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Hampton Stephens
Hampton founded World Politics Review with the aim of creating a better discourse about global affairs in the U.S. and around the world. He has been a reporter, editor and freelance writer, and also worked on the business side of publishing before founding WPR. He is a member of the board of directors of EBSCO, the leading provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, ebooks and discovery service for academic and public libraries. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master's in Statecraft and World Politics from the Institute of World Politics.

Judah Grunstein, Editor-in-Chief
Judah's coverage of French and American politics, foreign policy and national security has appeared in World Politics Review, the International Herald Tribune, the Atlantic online, Politico Magazine, Foreign Policy online and the Los Angeles Review of Books. He is a regular guest commentator on France 24, as well as a published playwright.

Jakob Cansler, Assistant Editor

Jakob writes WPR's Daily Review newsletter. Prior to joining WPR, Jakob worked as an editorial intern at the Washington Monthly and WUVA, Inc. He has a B.A. in political science and drama from the University of Virginia.

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