World Politics Review https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ Expert analysis on global affairs from World Politics Review. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:45:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 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 With No Succession Plan, Uganda’s Museveni Seeks Reelection https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/uganda-museveni-seventh-term/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:45:02 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=377460 Uganda’s 80-year-old president announced that, after more than four decades in power, he will seek yet another term next year.

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends the state funeral of former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi, Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 11, 2020 (AP photo by John Muchucha).
 A Wartime Boom Is Remaking NATO’s Defense Industrial Landscape https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/nato-defense-industry-revival/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:39:58 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=377418 A wartime production boom in NATO countries isn’t just sustaining Ukraine’s defense. It’s also sparking a defense industry revival.

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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou visits the French-German KNDS armament factory in Bourges, France, March 21, 2025 (Sipa photo by Eliot Blondet via AP Images).
 Ortega’s Transnational Assassinations Demand a Regional Response https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/nicaragua-ortega-transnational-repression/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=377423 Ortega has turned his brutal crackdown against critics into a form of interstate violence that also targets Nicaragua’s neighbors and trade partners.

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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega attends the ALBA summit, in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 14, 2024 (AP photo by Jesus Vargas).
 In the U.K., Starmer Is Governing on the Defensive https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/uk-starmer-welfare/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:18:39 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=377192 A series of recent reversals underscore a surprising theme of Starmer’s premiership: He has largely been governing from a defensive crouch.

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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a press conference in London, May 12, 2025 (photo by Ian Vogler via AP).
 For NATO, Appeasing Trump Came at a High Price https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/nato-summit-trump-europe/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:27:30 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=377068 The priorities of this year’s NATO summit were to appease Trump and prevent a major disaster. That meant neglecting the alliance’s broader goals.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte attend a plenary meeting during the NATO Summit, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025 (Press Association photo by Kin Cheung via AP Images).
 Naval Power Is Only Getting More Important in World Politics https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/naval-power-politics/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:17:37 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=377062 Three recent events underscored not only the continued relevance of naval power in international politics, but also its growing importance in the 21st century.

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The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is seen with other vessels of the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 19, 2021 (U.S. Navy Office of Information photo by Haydn N. Smith via AP).
 One Year Later, Kenyans Aren’t Done Protesting https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/kenya-protests-governance/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:09:02 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=376989 Nationwide demonstrations in Kenya were timed to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests. Now, though, the issues are even broader.

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Protesters scatter as police fire teargas at them during a demonstration on the one-year anniversary of mass demonstrations in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2025 (AP photo by Brian Inganga).
 The War With Iran Put Israel’s Ties With the Arab World to the Test https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/israel-iran-war-abraham-accords/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:43:04 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=376937 The Israel-Iran war has confirmed the resilience of ties between Israel and the Arab countries with which it maintains formal and informal ties.

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The flags of the United Arab Emirates and Israel fly side by side during a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 31, 2022 (AP photo by Jon Gambrell).
 Elections Will Test a Fragile Peace in the Philippines’ Bangsamoro Region https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/philippines-bangsamoro-elections/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=376944 The Philippines’ self-governing Bangsamoro will hold its first-ever elections this year, capping a peace process that has faced numerous obstacles.

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MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim speaks at a press conference, in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 20, 2018 (AP photo by Bullit Marquez).
 NATO Remains the Only Game in Town https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/nato-summit-european-defense/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:04:49 +0000 https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/?p=376889 NATO alliance leaders met for their annual summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, where all the members except Spain agreed to lift their defense spending target.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 24, 2022 (AP photo by Virginia Mayo).