Hampton Stephens

This month marks five years since the idea for World Politics Review was born. Since then, we here at World Politics Review have been busy building a network of world-class contributors in order to attract a sophisticated audience interested in thoughtful, in-depth, non-partisan analysis of international affairs. Today, I want to offer a look ahead at the next phase of World Politics Review's development. more

Is the worldwide radical Islamist movement now looking to Africa?
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Iason Athanasiadis, a Greek journalist who has contributed to World Politics Review, should be immediately released by the government of Iran. more

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Many of the biggest problems to Iraqi peace and stability have an economic dimension.
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In the foreign policy debate, everything is fair game.
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There will be no torture commission, and we'll be better off for it.
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Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad never fails to show his true colors.
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The Atlantic's Sage Stossel images a World Leaders Facebook group.
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A cynical solution to the pirate crisis from John Robb, and a cynical silver lining to the piracy problem from David Axe.
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The Internet yesterday was atwitter with news of "Twitter revolution," but stories about technology as a catalyst for democratic change are déja vu all over again.
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The nature of the bilateral economic relationship that defined the world economy over the last several years is changing.
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WASHINGTON -- The new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan unveiled by the Obama administration today reflects a policy consensus that has been more than a year in the making. It is only recently, however, that the U.S. government began to take the lead in developing and implementing this new strategy. more

If the Obama administration manages to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan and find a (lasting) solution to the vexing problem of Iran's nuclear ambitions over the next four years, his first term will certainly be deemed a foreign policy success. It is against this background that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meeting today in Geneva with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov takes place. more

Those paying attention would have seen the U.S. training mission in Pakistan coming way before the story appeared in the NYT.
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Hillary Clinton is supposedly creating "State Department 2.0." We'll follow along and keep you posted.
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The U.S. military is nervous about the terror threat posed by Canada's immigration policies.
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The Washington Post reports that National Security Adviser James Jones plans to overhaul the NSC.
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The Atlantic's book editor says Obama's rhetoric indicates he won't bring many fresh ideas about America's role in the world.
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Dennis Ross, President-Elect Obama's choice to coordinate Iran policy, favors a "strong carrot, strong stick" approach.
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