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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Trusted journalism means taking the complexity of international affairs seriously. It’s the standard WPR has held itself to for two decades, and the one we mark on this #WorldNewsDay.

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For 20 years, World Politics Review has published rigorous, nonpartisan analysis of global affairs, written by experts who know the regions and issues they cover. On #WorldNewsDay, that commitment hasn’t changed.

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Trump administration is pushing a new power-sharing plan for Libya that would put the rival warring parties that have divided the country for more than a decade atop the country together—while ordinary Libyans get no say. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-boulos...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

India’s satirical Cockroach Janta Party has drawn comparisons to the 2011 movement that produced the Aam Aadmi Party and went on to govern Delhi for a decade. But whether the CJP can follow that path from protest to durable political force remains far from certain.

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The tactics that helped Iran survive the war will, in the long term, leave it with fewer strategic options, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-us-war-...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

World Politics Review has a new logo—refreshed to align visually with our sister publication, @globalpost.bsky.social. We’re still publishing the same independent, expert analysis of global affairs you’ve come to expect.

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Writing from prison, Azerbaijani opposition leader Ali Karimli argues that U.S.-backed infrastructure projects in the South Caucasus will only endure if Washington also pushes for democratic checks on power in the region. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/tripp-south-...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Gabriel Garcia Luna inherits a captured prosecutor’s office as Guatemala tries to revive its anti-corruption agenda before the 2027 election. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/guatemala-ga...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

“The U.S. is a little bit overextended right now.” WPR Editor-in-Chief Elliot Waldman explained why on France24’s The Debate:

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Would Trump uphold the United States’ collective defense obligations in NATO? WPR Editor-in-Chief Elliot Waldman gave his thoughts on France24’s The Debate:

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Keiko Fujimori, Peru’s next president, is the daughter of a former strongman who shuttered Congress and the courts during his own leadership. Now, many Peruvians fear their country could be slipping back toward dictatorship. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/peru-keiko-f...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Ahead of next year’s election, Nigeria’s ruling political class has consolidated power, ignoring the frustrations of the country’s electorate. Afolabi Adekaiyaoja writes that this consolidation threatens to hollow out Nigeria’s democracy: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/nigeria-elec...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

One U.S.-brokered deal tells Israel and Hezbollah to simply stop fighting, protecting Hezbollah’s weapons. A separate deal requires Hezbollah to disarm. Both cannot succeed as written, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-iran-war-...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Venezuela’s regime is blocking local citizens, international NGOs and foreign rescue teams from helping—a preference for control over saving lives that, James Bosworth writes, is condemning more Venezuelans to die. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/venezuela-ea...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Brazil’s October presidential election is now a battle over narrative—and just in the last few months the narrative has shifted multiple times. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/bolsonaro-sc...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

NOAA has declared an official El Niño advisory. For Latin America’s already fragile political systems, the implications extend well beyond the weather, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/latin-americ...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Africa is the world’s youngest continent, yet three of its longest-serving leaders—in Uganda, Cameroon and Djibouti—have all moved this year to extend their grip on power and position family members to succeed them. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/africa-aging...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

China remains North Korea’s most important partner, but Kim is no longer as dependent on Beijing as he once was—and Beijing knows it, Theresa Lou writes. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/xi-pyongyang...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

As expected, France, Germany and Spain’s joint next-generation fighter jet project has been scrapped. But the chaotic way the news broke is not a good sign for European defense cooperation. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-defen...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The U.S. and Qatar have led mediation in eastern Congo since 2025, but with their attention inevitably pulled elsewhere, African actors may again have to play a prominent role in Great Lakes diplomacy. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/congo-war-m2...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Amid a rising crime wave in Latin America, voters across the region are displaying a marked preference for tough-on-crime populists, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/latin-americ...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Across Latin America, Trump is building a foreign policy around a simple principle: for friends, everything; for enemies, the law. James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) examines the ramifications of this trend in his latest column for WPR: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-latin-...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

For all the hostility Trump directs at Europe’s migration governance model, his administration appears to be adopting one of its most prominent strategies: externalization. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-immigr...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

In recent weeks, Israeli and Lebanese diplomats have held remarkable and historic talks. And while the talks are a long shot, Jonathan Lincoln writes that the Lebanese government cannot afford to let this opening pass. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/lebanon-isra...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Western media tends to cover China through the lens of its technological achievements. But as Yaqiu Wang writes for WPR, that coverage misses a China defined not by factories and AI models but by exhaustion, disillusionment and a profound lack of agency. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/china-west-d...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

With the war in Ukraine now in its fifth year, it is becoming clear just how disastrous it has been not just for Russia but for Putin personally, senior columnist @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/putin-russia...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Taken individually, each of Trump’s moves is manageable. Together, they send a larger signal about the finite nature of U.S. military power, WPR columnist Candace Rondeaux writes. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-nato-trum...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Mexico has a deep-rooted corruption problem, but there are political and ideological reasons that Sheinbaum will be reluctant to yield to U.S. pressure, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-mexico-tr...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Germany published its first-ever military strategy last week. As WPR columnist @rikefranke.bsky.social writes, it will contribute to Germany’s efforts to become a more capable military actor—but a “paradigm shift” it is not. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/germany-defe...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

In recent years, youth protests swept across the world—some resulting in governance changes while others were met with limited reforms, stalemate or repression. John Calabrese breaks down the key factors that determined the varying outcomes: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/gen-z-protes...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Panama is caught between two major powers that both see the canal as a strategic asset worth fighting over, James Bosworth writes in his latest column for WPR. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/panama-canal...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize today for her efforts to achieve democracy in her country. Mie Hoejris Dahl interviewed Machado for WPR just days before last year’s election. Read what she said here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/venezuela-el...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The U.N. may not seem like an obvious partner for any new Middle East initiative, but it has capacities that make it indispensable, Adam Day & Alexander Costy write. Read more here: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-gaza-20-p...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

If you’re in the U.S. or India, you can now set World Politics Review as a preferred source on Google! Just click this link and check the box: www.google.com/preferences/...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Security will play a more central role in Canada’s upcoming elections. Whoever wins should learn from Justin Trudeau’s mixed record on that front. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/canadas-trud...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

It now seems likely that the Trump administration will take a selective but stringent approach to working with UN agencies, sustaining those that it finds useful but discarding those it mistrusts, @richardgowan1.bsky.social writes. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-united...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The M23 rebel group has advanced quickly toward Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, in recent weeks, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Read more in today’s Daily Review: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/congo-m23-mi...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Biden said he will lift Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, a move that highlights his extremely cautious—and, in effect, hardline—approach to US-Cuba policy over the last four years. Read more in today’s Daily Review: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/cuba-us-biden/

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

After the fall of the Assad regime, Germany is once again debating the status of nearly 1 million Syrians in the country. Their fate will likely be decided by Germany’s upcoming elections. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/germany-elec...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Jimmy Carter’s presidency epitomized a values-based foreign policy for the United States—for better and for worse. Columnist @profpaulpoast.bsky.social writes: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/jimmy-carter...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Along Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala, migrants are piling up in the thousands. The reason why is no mystery: Mexican authorities, in no small part due to the insistence of Washington, are stopping, delaying and detaining record numbers of them. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/mexico-us-mi...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

President Marcos has definitively aligned the Philippines with the US and downgraded ties with China. It was a huge risk, and the return of Trump the White House might now leave him and the Philippines out in the cold. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/philippines-...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Why does war persist? As @profpaulpoast.bsky.social‬ writes, the persistence of war appears to be related to a hard truth: We live on a planet that is finite in land and space. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/war-conflict...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The fall of Assad in Syria was nothing short of astounding. How did it happen? And what happens next? WPR’s new in-depth report includes 34 pages of expert analysis on post-Assad Syria and what is next for the country. Get it now for just $5 here 👇 about.worldpoliticsreview.com/syria-report/

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The sudden collapse of the Assad regime has created an unexpected opening for diplomats to strike a more constructive tone in New York, @richardgowan1.bsky.social & @mayaungar.bsky.social‬ write. The question is: Will it last? www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-syria-ass...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

China announced modest changes to its visa-free travel program, part of a broader effort to reestablish its struggling tourism industry post-pandemic. Read more in today’s Daily Review: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/china-touris...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Bashar al-Assad’s flight to Russia has rankled those seeking accountability for his crimes. But as Charli Carpenter writes, political science research suggests that it could actually allow for more effective transitional justice. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/syria-assad-...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The EU and Mercosur have agreed to the final text of a major trade deal. But as James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes, ratification still faces a lot of obstacles in Europe. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/eu-mercosur-...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Rural regions across African states are in the midst of a long transformation, as populations rise and markets thicken. Government policy needs to catch up, Liam Taylor writes: www.worldpoliticsreview.com/africa-farmi...

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