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Israel to Hold Elections in October
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (194+ words) World Politics Review Israelis will head to the polls on Oct. 27 in the country’s first national election since the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023, offering voters their first chance to deliver a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minster. Even…...
Trump’s ‘Groundhog Day’ War
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (298+ words) Judah Grunstein is World Politics Review’s editor-at-large. Prior to that he was its editor-in-chief for 17 years. His coverage of French and American politics, foreign policy and national security has appeared in World Politics Review, the International Herald Tribune, the Atlantic…...
The EU Has Cards to Play to Curb Israeli Settler Violence
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (229+ words) World Politics Review After months of delay, the European Union agreed in May to sanction three Israeli settlers and four settler organizations under its Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. It was the third time Brussels sanctioned Israeli settlers, following two…...
The U.S. Can End the Iran War or Broker Israel-Lebanon Peace, but Not Both
1+ week, 5+ day ago (421+ words) Frida Ghitis, WPR’s senior columnist, is a world affairs analyst and opinion writer. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is currently a weekly contributor to CNN Opinion and regular on-air analyst and commentator on CNNE and other CNN networks,…...
Iran’s Leaders Are Weaponizing Ali Khamenei’s Legacy
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (214+ words) World Politics Review TEHRAN, Iran — Last week, millions of Shiite Muslims participated in ceremonies for Ashoura, which commemorates the massacre of a prominent imam and his family in the seventh century. It is the most solemn day in the Shiite…...
A Final Iran Deal Is Far From a Sure Thing
2+ week, 4+ day ago (376+ words) The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding last week in which they agreed to end hostilities and engage in negotiations to resolve their disputes. President Donald Trump hailed the deal, calling it an “unconditional surrender,” by Tehran. Whatever one…...
Iran-U.S. Talks Postponed After Israeli Strikes in Lebanon
3+ week, 4+ day ago (446+ words) World Politics Review Swiss officials said that talks between Iran and the United States, which Switzerland was set to host today, had been postponed. Vice President JD Vance, who was to represent the United States at the talks, abruptly canceled…...
The Iran War Has Hastened India’s Pivot to the Gulf
3+ week, 6+ day ago (292+ words) World Politics Review Over the past year, India has significantly expanded its outreach to the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait—with the ambition of diversifying its…...
U.N. Finds Israel Enabled Settler Attacks on Palestinians
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (156+ words) World Politics Review Israeli authorities and security forces have enabled attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank with financial and military support, a U.N. inquiry has found. The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory also reported…...
Israel Doesn’t Know What it Wants
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (362+ words) Judah Grunstein is World Politics Review’s editor-at-large. Prior to that he was its editor-in-chief for 17 years. His coverage of French and American politics, foreign policy and national security has appeared in World Politics Review, the International Herald Tribune, the Atlantic…...