Trends in Geopolitics

"Central Banks' crisis of faith" and "Gulf States' image of stability..." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 16 June 2026, 2047 UTC. Content and Source:  "WPR Daily Review." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgMVbTpKxKjPsGtlVVxCFjPSGg 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). June 16, 2026 Hi, everyone, and welcome back to the Daily Review. Today at WPR , Freddy Deknatel explains why the Gulf states’ image of stability may be the biggest casualty of the Iran war. And columnist Charli Carpenter looks at the broader significance of Lebanon’s recent accession to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty. Scroll down for more on those items. But first, here’s our take on today’s top story: Gold bars stacked in a ...

"How Israel could complicate U.S.-Iran peace negotiations." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 16 June 2026, 1533 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR--up first." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgMVbTCwmfHShXZNWKFNxqfnWV URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email online June 16, 2026 SUZANNE NUYEN Up First Newsletter Writer Good morning. Would you give your credit card information to an AI chatbot? Some major AI companies believe that this will be the future of shopping . Here's the news we're following today.  Today’s top stories Photographer/Source Israel, which began the war in Iran with the U.S., has been sidelined in the agreement that the U.S. and Iran are expected to sign on Friday to begin negotiations to end...