Top World Politics Substacks

#1 Drop Site News

Independent news on politics and war

#2 Seymour Hersh

It's worse than you think

#3 Thinking about...

Opening the future by understanding the past.

#4 Chartbook

A newsletter on economics, geopolitics and history from Adam Tooze. More substantial than the twitter feed. More freewheeling than what you might read from me in FT, Foreign Policy, New Statesman.

#5 The official Ryan McBeth Substack

Get all of my power points, raw intelligence and limited/demonitized videos from YouTube here. https://www.youtube.com/ryanmcbethprogramming

#6 The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the war in Ukraine, and elsewhere on the frontlines for democracy. Issues 3x a week!

#7 Lucid

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

#8 The Beinart Notebook

A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.

#9 Comment is Freed

Politics, policy analysis, and foreign affairs from Sam and Lawrence Freedman

#10 David Hundeyin

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

#11 Phillips’s Newsletter

Whatever intrigues me--these days the Russo-Ukraine War with regular departures

#12 Revista Timeline

Revista Timeline - Informação para leitores exigentes

#13 Aaron Mate

Reporting and analysis by award-winning independent journalist.

#14 Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge

Conflict analysis, geopolitical commentary, with a side of culture & politics.

#15 John’s Substack

My personal Substack

#16 Big Serge Thought

Musings and Ponderings

#17 Futura Doctrina

A conversation about technology, ideas, people and their convergence in contemporary war and competition. Also covering issues related to the war in Ukraine, Chinese aggression against Taiwan and Indo-Pacific defence.

#18 Jeremy Scahill

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

#19 Foreign Exchanges

Daily roundups of world news and thoughtful commentary on US foreign policy.

#20 SpyTalk

Intelligence for Thinking People

#21 The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey offers an incisive and thought-provoking analysis by James M. Dorsey of the geopolitics in a swath of land stretching from Africa's Atlantic coast across the Middle East and Central Asia to the borders of China

#22 The Palladium Letter

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

#23 Pippa's Pen & Podcast

Bubbling with fresh ideas on the world's economy.

#24 Secret Siam

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

#25 Jonathan Cook

Independent journalism, against the grain

#26 Blunt Reentry

Nuclear weapons, missiles, Asia, space, technology, politics, and more. Written by Ankit Panda.

#27 Francis’s Substack

My personal Substack

#28 The Ark

About Russia by people who live here - geopolitics, Christianity, history, culture, society.

#29 Destacadas

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

#30 An Africanist Perspective

African political economy, foreign affairs, and general commentary.

#31 Michael’s Newsletter

Conflict, Information War, Safe Life

#32 Anti-imperial Nexus

Musings about World War III. Mostly discussing tensions with Russia, China and Iran.

#33 Pen>Sword

Pen>Sword. Where stories ignored by mainstream outlets and erased from media headlines are focal.

#34 McFaul's World

Analyzing the fight between democrats and autocrats around the world. Cheering for the democrats to win.

#35 American Prestige

A podcast from Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world.

#36 WW3: Cyberwar

WW3 has already begun, but most people don't realize it yet, because it doesn't look like WW2. Russia has been waging cyberwar against America and other western democracies for years.

#37 Clarity with Michael Oren

I’m delighted to provide you with deep, multifaceted, and first-hand insights into Israel. No longer in public office, I can show you Israel up close, from the inside, as well as from 25,000 feet — all with total clarity.

#38 Global Guerrillas

Frameworks for decision-makers at the intersection of war, politics, and technology

#39 Afternoon Tea

News from an erudite Englishman

#40 Global Delinquents

The role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions.

#41 Mission Brief (Official IDF Substack)

Field notes from the International Spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces.

#42 Black Mountain Analysis

Geopolitical and economical analysis

#43 Sarcastosaurus

My personal Substack

#44 Faridaily

In-depth about the Kremlin

#45 TOP SECRET UMBRA

A Counterintelligence Perspective on Espionage, Terrorism, Deception and Propaganda

#46 History of the Present

Join a European 'historian of the present' to follow history as it happens

#47 Blackstone Intelligence Report

Geopolitical News and Analysis by Jake Morphonios

#48 Geopolitical Economy Report

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

#49 Palestine is Still the Issue

Covering the global battle for justice in Palestine and more. “For unfettered insights read Asa Winstanley's excellent newsletter” — John Pilger

#50 Andrew Korybko's Newsletter

Geostrategic analysis of the New Cold War

#51 Beijing to Britain

Research briefings on the UK-China bilateral.

#52 Militant Wire

#53 Ukraine Conflict Monitor

An analysis of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

#54 Palestine DeepDive

The key stories from the Israel-Palestine conflict and peace process

#55 ACTIVE MEASURES

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

#56 imetatronink

Geopolitics - History, Empires, and War - Macroeconomics and Markets - Music - Photography

#57 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.

#58 This Week in Africa

Democracy, Development, Daily Life

#59 Psychopolitica

Russian psychedelia in exile 🍄

#60 Sinification

The world as viewed from China.

#61 Tracking People's Daily

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

#62 India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat

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

#63 The Real War

Providing expert analysis on what the best US national security strategy should be to prevent an unnecessary World War III with Russia and China as well as what we should have done differently to achieve more successful outcomes in our past conflicts.

#64 Duan Dang’s Newsletter

#65 Frontelligence Insight

Frontelligence Insight: Revolutionizing Public Access to Conflict Intelligence

#66 Latin America Risk Report

Daily analysis of politics and security in Latin America.

#67 Murray Hunter

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

#68 Trying to Understand the World

A newsletter devoted not to polemic, but to trying to make sense of today's world.

#69 The Slavland Chronicles

The wars are fake, but the massacres are real.

#70 Diane Francis

ANNE APPLEBAUM is a subscriber because of Diane's "insightful writing." COLUMBIA U PROFESSOR: "She is the most geopolitically and geo-economically savvy journalist in the Western world." Substack bestseller read in 106 countries.

#71 Uncensored

Geo-political analysis

#72 The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda

International, affairs and security from a realist, Russian & multipolar PoV

#73 Weapons and Strategy

Weapons, military power, technology, war and deterrence

#74 Antony Loewenstein

Palestine, politics and prose

#75 Spinelli - Visioni sull'Europa

Spinelli è la newsletter settimanale di Will Media che racconta l’Unione europea, un approfondimento alla volta

#76 The German Review

Analysis and opinion on German politics and current affairs. Helping an English-speaking audience stay smart about Europe's major power.

#77 Great Power

Unconventional stories about unconventional wars. Great Power is your guide to what power needs to be in the 21st century

#78 Freedom Road

Bridging the Narrative Gap, Walking Freedom Road Together

#79 Latin America Daily Briefing

Latin America Daily Briefing is a daily dispatch of news from Latin America and the Caribbean -- a mix of stories from the international and local press, as well as analysis from think tanks, academics and other commentators.

#80 Insight Monitor

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

#81 La lettre de Senta

L'essentiel de l'agenda global, ma vision et une pincée de magie pour en sortir

#82 Sudan War Monitor

Collaborative of journalists and open source researchers tracking the events of Sudan’s war and the search for solutions. We’re building a platform to battle disinformation and warmongering and amplify the voices of victims, humanitarians and peacemakers.

#83 Unmasking Russia

Newsletter covering Russia, Ukraine, Eastern, and Central Europe with a focus on Russia's intelligence operations to destabilize global democracies

#84 The 100 Days

politics, Russia, medicine and life.

#85 Loud & Clear with John Kiriakou

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

#86 The Hundred

3 experts answer 1 question in 100 words.

#87 Pieter Friedrich

Journalist | Author

#88 The Iranist

A weekly newsletter on all things Iran

#89 Andrew Fox’s Substack

Analysis of the Middle East, Defence, and Disinformation by Andrew Fox, professional researcher and former Parachute Regiment officer.

#90 CHINA POLICY leads

follow the PRC policy pulse

#91 Discourse Power

Tracking China's rise to the world's center stage.

#92 Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

An insider's guide to understanding your world and the people who run it.

#93 The Pharos Chronicles – Jacob Nordangård, PhD

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

#94 OSINT & Analysis by Oliver Alexander

OSINT (Open Source Intelligence), natural gas, current events. Get in depth analysis covering a multitude of subjects straight to your inbox.

#95 Russian Dissent

A place for dissenting Russian voices.

#96 Dispatches from the No Fly Zone

Greg Maybury’s Newsletter

#97 Alexander Dugin

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

#98 De Nieuwe Wereld

Verdiepende gesprekken in een tijd van verandering

#99 TL;DRussia

Insight and analysis. No riddles or mysteries.

#100 Son of the New American Revolution

Dedicated to the pursuit of truth without regard to partisan advantage.