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Congressional Budget Office has sharply reduced its forecast for tariff revenues, cutting an estimated $1 trillion...
Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress after rift with Trump
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the most polarizing figures in US politics, announced on Friday that...
Putin says Russia ready for peace talks but awaits U.S.-Ukraine clarity on Trump’s proposal
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin convened a video-link meeting of Russia’s Security Council on Friday, bringing together senior officials...
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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