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"The UAE's exit from OPEC was a long time coming." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 28 April 2026, 2148 UTC. Content and Source:  "WPR Daily Review."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgLXvQFnHJkpTGHfXvwrFRrkdL URL--https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today.   Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). April 28, 2026 By Elliot Waldman, editor-in-chief Hello and welcome back to the Daily Review. Today at WPR,  columnist Mary Gallagher  looks at  the rift within Taiwan’s main opposition party over how to handle defense issues and ties with China. And Liam Taylor  reports from Nairobi  on young Kenyan activists’ efforts to go from street protests to the corridors of power. Scroll down for more on those items. But first, here’s today’s t...

"Let Iran defeat itself, The disposable oligarchs, Trump-Xi and the specter of 1914." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 28 April 2026, 1648 UTC. Content and Source:  "Foreign Affairs Today." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgLXvPmDGrzLBGhWjmmhQDLPMS URL--https://www.foreignaffairs.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). April 28, 2026 |  View in Browser Sponsored by  Bloomsbury Academic     Let Iran Defeat Itself America Should End the War but Keep Up the Pressure By Richard Nephew   A  Foreign Affairs  subscription is less than  $3.50/month. Subscribe Now →   The Disposable Oligarchs Why Wealthy Elites Come to Regret Their Bargains With Authoritarians By Christopher Hartwell and Tricia D. Olsen   Trump, Xi, and the Specter of 19...