Top World Politics Substacks

#1 The official Ryan McBeth Substack

Intelligence Analysis and Author Updates

#2 World Politics & History

Hard-hitting analysis of the top stories across the globe

#3 Drew Pavlou's Iceberg Journal

My Substack is about world politics and the future of Western civilization.

#4 The Best for Britain Wire

Thought-provoking insights, expert analysis, and informed commentary adding light not heat to the issues defining UK and international politics.

#5 The Healthy American, Peggy Hall

Defending truth and freedom.

#6 David Hundeyin

No-holds-barred analysis, intelligence and key stories from keen West African eyes.

#7 The Next Move

In-depth analysis of the shifting frontlines in the battle against authoritarianism and strategic insights on what to do next.

#8 The Bismarck Cables

Realpolitik assessments of foreign affairs - brief, ruthless, action-oriented.

#9 Jeremy Scahill

Periodic updates from an independent journalist. I report on war, espionage, international affairs and politics.

#10 Global GeoPolitics

The world is shaped by narratives, those who control them shape perception. But here, we cut through the noise. Welcome to Global GeoPolitics, where I provide independent geopolitical analysis, exposing hidden agendas and global power structures. Join m

#11 McFaul's World

Explaining international politics, and especially the fight between autocrats and democrats in the world today.

#12 Glenn Diesen’s Substack

Professor of political science with research focus on geoeconomics, Russian foreign policy and Eurasian integration

#13 Jonathan Cook

Independent journalism, against the grain

#14 Trita Parsi

Trita Parsi is the Executive VP of the Quincy Institute and an award-winning author. Washingtonian Magazine has named him one of the 25 most influential voices on foreign policy. Noam Chomsky calls him "one of the most distinguished scholars on Iran"

#15 Kinjiro House: Michael and Masako Yon

Commentary by Michael Yon. NOTE: All subscriptions are DONATIONS to enable continued research, analysis, and commentary. You are NOT paying for a product. No contractual obligation exists for any payments made on Substack. No Refunds.

#16 Prof Robert Pape

Prof Pape tracks wars, political violence, and geopolitical shifts worldwide in real time, identifying the strategic forces reshaping global politics, markets, and security before everyone else sees where they're headed.

#17 The Briefing Book

Explaining the intersection of foreign policy and politics.

#18 Daniel Estulin Substack

Descubre las fuerzas ocultas que moldean el poder global. Sigue el análisis profundo de Daniel Estulin sobre geopolítica, economía y conspiraciones internacionales. Perspectivas exclusivas que no encontrarás en los medios tradicionales

#19 Warrior Diplomacy Substack

A Substack on world affairs from one of the foremost military practitioners, geopolitical experts, and American diplomats of this generation.

#20 The Palladium Letter

Palladium Magazine's weekly updates and articles exploring the future of governance and society.

#21 Alexander Dugin

Doctor of Sociology and of Political sciences, PhD of Philosophy. Founder of Russian geopolitical school and Eurasian Movement.

#22 Geopolitical Economy Report

Independent news outlet providing original journalism and analysis to understand the changing world.

#23 Antifa International

The worldwide fight against bigotry and fascism.

#24 Palestine Deep Dive

100% independent, Palestinian-led media.

#25 Secret Siam

Exclusive information and insight on Thai politics, history and the elephant in the room

#26 Infinite Jaz

reporting from the ground in the occupied west bank

#27 Dialogue and Dissonance

Writing about Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the Middle East, the American Jewish Community, U.S. foreign policy, Antisemitism, and other things as they come up.

#28 Loud & Clear with John Kiriakou

National security, intelligence, foreign affairs, politics, and justice reform.

#29 Tracking People's Daily

This blog primarily offers a breakdown of the weekday editions of the People's Daily.

#30 Jason Hickel

Professor at ICTA-UAB and Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE • Author of THE DIVIDE and LESS IS MORE • Global inequality, political economy and ecological economics

#31 Destacadas

"Destacadas es el Substack en español sobre política internacional, inteligencia estratégica e información privilegiada más leído del mundo" - Sidestack

#32 Manufacture Dissent

Manufacturing dissent towards those who manufacture consent for forever wars. Bringing stories from citizen journalists in our ever-changing multipolar world.

#33 Geopolitical Europe

Welcome to Geopolitical Europe! This Substack focuses on European security, geopolitics, and grand strategy - and bridges the gap between policy and academia.

#34 Sinification

The world as viewed from China.

#35 Fight’s Substack

Dedicated to the international world revolution and freeing all oppressed peoples from the tyranny of capitalist barbarism.

#36 This Week in Africa

Democracy, Development, Daily Life

#37 alimcforever

I’m alimcforever, a researcher, communicator, and historian. I break down colonialism, propaganda, and power structures so they actually make sense.

#38 Frontelligence Insight

Frontelligence Insight: Revolutionizing Public Access to Conflict Intelligence

#39 HUMINT

Human stories at the intersection of intelligence and national security

#40 State of Siege

"Conflict?" No, its Apartheid. Weekly newsletter focusing on Palestine, the Middle East, and Western colonialism across the world. Storytelling to hold truth to power.

#41 The Battleground

The Battleground is a window onto Europe beyond the 24/7 news cycle, the background instead of the foreground, the democratic instead of the populist. Reflecting our diversity - in Europe & beyond.

#42 Latin America Risk Report

Daily analysis of politics and security in Latin America.

#43 The Concis

At the Front. On the Charge.

#44 Andrew Korybko's Newsletter

Geostrategic analysis of the New Cold War

#45 WW3: Drones & Cyberwar

WW3 has already begun, but most people don't realize it yet, because it doesn't look like WW2. Russia is waging a new kind of hybrid war against America and other western democracies.

#46 China Uncensored

A weekly China Uncensored newsletter

#47 Events in Ukraine

Events, intrigues, history and literature in Ukraine, Russia, and the world.

#48 India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat

Analysis, interviews and links on Indian politics, foreign policy, history and more.

#49 The Brief

A podcast dedicated to better understanding global issues, hosted by Jim Clancy. Whether geo-political, the fragility of our democracy, international security norms, statecraft, economics, freedom of the press & the environment.

#50 Ahmed Eldin | Out Loud

We say the quiet part Out Loud, holding the powerful to account across politics, culture, media, and public life.

#51 The Long Memo (TLM)

I wrote memos for senior government officials to make better policy decisions. Now I write them to help people like you understand our world.

#52 TOP SECRET UMBRA

A Counterintelligence Perspective on Espionage, Terrorism, Deception and Propaganda

#53 Mexico Decoded

The most-subscribed English-language Substack on Mexico. Delivering analysis of Mexico’s politics, economy, and business.

#54 Vlast

The regime decoded from within

#55 Middle East Politics Newsletter

the most important developments in the Middle East and North Africa. For more information, please check the `about` section.

#56 The Scott Horton Show

Libertarian foreign policy, mostly

#57 Migration issues to look out for in the year to come

Origins, key events and priorities for European migration policy

#58 Ukraine Conflict Monitor

An analysis of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

#59 Psychopolitica

Russian psychedelia in exile 🍄

#60 Blackstone Intelligence Report

Geopolitical News and Analysis by Jake Morphonios

#61 Militant Wire

#62 Über Rechts

Wir beobachten die Rechten, damit ihr es nicht müsst.

#63 Being There

I write about global economics and politics. I am a columnist of The Guardian; veteran of the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Opinion and The Washington Post. Figuring things out.

#64 Duan Dang’s Newsletter

#65 Forensic Architecture

Updates on the latest investigations and exhibitions from Forensic Architecture, a research agency based at Goldsmiths, University of London, investigating rights violations and state violence globally.

#66 the spectacle

international news, geopolitics, and world culture—discussing what the mainstream media won't. join 8000+ engaged and informed spectators.

#67 Vijay Prashad

Writing is my joy, revolution is my passion.

#68 Behind the Narrative 📣

Deconstructing narratives. Exposing manipulation, breaking down Middle East politics and media bias, backed by research. 📚 The Palestinian Myth | The Enemy Within | Six Million and a Day💙

#69 Malign Influence Operations

This Substack investigates malign influence operations, corruption, and the backroom deals shaping our world. From shadowy political schemes to disinformation campaigns, we expose the forces eroding democracy and uncover the hidden networks driving global

#70 Israel Brief

The Mitzpe Institute's daily read on Israel — what moved overnight, and what it means. Free in your inbox, with the deeper work at mitzpe.org.

#71 Pieter Friedrich

Journalist | Author

#72 Insight Monitor

Global security, terrorism, espionage and illicit financing -- news and analysis you won't find anywhere else!

#73 Patrick Henningsen

An independent journalist and broadcaster sharing the latest news, views, and analysis on what's really happening our the world today.

#74 Medea’s Substack

My personal Substack

#75 ACTIVE MEASURES

An investigative journalism project by Kit Klarenberg and Alex Rubinstein. Decrypting the imperial media narrative matrix.

#76 BettBeat’s Newsletter

A critical discussion about the world around us, seen through an anti-imperialist lens

#77 Thomas Fazi

Mainstream-defying reflections on (geo)politics, economics, war, energy and life in general.

#78 Cato: Your Info-Warfare Arms Dealer

I study the mass control techniques, information warfare tactics, and "grand lies" that control the masses in today's world - and provide counter-narrative knowledge and techniques to push back on them.

#79 Abby Martin

Journalist #EmpireFiles Films: Gaza Fights For Freedom, Earth's Greatest Enemy [email protected] linktr.ee/fababs

#80 Benny Morris's Corner

History and Current Affairs in the Middle East

#81 CHINA POLICY leads

follow the PRC policy pulse

#82 China Articles

A weekly collection of articles and reports about the activities of the Chinese Communist Party.

#83 TL;DRussia

Insight and analysis. No riddles or mysteries.

#84 The 100 Days

politics, Russia, medicine and life.

#85 Russia Analyzed

Insights and analysis on Russian foreign and security policy, the war against Ukraine and dynamics in the wider Eurasian region

#86 The Pharos Chronicles – Jacob Nordangård, PhD

Jacob Nordangård, PhD – Geopolitics, Science & Technology, Politics behind the scenes

#87 Murray Hunter

A review of issues within SE Asia, from both my past and contemporary writing

#88 The Saratoga Foundation

The Saratoga Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization founded for the purpose of educating US policymakers about the strategic importance of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing struggle for the mastery of Eurasia by Russia and China.

#89 Center for China Analysis

The Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis is a global think tank committed to decoding China's complexities with an "inside-out" approach.

#90 Africa’s Bright Future

Witness Africa's epic leap into a prosperous future. Subscribe to join the movement.

#91 Marat Khairullin Substack

Military correspondent, documentarian and journalist. As a military correspondent, worked in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Chechnya.

#92 Freedom Road

Bridging the Narrative Gap, Walking Freedom Road Together

#93 Craig Tindale

#94 De Nieuwe Wereld

Verdiepende gesprekken in een tijd van verandering

#95 Gabrielius Landsbergis

Former Foreign Minister of Lithuania. Values-based policymaker. Founder of Friends of Democracy. http://landsbergis.com Bookings: [email protected]

#96 Conflict & Democracy

Facts and analysis on the crisis of the global order

#97 The Detox with Neil Abrams

Taking on autocrats, imperialists, war criminals, and their apologists

#98 Aymenn’s Monstrous Publications

Iraq, Syria, jihadism, medieval Latin & Arabic texts, and more...

#99 Abu Aardvark's MENA Academy

Everything MENA Political Science and Politics

#100 Voice of the Proletariat

☭ Offering Marxist-Leninist analysis and commentary on current events, international relations, geopolitics, industry studies, and more.