World Politics Review

There was a time when a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran would have kicked up a ferocious response in Latin America. Now, though, the war is highlighting just how thoroughly Iran’s strategic relations with the region have evaporated. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-latin…

The Taliban are seeking to normalize ties with their neighbors and attract foreign investment. But persistent border tensions with Tajikistan threaten to undermine both goals, Emil Avdaliani writes for WPR. worldpoliticsreview.com/afghanistan-ta…

The Iran war is testing African states’ desire for a greater voice in global affairs against their need to avoid antagonizing Washington. In a new briefing, Chris O. Ògúnmọ́dẹdé analyzes the economic, security and diplomatic implications of the conflict for Africa: worldpoliticsreview.com/africa-iran-wa…

Russia’s mass use of Iranian Shahed drones in Ukraine taught the world what loitering munitions could do. Now, Iran is deploying the same system in a war closer to home. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-shahe…

Latin America’s changed political landscape has unraveled the strategic partnerships that Iran spent years cultivating in the region, senior columnist @FridaGhitis writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-latin…

A series of armed incursions from Afghan territory into Tajikistan has marked a significant deterioration in security along their shared border. While the incidents have so far followed a predictable pattern, the situation could easily escalate—and spread. worldpoliticsreview.com/afghanistan-ta…

African governments have largely avoided criticizing the U.S. and Israel out of fear of antagonizing Trump. But as Chris O. Ògúnmọ́dẹdé writes, the Iran war’s economic, security and diplomatic fallout is already tangible across the continent. worldpoliticsreview.com/africa-iran-wa…

Iran’s drone war in the Gulf is one of attrition, saturation and disruption, @RikeFranke writes in her latest column for WPR. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-shahe…

From Haiti to Gaza to Iran, the Trump administration has driven its agenda through the U.N. Security Council with striking ease. As Richard Gowan writes, member states fear the alternative may be that Trump walks away from the institution altogether. worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-board-of…

For China, the long-term advantages of American adventurism are accompanied by some significant headaches if the Iran war is not resolved quickly. worldpoliticsreview.com/china-xi-us-tr…

The Iran war’s fallout has significant economic, security and diplomatic implications for Africa, from fuel price spikes and disrupted remittance flows to destabilization risks in the Horn of Africa, Chris O. Ògúnmọ́dẹdé writes for World Politics Review. worldpoliticsreview.com/africa-iran-wa…

Drones, and more specifically loitering munitions like the Shahed-136, have become a central feature of the Iran War. In her latest column for WPR, @RikeFranke breaks down what that means for the conflict—and what it signals about modern warfare: worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-shahe…

The bulk of U.N. member states are so nervous about Trump walking away from the global body that they give Washington near-free rein, Richard Gowan writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-board-of…

The Iran war’s long-term benefits for China will be balanced by significant short-term costs, columnist Mary Gallagher (@MaryGao) writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/china-xi-us-tr…

When sitting presidents spend years telling their own citizens that elections can’t be trusted, the damage outlasts any single presidency. James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz) examines a new and troubling wrinkle in Latin America’s election fraud narrative: worldpoliticsreview.com/colombia-petro…

The shifts in France’s nuclear doctrine point to a new mode of responsibility-sharing among Europeans for their continent’s security, Gesine Weber writes for WPR. worldpoliticsreview.com/france-macron-…

Most U.N. member states are so keen to stay on Washington’s good side that they give Trump an easy ride in New York, @RichardGowan1 writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-board-of…

The Iran war has the potential to strengthen China in its competition with the U.S. over the long term. In the short term, though, it creates significant economic and political risks for Beijing, Mary Gallagher (@MaryGao) writes in her latest column for WPR. worldpoliticsreview.com/china-xi-us-tr…

Trump May Not Need a ‘Board of Peace.’ He Has the UN Under His Thumb. Me @WPReview. worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-board-of…

Trump and Bolsonaro pioneered the tactic of incumbents undermining trust in their own elections. As James Bosworth writes, leftist leaders in Honduras and Colombia have now adopted the same playbook—with similarly corrosive results for democracy. worldpoliticsreview.com/colombia-petro…