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CIA chief Ratcliffe visits Brussels to reassure EU of U.S. reliability amid tensions over Trump’s foreign policy
BRUSSELS (Realist English). CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a discreet visit to Brussels this week, holding meetings with top European...
Experts dismiss EU’s $750bn energy pledge to US as unrealistic and politically driven
WASHINGTON / BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union’s commitment to purchase $750 billion worth of American energy over the next...
US and EU reach tariff deal, averting trade war but locking in 15% duties on key European exports
TURNBERRY (Realist English). The United States and the European Union have reached a long-anticipated trade agreement that will avert a...
Brussels prepares for no-deal Brexit-style trade war with US
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union has greenlit a €93 billion ($109 billion) package of retaliatory tariffs on US goods,...
Trump’s 30% tariffs ignite EU backlash and threaten trade war escalation
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 30% tariff on European Union products Saturday, triggering political...
EU closes in on Trump trade deal as UK secures better terms
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is nearing a trade agreement with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that...
Trump agrees to delay 50% EU tariffs after call with von der Leyen
WASHINGTON / BRUSSELS (Realist English). President Donald Trump has agreed to postpone his planned 50% tariffs on European Union imports...
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,...
Europe is becoming a vassal of the USA — ECFR
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The peoples of Europe are currently unable to defend themselves, so they have no choice but to...
US and China strike cautious tone at Munich Security Conference
MUNICH (Realist English). The United States and China signaled a willingness to manage their strategic rivalry during back-to-back speeches at...
Russia’s external public debt rises above $60bn for first time since 2006
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s external public debt stood at $61.97 billion as of February 1, 2026, according to data from...
Stephen Miller’s growing influence reshapes Trump’s second-term agenda
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Stephen Miller, a senior White House adviser long associated with hardline immigration policies, has become one of...
Trump favors renewed Iran diplomacy after talks with Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said he wants to continue pursuing a diplomatic agreement with Iran following a three-hour...
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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