World Politics Review https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ Expert analysis on global affairs from World Politics Review. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:38:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-favicon-white-bg-32x32.png World Politics Review https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ 32 32 205851186 West Bank Violence Intensifies https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/west-bank-tell-settler-attack-israel-palestine/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:35:55 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430274 At least five people were killed in a settler attack in the West Bank village of Tell, raising fears of further violence as Israeli surround Nablus.

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A Molotov cocktail explodes during an Israeli military raid in Nablus, West Bank, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo by Majdi Mohammed)
 Trump Announces New Round of Tariffs https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-new-tariffs-60-countries/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:30:44 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430271 New U.S. tariffs on more than 60 countries took effect at midnight, replacing the rate that expired the same day.

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President Donald Trump at a press briefing at the White House, Washington, Feb. 20, 2026 (China News Service photo by Chen Mengtong via AP).
 Is America, Like the Roman Empire, in Decline? https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-decline-roman-empire-trump/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:11:02 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430196 Prognostications of America’s decline often involve comparisons to the Roman Empire, but there’s less here than meets the eye.

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Air Force jets fly past a mockup of President Donald Trump’s proposed Triumphal Arch at the National Mall, in Washington, July 3, 2026. (SIPA photo by Jen Golbeck via AP)
 Iran’s War Tactics Are Losing Their Edge https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-us-war-strategy-gulf-military/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:27:03 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430191 By blockading the Strait of Hormuz and striking U.S. allies Tehran was able to fight back against its foes. But those tactics won’t remain effective forever.

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Cargo ships and other vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi for ISNA via AP)
 U.S. Weighs Strikes in Mali https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/jnim-mali-us-trump-al-qaida/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:43:44 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430147 The U.S. weighs strikes against JNIM, but military action could undermine efforts to pull the group away from al-Qaida.

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Malian forces patrol the streets of Timbuktu, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP photo by Moulaye Sayah)
 The EU Is Fighting Yesterday’s Tech War https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/eu-google-dma-big-tech-ai-sovereignty/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:01:27 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430135 The EU’s $1 billion fine against Google and the regulatory framework used to levy it seem like a throwback to a bygone era.

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European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters in Brussels, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo by Virginia Mayo)
 Wildfires Are Burning Through European Leaders’ Climate Promises https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/france-climate-wildfires-macron-europe/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:18:45 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430111 Wildfires rapidly intensifying across Europe expose the gaps between European leaders’ climate ambitions and their governments’ responses.

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A firefighting aircraft operates over a wildfire that broke out near Cotignac in southeastern France, July 22, 2026. (Frédéric Munsch for SIPA via AP)
 America’s Bid to Dismantle the ICC Will Only Make it More Powerful https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/americas-bid-to-dismantle-the-icc-will-only-make-it-more-powerful/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:46:40 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430107 Marco Rubio says the ICC threatens U.S. sovereignty. But the court was built on America’s own ideals, and the campaign to dismantle it would likely backfire.

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The International Criminal Court as seen on Dec. 9, 2025, The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo by Peter Dejong, Pool, File)
 Trump Hands Saudi Arabia a Nuclear Gift https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-saudi-nuclear-deal-trump-mbs/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:25:01 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430061 A nuclear cooperation deal will reportedly include U.S. assistance for the development of a Saudi uranium enrichment program, raising proliferation concerns.

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President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, Nov. 18, 2025, Washington DC, U.S. (AP Photo by Mark Schiefelbein)
 The ICC Faces a Two-Front Fight for Its Future https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/icc-future-karim-khan/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:22:03 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=430035 The court is set to determine the fate of its scandal-plagued chief prosecutor, even as it faces larger questions about its legitimacy.

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021 (AP photo by Peter Dejong).