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​–Robert Looney, distinguished professor, Naval Postgraduate School

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​–Mark Gilbert, resident professor of history and international studies, Johns  Hopkins-SAIS, Bologna

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​–Iyad Dakka, fellow, Modern Turkish Studies Initiative, Carleton University

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​–Peter Siavellis, professor, politics and international affairs, Wake Forest University

“World Politics Review is a vital link in keeping me well informed, educated, and prepared in an ever-changing world. I would be lost as a global citizen without the information always presented, insightfully, succinctly, and elegantly in WPR.”
​–Jamsheed Choksy, professor of Central Eurasian, Indian, Iranian, Islamic, International, and Religious studies and former director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program at Indiana University

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​--Jovan Kovacic, president, East-West Bridge International

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​–Mohsen Milani, professor of politics and executive director of the University of South Florida’s Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies.

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​–Parag Khanna, director, Global Governance Initiative, and senior research fellow, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation. Author of "The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order."

“World Politics Review fills an important need by allowing writers to analyze important global issues in more detail than typical newspaper commentaries but more rapidly than in traditional foreign affairs journals. Its diverse range of contributors eschew partisan propaganda but not insightful analysis.”
​– Richard Weitz, senior fellow and director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis, the Hudson Institute; non-resident senior fellow, Center for a New American Security.

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​–Ryan Cummings, director of Signal Risk, an Africa-focused political and security risk management consultancy

“An exceptional resource for avid news-watchers looking to broaden the scope of their expertise. WPR gives me exceptional insights and analysis for global affairs, courtesy of its peerless network of well-placed writers and analysts. I love having it in my inbox every day.”
​–Eli Meixler, Myanmar-based journalist and photographer, previously the online editor of the Myanmar Times

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​–Amy Slaughter, Mapendo International

“High quality analysis and timely articles.”
​–Timothy Heath, senior international and defense researcher, RAND Corporation

World Politics Review “covers countries and subject uncovered by other outlets. When it covers main news, it always gives an out of the box view.”
​–Mattia Toaldo, policy fellow, Middle East and North Africa program, European Council on Foreign Relations

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​–Faine Greenwood, assistant researcher, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University

“The daily morning briefings are very helpful from around the world. There are not many venues that do this on a global scale.”
​–Ramzi Mardini, nonresident fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council

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–Nick Ottens, Barcelona-based journalist and founder of the AtlanticSentinel.com

“WPR provides sophisticated analysis of current affairs that is accessible to a wide audience.”
​–Edward Lemon, fellow, Harriman Institute, Columbia University

“A unique global perspective on issues, rather than a repetition of the Washington echo chamber.”

–Atman Trivedi, managing director, Hills & Company International Consultants, formerly held high-level policy positions at the U.S. Commerce and State Departments

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​–Theodore Henken, associate professor of sociology and Latin American studies, Baruch College, City University of New York

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–John Hursh, director of research at the Stockton Center for International Law at the U.S. Naval War College and the editor-in-chief of International Law Studies

“I rely on World Politics Review for understanding daily international political events from a highly analytical but also practical perspective. World Politics Review articles are written by experts in different disciplines from around the world which provides me with thoroughly diverse approaches from Western and Non-Western societies. Besides, it is very useful that such good content articles are published everyday according to the rapid evolutions of international politics.”
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​–Matthew Schweitzer, analyst, Education for Peace in Iraq Center

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–Megan Janetsky, Colombia-based journalist covering migration, politics and human rights

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​–Mark Smith, author, “Treblinka Survivor: The Life and Death of Hershl Sperling”

WPR articles “are rich in content, well scrutinized, filled with facts and go beyond ordinary news reporting. It is indeed a vital source for up-to-date global news.”
​–Ernest Acheampong, researcher, African Technology Policy Studies Network

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​–Paul Mikov, adjunct professor, Fordham University, former U.N. representative, World Vision International

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​–Ciara Long, Brazil-based freelance journalist focusing on social mobility, public policy and human rights

“WPR provides clear concise information and perspective on complex topics from all over the world.”
​–Linda Farthing, author of “Evo’s Bolivia, Continuity and Change.”

“In an age of media saturation typified by an explosion of simplified, superficial and exaggerated online news coverage, World Politics Review stands out as one of the few remaining online sources of balanced and in-depth analysis of pressing global issues.”
​–Michael Hart, feelance writer and researcher focusing on civil conflict and the politics of East Asia. He has written for The Diplomat, Eurasia Review and Geopolitical Monitor, among other publications.

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–Puja Changoiwala, award-winning independent journalist and author based in Mumbai.

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​–Shanthi Robertson, senior research fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, specializing in migration and globalization.

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​–Steven Feldstein, former deputy assistant secretary for democracy, human rights and labor, U.S. State Department

“WPR provides the perspective and expertise to make sense of rapidly evolving political situations around the world.”
​–Stephen Groves, Kathmandu, Nepal-based freelance journalist whose work has been published by Time.com, Slate, The Diplomat and others.

“World Politics Review covers the countries that flashier websites skip. Indispensable.”
​–Salvatore Babones, associate professor of sociology and social policy, University of Sydney

“WPR consistently provides some of the most thoughtful, and concise, analysis of ongoing geopolitical developments, many of which fly under the radar of other similar publications – and many of which would be effectively overlooked were it not for WPR's attention and detail.”

–Casey Michel, writer, analyst and former investigative reporter at ThinkProgress

“As a security analyst, I find World Politics Review to be an extremely useful portal for informative, relevant and concise analysis on international affairs. The most unique aspect of the WPR is that it often provides detailed analysis on events which have yet to be covered in mainstream media but which could catalyse discernible shifts in a country or geopolitical region's political and security trajectory. The nuance presented reflects how contributors to the portal have an ingrained understanding of the topics they are researching and concomitantly assessing for the site's audience.”
​–Ryan Cummings, director of Signal Risk, an Africa-focused political and security risk management consultancy.

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​–Anton Pelinka, professor of nationalism studies and political science at the Central European University in Budapest

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​–John J. Tierney, professor emeritus, The Institute of World Politics Review

“WPR has been a valuable source of information on foreign affairs for me for many years. What I appreciate most is that WPR publishes analytical pieces on international affairs that I do not find anywhere else.”

–Stephanie Liechtenstein, diplomatic correspondent and freelance journalist based in Vienna, Austria.