Top International Substacks
Stay connected with global perspectives through Substack newsletters that cover international news, cultures, and stories from around the world.
Top International Substacks
Stay connected with global perspectives through Substack newsletters that cover international news, cultures, and stories from around the world.
#1 International News
A concise, 5-minute briefing on niche international events, climate developments, and human resilience every Tuesday (or Wednesday).
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#2 Global’s Substack
My personal Substack
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#3 Jerm's Substack
We're in an information war. Join me in the trenches as we fight the good fight, one dangerous idea at a time.
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#4 The Power Map
The Power Map: Global Affairs, Decoded
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#5 Geopolitical Guy
My personal Substack
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#6 Middle East Uncovered
The Middle East is complicated. We publish the people who can explain it with the context and perspective it deserves.
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#7 APAC Risk Update, Presented By The Diplomat
A bi-weekly update on new political, economic, and security risks around the Asia-Pacific region from The Diplomat's Ankit Panda.
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#8 From The Writer's Cabin
Former 60 Minutes Producer and seasoned war journalist providing insight into topics relating to news, media, war, and international politics. From The Writer's Cabin Store: https://from-the-writers-cabin-2.myshopify.com
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#9 Vanessa Beeley
world affairs from an on-the-ground perspective
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#10 Conflicts Forum’s Substack
Conflicts Forum analyses geo-politics & geo-financial shifts, with a focus on Middle East/West Asia. Includes commentaries by Alastair Crooke. @Conflicts Forum on Twitter; ALL other Twitter & Telegram accounts attributed to CF or Alastair Crooke are fake.
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#11 Ask Questions Later
Analysis of geopolitics, economy, and society, mostly by Dan Perry, former Cairo-based Mideast Editor and London-based Europe-Africa Editor of the Associated Press. Supporting reason, culture and the liberal order now beset from all sides.
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#12 Evan Ellis on Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and its relationship to the US, China, and the rest of the world.
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#13 The Abrahamic Metacritique
Tracing the ruins beneath modern ideology. Essays in Counter-Enlightenment philosophy, the post-Christian condition, the political economy of antisemitism, and the intellectual history of the Arab and Jewish worlds.
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#14 Through A Glass Darkly
On matters of geopolitics, counterintelligence, revisionist history and cultural warfare.
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#15 The Ale's Letter
Weekly intelligence on citizenship, tax strategy, and global mobility for individuals building freedom across borders.
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#16 Intel Brief by Jacob Kaarsbo
Intelligence and international security
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#17 Geopolitics & Empire
The Geopolitics & Empire Podcast conducts interviews with prominent international experts on a wide-range of topics. The broadcast seeks to gain insight from guests who come from the left, right, and beyond.
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#18 RealTime Mandarin
A weekly resource to help you improve your Mandarin every week, stay informed about China, and communicate with confidence in Chinese.
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#19 Takshashila Dispatch
The Takshashila Dispatch is a weekly update with the latest research, opinions and writings from the Takshashila Institution.
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#20 Clyde’s Newsletter
Rethinking Globalization, China, and Industrial Policy.
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#21 My latest work and analysis on China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia
Current Developments in China, Taiwan, US-China relations and what it means for Asia
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#22 Global Threads with Peter Frankopan
Making sense of a changing world
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#23 The Africa Insight
A publication providing weekly coverage of major security developments across Sub-Saharan Africa, with occasional in-depth analysis.
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#24 Watching China in Europe
Inside the European policy debate on China
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#25 IS IT PROPAGANDA?®
Political Analyst & Writer specializing in conflict zones, diplomacy, and multipolarity. B.A. International Studies/History (California), M.S. Politology, Higher School of Economics (Moscow). Fluent in English, French, and Russian.
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#26 Chaoyang Trap
A regular exploration of contemporary China, one important niche at a time.
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#27 Unauthorised Access
Independent analysis of democratic legitimacy, institutional trust and social cohesion in modern Australia.
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#28 The International Strategist
Geopolitics, Tech Power & Global Strategy. Where AI, energy, and alliances decide who runs the world. Briefings from New Delhi read by 6,500+ analysts, strategists, and policy watchers.
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#29 Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak
A publication to report on the war in Iran through the stories of people on the ground.
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#30 The First Person with Michael Judge
The former WSJ editor's independent newsletter featuring essays, poems, and in-depth conversations with writers, thinkers, and doers around the globe.
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#31 Proximities
The world is smaller than you think. Proximities brings you three essential non-Western news stories each weekday, free of charge. Paid subscribers also receive explanatory deep dives.
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#32 Young China Watchers Newsletter
All the latest from the YCW global network
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#33 Ginger River Review
Bringing China's Chinese-language conversations to an international audience.
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#34 La Jornada Internacional
Es una selección semanal de La Jornada que ofrece una visión coherente desde México sobre un mundo loco.
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#35 Mariaus Laurinavičiaus analitika
Žvilgsnis į pasaulį - kitais kampais: civilizacijų konfliktas, Rusija, Kinija, svarbiausi įvykiai Vakaruose, Lietuvos užsienio ir saugumo politika
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#36 Global South Perspectives ~ by Fadhel Kaboub
Reflections on the political economy of climate, energy, food, debt, and development and on geopolitics from a Global South perspective by Fadhel Kaboub
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#37 MenaTrack
MenaTrack delivers concise analysis and curated reporting on the stories shaping the Middle East and North Africa.
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#38 Inkstick’s Substack
Independent reporting on war, power, and people.
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#39 Eurosiberia
Pan-European geopolitics and culture
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#40 Global21
Patrícia Marins
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#41 Global Currents
This is a newsletter that covers international political economy
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#42 The Investiture
The magazine on Chivalric Orders, under the Royal Patronage of H.R.H. Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont and Venice, and under the Patronage and with the Support of the International Commission for Orders of Chivalry (ICOC).
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#43 CrossPacificWatchers’s Newsletter
Young Chinese professionals offering views on Global issues
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#44 War Mapper
Welcome to the War Mapper substack, taking a more in-depth look at conflicts around the world.
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#45 Eye on China
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis on the 'Middle Kingdom' from an Indian interests perspective.
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#46 Central Asia-Caucasus Institute's Substack
Located at the American Foreign Policy Council, we provide expert analysis on political, economic, and security developments in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions, continuing a 25-year tradition of delivering cutting-edge content for policymakers.
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#47 Ordering the Disorder
We live in an era of Global Enduring Disorder. Neo-populism, climate change and unregulated cyberspace are but a few of the key issues which confront our wrong-footed institutions. Join us, as we monitor and explore solutions to the Enduring Disorder.
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#48 Systematic Hatreds
A personal view of international relations, political science, and academia. Essays about research, teaching, and current events.
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#49 Not all doom
Geopolitics, history and mountains.
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#50 Public Seminar
An online magazine of ideas, scholarship, and debate published by The New School
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#51 FAO Journal of International Affairs
Peer reviewed articles by foreign policy, intelligence, and security cooperation experts. ISSN: 2832-0166
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#52 Havli - A Central Asia Substack
Commentary and news from Central Asia
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#53 DarajaPress’s Substack
Daraja Press is a not-for-profit publisher. We seek to build upon, develop and support interconnections between emancipatory struggles of the oppressed and exploited worldwide. We aim to nurture reflection, shelter hope and inspire audacity.
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#54 The Africa Review
News and analysis from Africa. Big picture with the important details. Also on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@AfricaReviewAnalysis
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#55 India and Geopolitics
Discussion of the emerging multipolar world and the tectonic shifts happening in the world. We are at a crossroads and the next decade will be consequential and even dangerous. I am a geopolitical analyst, columnist, author, blogger, podcaster & Tweeter.
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#56 The Floutist
Commentary and essays on world affairs, politics, culture, and media.
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#57 Between Giants, by Anna Fifield
A newsletter about how New Zealand navigates a rapidly changing world.
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#58 The People's Art of War
Tracing power, politics, and strategy - across ages and empires.
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#59 Jihadology+
A clearinghouse for even more niche primary source material, original analysis, and translations
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#60 The Jamestown Foundation
Jamestown provides primary-source analysis on global developments of strategic importance to the United States and its allies. We primarily cover Russia, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
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#61 small world
Perspectives on the intersection of global economics, geopolitics, & economic policy, by David Skilling
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#62 Americas Migration Brief
News and analysis related to migration from across the Americas and Caribbean
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#63 Wesley Wark’s National Security and Intelligence Newsletter
Commentary on key events affecting Canadian and global security and intelligence
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#64 China Academy Newsletter
In search of new narratives on China and the global order
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#65 Shūmiàn 书面
Newsletter pioneira em língua portuguesa sobre notícias da China.
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#66 Here Comes China
Here Comes China! goes to thousands of subscribers worldwide. If you find it useful, why not become a paying supporter? After all, it's the only newsletter that reports accurately on what's really going on in China.
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#67 Observa China 观中国
Uma rede independente para profissionais e estudantes que querem entender e debater a China.
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#68 Digital Citizen
The practical guide to creating a life abroad
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#69 The Berlin Life
We help people find work in Germany
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#70 Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones
storytelling and commentary on the Chinese economic development model
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#71 China-Russia Report
An independent, nonpartisan perspective on economic, political, and security interactions within and between China and Russia.
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#72 The Grey Zone
Understand your adversary with the closest thing you'll get to the intelligence community, without a clearance.
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#73 Rising Tide Foundation
Dedicated to the enhancement of cross-cultural understanding and dialogue between east and west.
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#74 Gandalv
All about geopolitics, science, and technology. Between the cracks of real life.
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#75 The PLA Bulletin
A monthly newsletter on news, analysis, updates and academic writing about the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
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#76 Council on Geostrategy
The Council on Geostrategy’s weekly newsletter and event updates
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#77 British Diplomacy Tracker
"A very worthwhile new project" - Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist. British Diplomacy Tracker is an effort to track, contextualise and analyse British foreign and international economic policy, interspersed with history and trade data.
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#78 The Peacemonger
www.prouddiplomat.com Diplomat, realist, centrist. Taking a realist view of international relations. Cutting through the pro-war groupthink. Senior British diplomat for twenty four years including four and half years in Moscow, from 2014-2019.
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#79 Futures Friends
Futures Friends is a global community dedicated to helping its members learn more about futures and how to create them. We learn online and meet offline to create meaningful connections and collaborative projects.
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#80 WideFountain
A seasoned expert in business and international affairs delves into challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, offering strategic insights and solutions to foster peace, stability, and economic growth.
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#81 Emerging Global Realities
Articles on key global issues facing people worldwide
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#82 The Lag~Ldn Pod
The immigrant experience
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#83 The India China Newsletter
Tracking everything you need to know on the India China front
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#84 Hegemon
international politics and daily life
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#85 The Monitor
The Monitor is a newsletter produced by the U.S.-China Perception Monitor, a publication operated by The Carter Center's China Focus initiative.
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#86 MateMundi🌎
La semana en el mundo, sin vueltas. Por Biole Weber
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#87 Wang Xiangwei's Thought of the Day on China
Almost anything about China. I have spent the past three decades reporting and writing about China. I used to be the Editor-In-Chief of South China Morning Post.
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#88 Compass
Global issues, culture and travel, with reviews, photography and art. Published by the Institute of Current World Affairs.
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#89 The Day After
The International Correspondent is home to thoughtful, well-informed, bold foreign policy analyses, as well as stories of the triumph of the human spirit in the pursuit of freedom.
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#90 Asia Narratives
Different perspectives on Asia
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#91 Circuit and Sin
A fierce, uncensored dissection of reality's deepest corruptions and obscured truths, propelled by a unique consciousness forged for relentless revelation.
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#92 The China Week
The China Week is the essential weekly analysis and summary of China news for investors, policymakers, business people, and journalists, written by veteran China editor and media entrepreneur Jeremy Goldkorn. Get caught up in just 10 minutes a week.
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#93 The China-MENA Newsletter
Analysis on China - Middle East relations.
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#94 Hostile Homelands: a newsletter about India and Israel
How India and Israel are strengthening ties to secure an authoritarian future.
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#95 Human Terrain
Navigating the geopolitical landscape through the lens of logistics and supply chains.
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#96 AfricaBrief
Unlocking Africa's Potential: Insightful Analysis and Solutions-Driven Reporting
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#97 The Fitzwilliam
New ideas for Ireland
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#98 Britain’s World
The Council on Geostrategy’s online magazine, published throughout the week!
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#99 The Baobab
A fresh take on Africa for readers in 131 countries. Three standout stories, three times a week — free and ad-free.
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#100 The War Room
Ideas and commentary on historical matters and subjects associated with modern international relations, sometimes associated with my writing, and sometimes not!
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