World Politics Review https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ Expert analysis on global affairs from World Politics Review. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-wpr-site-icon-1-1-32x32.png World Politics Review https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ 32 32 205851186 The Problem With ‘AI Arms Control’ https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/anthropic-ai-arms-control-problem/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:04:41 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427356 Anthropic is calling for joint efforts to slow the development of AI, using arms control agreements as a model. But that’s a flawed analogy.

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Attendees listen to a session at the Code with Claude developer conference in San Francisco, May 6, 2026. (Don Feria/AP Content Services)
 The Iran War Is Turning Gulf Migration Into a Debt Trap for Nepal’s Poorest https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-nepal-migrants-gulf-debt/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:35:35 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427330 For millions of Nepali migrant workers, jobs in the Gulf were once seen as a financial lifeline. The Iran war has changed that.

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Nepali migrant workers bound for the Middle East wait outside an airport after flight disruptions caused by regional airspace closures, n Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
 Colombia’s Presidential Runoff Tightens https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/colombia-runoff-poll-de-la-espriella-cepeda/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:47 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427321 New poll shows Abelardo de la Espriella leading Ivan Cepeda ahead of Colombia’s presidential runoff amid competing visions for the country.

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Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella addresses supporters from inside a bulletproof booth aboard a barge, in Barranquilla, Colombia, May 31, 2026. (AP photo by Fernando Vergara)
 The EU Toughens Up on China https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/eu-china-policy-trade-tensions/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:57:23 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427316 Beijing’s cancellation of two high-level meetings ahead of an EU leaders’ summit is the latest sign of tensions.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets with EU leaders and delegates at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 24, 2025. (AP pool photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
 Russia’s GPS Gambit and the Price of NATO Resilience https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/russia-gps-interference-baltic-nato-resilience/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:33:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427286 A new study points to Russian satellites as the source of GPS disruptions in the Baltic, exposing the Kremlin’s growing reliance on gray-zone tactics.

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American US Army surveillance military planes RC12 and C12, in Siauliai military base near belarus and Kaliningrad (Russia), in Lithuania on December 15, 2022. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
 The Iran War Is Becoming an Albatross for Netanyahu https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-israel-netanyahu-albatross/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:15:51 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427296 Instead of dealing a knockout blow to Iran’s rulers as he predicted it would, the war threatens to derail Netanyahu’s legacy-burnishing plans.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Memorial Day ceremony in Jerusalem, April 20, 2026. (pool photo by Marc Israel Sellem via AP)
 U.N. Finds Israel Enabled Settler Attacks on Palestinians https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-inquiry-israel-settler-attacks-west-bank/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:37:01 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427243 Israeli authorities have enabled settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank with financial and military support, a U.N. inquiry found.

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A Molotov cocktail thrown by a Palestinian protester explodes on an Israeli armored vehicle during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian Territories, July 7, 2023 (AP photo by Majdi Mohammed).
 Anti-Immigrant Riots Inflame Belfast https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/uk-belfast-anti-immigrant-riots/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:44:21 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427224 A stabbing in Belfast has given far-right networks the pretext they were looking for. Britain has been here before—and keeps arriving at the same place.

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People watch as a vehicle burns during a protest in East Belfast following a stabbing incident in Belfast, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
 How African Diplomacy Faltered in Congo—and How It Can Be Revived https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/congo-war-m23-rwanda-african-diplomacy/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427188 Since Rwanda-backed rebels started a new insurgency in eastern Congo in 2021, African diplomats have made halting attempts to silence the guns.

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Heads of state and delegates from the Southern African Development Community and the East African Community attend a joint summit to address the conflict in eastern Congo, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP photo by Elia Yunga)
 Europe’s Troubled Joint Fighter Program Ends With a Crash and Burn https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-defense-france-germany-fcas-crash/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:50:57 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=427206 The end of the troubled FCAS fighter jet program was widely expected. But the chaotic way it was announced is not a good sign for Europe’s defense industry.

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A mock-up display of the Future Combat Air System jet at the Paris Air Show, June 25, 2023 (photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via AP)