World Politics Review

Thirty years after it was first formulated by John Williamson, the Washington Consensus continues to spark controversy around the world. In this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Daniel McDowell for a conversation about...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel talk about the widespread popular protests in Iran, and what the regime’s violent crackdown on demonstrators reveals. They also discuss the U.S. defense sec...

It’s been a little over a week since Evo Morales resigned as president of Bolivia. An interim government is in place, but unrest has worsened in recent days. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman discusses Morales’ downfall and...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel talk about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s White House visit and Donald Trump’s approach to Turkey. They also discuss the fall of Bolivia’s Evo Mor...

Scores of people died in Ethiopia in late October after anti-government demonstrations descended into communal violence in the capital, Addis Ababa, and other parts of the Oromia region. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Elliot Waldman discusse...

In this week’s editors’ discussion, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel talk about Iraq’s protests and what makes them different than those seen in previous years. They also discuss Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China and why the EU has trouble m...

For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Ben Westhoff, a journalist who spent the past few years chronicling the rise of fentanyl. He shares insights from his reporting, which took him from Midwestern towns to a Chine...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the death of the Islamic State’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and the impact it might have on the group. They also discuss Argentin...

Mass protests are unfolding across the Middle East and North Africa, as demonstrators decry a range of social and political ills. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Maha Yahya for a conversation about the root c...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the social protest movements in Lebanon and Chile, and the challenges they face in trying to bring down entrenched elites. They also...

Argentina will hold a general election this weekend, but a struggling economy means the odds are stacked heavily against incumbent President Mauricio Macri. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Luciano Cohan to di...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about whether the Syria withdrawal represents a turning point in U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidency. They also discuss whether the d...

Underneath the geopolitical tensions with Washington, China is forming increasingly deep and interdependent connections with the state of California. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Matt Sheehan to discuss th...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Elliot Waldman and Laura Weiss talk about U.S. sanctions on China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang. They also discuss protests in Ecuador, and the risks raised by Donald Trum...

For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Steven Pifer to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s difficult relations with President Donald Trump—whose interactions with Zelensky are at the center of an impeac...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the recent protests in Egypt and the government crackdown against them. They also discuss the constitutional crisis in Peru and the ...

For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Jason DeParle for a conversation about his new book, “A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves.” It chronicles one Philippine family and the decisions and sacrifices they make as they...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to smear a Democratic rival, the politics of impeachment in Washington, ...

As ISIS metastasizes following the loss of its territory in Iraq and Syria, it could seek to establish a greater foothold in Southeast Asia. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Zachary Abuza for a conversation on...

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the attack on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and what it means for the U.S., Iran and the region. They also discuss a massive da...

Relief work continues in the Bahamas, as residents slowly dig out from the rubble left by Hurricane Dorian. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Therese Turner-Jones to discuss how Caribbean countries can improve ...

In this week’s editors ’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about John Bolton’s abrupt departure as Donald Trump’s national security adviser. They also discuss the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurri...

Africa’s technology sector jumped into the global spotlight earlier this year when e-commerce platform Jumia became the first African start-up to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR ’s Elliot Waldman ...

In this week’s editors ’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the tentative deal for a U.S. withdr a wal from Afghanistan announced this week. They also discuss the latest setback for Colombia’...

In this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR ’s Elliot Waldman talks with Mark Gilbert about the prospects for Italy’s new coalition government, the obstacles it will need to overcome in order to govern, and the implications for Rome’s approach to the ...