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U.S. pressure on Pacific allies fuels South Korean concerns over Taiwan conflict
SEOUL (Realist English). South Korea could face growing pressure to play a role in a potential conflict over Taiwan as...
US deploys new air defense system to South Korea amid rising drone threats
SEOUL (Realist English). A new U.S. air defense system designed to intercept cruise missiles, drones and rocket attacks has been...
Wife of South Korea’s ousted president arrested in widening special prosecutor probe
SEOUL (Realist English). Kim Keon Hee, wife of South Korea’s jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested as...
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over failed martial law attempt
SEOUL (Realist English). A South Korean court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, placing...
South Korean stocks surge on won-based stablecoin frenzy despite policy uncertainty
SEOUL (Realist English). South Korea’s stock market has soared this month, fuelled by retail investor excitement over the potential introduction...
South Korea’s new president unveils sweeping agenda: AI supremacy, democratic reform, and economic revival
SEOUL (Realist English). Newly elected President Lee Jae-myung, who won South Korea’s 2025 snap election with the highest popular vote...
South Korea elects opposition leader Lee Jae-myung as president, ending months of political crisis
SEOUL (Realist English). Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party, has been elected president in a high-stakes...
South Korea sees record early voter turnout ahead of high-stakes presidential election
SEOUL (Realist English). More than 10 million South Koreans have voted in early balloting for the upcoming June 3 presidential...
Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in indicted for corruption
SEOUL (Realist News Agency). Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been formally indicted on corruption charges, according to prosecutors...
«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...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
“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...
“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...
Venezuela after Maduro: oil instead of democracy?
CARACAS (Realist English). When U.S. forces swooped into Caracas in January 2026 and seized President Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelans inside and outside...
The deal was close, but Trump blew it up with social media posts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Toward the end of last week, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal...
The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
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