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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-...

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...

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

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:

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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...