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"Pakistan tries to mediate a war that could tear it apart." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 20 April 2026, 2338 UTC. Content and Source:  "WPR Daily Review."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgLXlCJTwMzZJwBGbXCrkCCkdM https://www.worldpoliticsreview.blogspot.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 20, 2026 By Elliot Waldman, WPR’s editor-in-chief Hello and welcome back to the Daily Review. Today at WPR , defense analysts Alia Awadallah and Jesse Marks look at the implications of defunding a Pentagon unit specializing in  civilian protection , and WPR’s James Bosworth argues that the hype surrounding Argentine President  Javier Milei  is wearing off, exposing the limited success of his economic reforms. But first, here’s my take on today’...

"The final stage of a meaningless war." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.   Accessed on 18 April 2026, 0113 UTC. Content and Source:  "WPR Daily Review." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgLPSDrhDSCswrdstcwTChTbrQ 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 17, 2026 In partnership with Hello and welcome back to the Daily Review. It’s looking increasingly likely that  the U.S. and Iran will reach a framework agreement  to end the war as soon as this weekend. The breakthrough was the truce between Israel and Lebanon, which was agreed yesterday and so far appears to be holding. That led Iran—which has maintained all along that its ceasefire with the U.S. applies to Lebanon—to announce this morning that the Strait of...