Rhyming Chaos is a podcast in which hosts Jeremy Goldkorn and Maria Repnikova interview historians and scholars about periods of upheaval, tyranny and strongman rule. Each episode gives listeners expert analysis of cases such as the Soviet collapse, Singapore's illiberal system, and China's first republican president.
Website: https://www.rhymingchaos.com
Anne Applebaum writes about democracy and authoritarianism, with a focus on the war in Ukraine, Russia, and US foreign policy under Trump. Issues combine her own commentary with reporting-based analysis of conflicts of interest and diplomacy.
Long-form interviews with political scientists, historians and regional experts on democracy, authoritarianism and political development. Readers get in-depth discussion of current events and research, such as Israel's election, Fukuyama's recognition thesis and the limits of AI for authoritarian control.
Statecraft publishes long-form interviews with scholars, officials and writers about how government works and how policy gets made. Recent issues cover policy education, how authoritarian regimes are built, and the thought of political scientist James C. Scott.
Meridiem analyzes Turkish politics and political economy through the lens of historical materialism, covering regime and state forms, constitutional debates, and market indicators such as reserves, interest rates and dollarization. Issues appear in both Turkish and English.
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