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Turkish presidential election: Erdoğan will not give up power peacefully
ANKARA (Realist English). For Turkish President Erdoğan, the early elections on May 14 are of great historical significance. His main...
Erdoğan does not want to leave, even if he loses the election
ANKARA (Realist English). On February 3, in his speech at the Board of the Migration Department with the participation of...
Rule of law or NATO’s primacy? Sweden rejected Erdogan’s latest demand
STOCKHOLM (Realist English). Sweden believes that Turkey demands the impossible in exchange for the permission to join NATO — for...
Erdoğan‘s main opponent in the elections was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Opposition politician and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been sentenced to two years, seven months and fifteen...
The French Senate called on Macron to freeze the assets of Aliyev and his entourage, as well as to recognize the independence of Artsakh
PARIS (Realist English). On November 15, the French Senate almost unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the government of Emmanuel...
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...
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...
Erdogan’s hypocrisy knows no bounds
TEHRAN (Realist English). Recep Erdoğan's speech in Tehran at the recurrent summit of the countries in the format of the...
Khamenei threatened Erdoğan: Iran will not allow the blocking of the border with Armenia
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran's spiritual leader Ali Khamenei expressed a principled position on the inadmissibility of blocking the border with...
“Cuba Does Not Change Its Principles”: Cuban Ambassador Orta González Responds to US Pressure
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Cuban people are ready to defend the life and dignity of Venezuela's leadership, just as 32 Cubans...
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,...
“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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