World Politics Review https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ Expert analysis on global affairs from World Politics Review. Sun, 24 May 2026 15:13:16 +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 Mali’s Jihadists Look to Syria as a Template for Wielding Power https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/mali-jnim-syria-hts-template/ Fri, 22 May 2026 13:04:44 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=426033 Following a string of victories against Mali’s ruling military junta, al-Qaida-affiliated rebels are planning an image makeover. Can it work?

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Syrian rebels patrol the city of Salamiyah during their campaign to overthrow Bashar al-Assad, December 7, 2024. (SIPA photo by Ugur Yildirim via AP)
 Xi Is Getting the Thucydides Trap All Wrong https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-china-xi-trump-thucydides-trap/ Fri, 22 May 2026 11:51:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=426041 A more accurate understanding of the Peloponnesian War is that it was the rising power’s imperial ambitions that prompted war.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in front of the Zhongnanhai Garden, in Beijing, May 15, 2026 (pool photo by Evan Vucci via AP)
 ‘Welcome to Israel. We Are the Landlords Here’ https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/israel-palestine-flotilla-protesters-ben-gvir/ Thu, 21 May 2026 18:09:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=426157 International outrage is continuing to mount over Israeli authorities’ degrading and abusive treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were part of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.

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Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir marches through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s old city, May 25, 2026. (Sipa photo by Eyal Warshavsky via AP)
 Xi Warned Trump About the Thucydides Trap. Agentic AI Is Its New Terrain https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-china-trump-xi-thucydides-trap-ai/ Thu, 21 May 2026 14:16:36 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=425970 What happens when American and Chinese autonomous systems begin operating on the same networks, with no shared doctrine and no deconfliction mechanisms?

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, May 15, 2026 (pool photo by Evan Vucci via AP)
 Trump’s Corruption May Soon Hit a Political Tipping Point https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-corruption-stock-trading/ Thu, 21 May 2026 14:11:10 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=425986 It’s well-known that Trump has used the presidency to enrich himself, but recent revelations could change the political impact of his corruption.

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President Donald Trump poses with employees at the facilities of Thermo Fisher Scientific, in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. (AP photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
 The Continued Erosion of the Nuclear Taboo https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/russia-us-nuclear-weapons-taboo-erosion/ Wed, 20 May 2026 18:52:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=425977 The nuclear taboo emerged due to the work of intrepid journalists who insisted on documenting the facts about the effects of nuclear war.

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A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired from a launch site in Plesetsk, northwestern Russia, Oct. 26, 2022. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
 Mozambique Secures Funding for Rwandan Troops https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/mozambique-rwanda-troops-cabo-delgado/ Wed, 20 May 2026 18:28:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=425994 Mozambique has secured funding to keep Rwandan troops deployed in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado.

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Mozambican soldiers stand by an armored vehicle at the airport in Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, Aug. 9, 2021 (image made from video by Marc Hoogsteyns via AP).
 UK Delays Russia Sanctions Due to Fuel Prices https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/uk-delays-russia-sanctions/ Wed, 20 May 2026 18:24:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=425992 Amid fuel cost increases caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. government has delayed implementing some new sanctions on Russian oil.

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The Russian-flagged oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin sits docked in Matanzas, Cuba, March 31, 2026. (AP photo by Ramon Espinosa)
 Lebanon’s Long-Shot Peace Talks With Israel Are a Gamble Worth Taking https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/lebanon-israel-peace-talks-hezbollah/ Wed, 20 May 2026 12:54:42 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=425890 Questions remain about the Lebanese government’s ability to assert its authority over Hezbollah, but there are elements working in Lebanon’s favor.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to Washington, at the White House, April 23, 2026 (AP photo by Mark Schiefelbein)
 Tshisekedi Maneuvers for a Controversial Third Term in DR Congo https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/drc-tshisekedi-third-term/ Wed, 20 May 2026 12:40:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=425899 Tshisekedi’s bid for a third term could face fewer obstacles than those that ultimately unseated his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, in 2018.

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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi speaks at the Global Gateway Forum, in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP photo by Virginia Mayo)