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Trump should back Israeli strike on Iran, not return to a weak nuclear deal — Benlevi
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States risks strategic regression in the Middle East if it pursues a renewed nuclear agreement...
Troy Meink confirmed as Air Force secretary amid scrutiny over SpaceX ties
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Troy Meink as the new Secretary of the Air Force in...
Trump seals $600B in deals with Saudi Arabia, including record defense contract and Syria policy shift
RIYADH (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump has launched his second-term Middle East tour with a high-profile visit to Saudi...
Trump’s tough talk jolted Europe into action, says DWS chief
FRANKFURT (Realist English). The CEO of DWS, one of Europe’s largest asset managers and part of the Deutsche Bank Group,...
US-China trade talks end without deal, but both sides cite ‘substantial progress’
GENEVA (Realist English). Two days of high-level talks between the United States and China concluded on Sunday with no formal...
Western leaders demand unconditional ceasefire from Russia during joint visit to Kyiv
KYIV (Realist English). British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister...
Pentagon to cut top generals by 20% under Hegseth’s reform directive
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star generals...
Albanese re-elected, holds warm call with Trump amid tariff tensions
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had a “warm and positive” conversation with U.S. President Donald...
U.S. Army halts Gray Eagle drone purchases in shift toward next-generation warfare
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Army will end procurement of its MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed drones as part of a...
Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
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...
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