World Politics Review https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ Expert analysis on global affairs from World Politics Review. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:43:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 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 American Voters Deal Trump a Sobering Defeat https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-midterms-trump-democrats-sobering-defeat/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:49:22 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438437 438437
Democratic Senator-Elect James Talarico at an election night event in Austin, Texas, Nov. 3, 2026 (AP Photo by Eric Gay)
 African Leaders Have More Security Options But Less to Show For It https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/africa-security-options-drones-mercenaries/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:50:15 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438422 438422
M23 soldiers stand by during a funeral service in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP photo by Moses Sawasawa)
 Spain’s Sanchez Bets It All on Housing https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/spain-sanchez-housing-snap-elections-train-crash/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438383 438383
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Oct. 6, 2026 (AP Photo by Bernat Armangue)
 U.N. Peacekeepers to Depart Western Sahara After 35 Years https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-peacekeepers-withdraw-western-sahara-morocco-polisario/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:33:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438377 438377
Polisario Front soldiers sit on a cliff in the Boujdour refugee camp, Algeria, Oct. 15, 2021 (AP photo by Bernat Armangue).
 China Struggles for Diplomatic Relevance in the Gulf https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/china-x-jinping-gulf-oman-tariq-diplomatic-relevance/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:18:24 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438354 438354
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 2, 2026. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)
 Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and the Future of Global Politics https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/patrick-stewart-star-trek-us-midterms-trump-picard/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:15:36 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438325 438325
Patrick Stewart speaks on stage after a screening of “Star Trek: Picard” at the 92nd Street Y, New York, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)
 The U.S. Should Stay Out of Another Saudi War Against the Houthis https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-saudi-houthi-war-yemen-trump-mbs/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438281 438281
Houthi fighters escort a convoy through the Bani Matar district in Yemen, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/STR)
 Gen Z Protests Spread Across Europe https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/gen-z-protests-spread-across-europe-youth-grievances/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:05:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438322 438322
Students march during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Rennes, western France, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo by Jeremias Gonzalez)
 Haley Stevens’ Endorsement of Mike Rogers Sparks Criticism https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/haley-stevens-mike-rogers-michigan-senate-el-sayed/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:46:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438320 438320
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally, July 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo by Jose Juarez)
 Will the U.S. and Israel Go Back to War With Iran? https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-hormuz-war-us-trump-netanyahu-israel/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:53:05 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=438261 438261
Residents swim as cargo and commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, in Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 8, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)