John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer, offers commentary on national security, intelligence, foreign affairs and US politics, covering events such as Saudi-Houthi escalation and debt concerns. The excerpts read as news-driven commentary with a strong opinion angle, though much of the material is teaser text.
Website: https://johnkiriakou.substack.com
A weekly newsletter tracking US-Israel-Iran tensions, with sourced updates on possible military escalation, negotiations and regional politics. It also features long-form interviews with Iran experts in a series called The Haft.
Research publication and podcast feed from Forethought on navigating explosive AI progress, covering military AI command safeguards, space weapons and nuclear deterrence, and philanthropy during an intelligence explosion. Readers get detailed, sourced policy analysis with concrete proposals and estimates.
A lawyer and scholar writes analytical essays on international economics, focusing on U.S. trade policy, tariffs, U.S.-China relations and national security import controls. Readers get informed analysis of how trade law, politics and geopolitics interact, drawing on the author's policy and legal expertise.
Long-form interview podcast with transcripts, currently running a series on building AI compute infrastructure in Australia, with guests from energy economics, national security and government. Also includes occasional link roundups with excerpts from recent episodes.
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