Indebted migrant workers in the Gulf have always eked out a precarious existence. But the shock of war has taken their hardship to painful new heights, Yam Kumari Kandel writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran…

Last week, Anthropic called for slowing AI development, citing Cold War nuclear arms control as a model. WPR columnist @ProfPaulPoast says the comparison doesn’t hold up. Read why here: worldpoliticsreview.com/anth…

Instead of dealing a knockout blow to Iran’s rulers as he predicted it would, the war threatens to derail Netanyahu’s legacy-burnishing plans. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran…

Russia’s GPS interference creates a strategic paradox: Each episode of disruption strengthens the political case for the very investments in resilience that Moscow is trying to make more expensive. worldpoliticsreview.com/russ…

For millions of Nepali migrant workers, jobs in the Gulf were once seen as a financial lifeline. The Iran war has turned that lifeline into a debt trap, Yam Kumari Kandel reports from Kathmandu. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran…

If we’ve learned anything from nuclear weapons, columnist @ProfPaulPoast writes, it’s that the ability of humans to take coordinated steps to effectively control existential risks is unlikely to succeed. worldpoliticsreview.com/anth…

My latest for @WPReview on Moscow's low-cost disruption strategy and the growing price of NATO resilience: worldpoliticsreview.com/russ…

ON OUR RADAR: In Colombia, far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is surging in the polls. He calls himself "The Tiger" and has promised to "disembowel the left." A recent poll from @atlas_intel poll, shows him holding a lead against his leftist rival, Ivan Cepeda, ahead of the upcoming presidential run-off election. The survey showed de la Espriella winning 52.6 percent of the vote share to Cepeda’s 44.8 percent. Cepeda, an ally of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, came in second to de la Espriella in the first round of voting on May 31. But because neither candidate received an outright majority of votes, a second round will be held on June 21. Cepeda initially refused to concede defeat in the first found, but has since acknowledged the results and said he had no evidence of irregularities. The two now will face each other over sharply competing visions for the country: De la Espriella promises a violent crackdown on armed criminal groups, while Cepeda has pledged to continue the current government’s policy of negotiating with armed rebels and pursuing social reforms. For a deeper look at the violent backdrop of the race and the candidates’ competing visions, read Oliver Lawson’s briefing for WPR, which was published ahead of the first round.

Trump needs to end the Iran war before November midterms. Netanyahu needs to appear strong before October elections. The two erstwhile allies are now facing opposing political forces and very different strategic priorities. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran…

A new study has traced GPS disruptions across Europe to Russian satellites, exposing a Kremlin that can no longer afford the conventional pressure it once wielded, columnist @CandaceRondeaux writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/russ…

Africa’s “one plus five” mediation arrangement in eastern Congo was designed to calm tensions between regional blocs, not to produce an effective settlement. That design flaw is now showing. worldpoliticsreview.com/cong…

As expected, France, Germany and Spain’s joint next-generation fighter jet project has been scrapped. But the chaotic way the news broke is not a good sign for European defense cooperation. Read more here: worldpoliticsreview.com/euro…

Instead of dealing a knockout blow to Iran’s rulers as he predicted it would, the war threatens to derail Netanyahu’s legacy-burnishing plans—and his political future, @FridaGhitis writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/iran…

Russia is resorting to GPS interference, border pressure and maritime intimidation because mounting battlefield costs have left these as the tactics it can still afford. But as WPR columnist @CandaceRondeaux writes, that shift has a price of its own. worldpoliticsreview.com/russ…

My latest article for @WPReview is out, where I looked at what's been happening between the #US and #Zambia with regard to the controversial minerals-for-health deal, and why President Hichilema didn't sign it - but didn't reject it either... worldpoliticsreview.com/us-a…

Good to see this soccer diplomacy. In @WPReview, @BGarciaNice and I urged the 🇺🇸, 🇲🇽, and 🇨🇦 leaders to take advantage of the #FIFAWorldCup to address the economic, security, and migration issues that have strained relations among the “Three amigos.” worldpoliticsreview.com/nort…

The U.S. and Qatar have led mediation in eastern Congo since 2025, but with their attention inevitably pulled elsewhere, African actors may again have to play a prominent role in Great Lakes diplomacy. Read more here: worldpoliticsreview.com/cong…