Yascha Mounk publishes essays and long-form interviews on politics, democracy, culture and ideas. Issues feature his own analysis alongside conversations with authors and scholars such as James Marriott and Eliot Cohen.

A weekday newsletter delivering five concise analyses of international affairs, each pairing news with historical context, an explicit judgment and a business-relevance note. Written by former diplomats, it also opens each issue with a classical artwork and light humor.

Paul Wells is a long-running Canadian political journalist whose newsletter offers pointed analysis of Canadian and Alberta politics, interviews with notable figures, and commentary on culture. Readers get sharp, opinionated reporting grounded in personal access and historical context.

A historian of contemporary Europe writes commentary on current events, mixing personal reflection, historical context and political argument. Issues cover Russia's war on Ukraine, French political culture, and tributes to Central European figures.