A weekly personal essay newsletter that uses pop culture and classic literature, such as The Prince of Egypt, The Count of Monte Cristo and Fahrenheit 451, to examine propaganda, the myth of the rule of law, and geopolitics. Readers get a lawyer-author's commentary on how stories shape political perceptions, with a promotional pitch for an eBook attached.
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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.
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.
Adam Tooze's newsletter curates and comments on daily links across economics, geopolitics and economic history, from tariffs and inflation to the AI boom's effect on the US current account. Each issue pairs current macro and market items with historical and intellectual-history threads and an art image.
ChinaTalk publishes original analysis and expert interviews on Chinese technology policy, AI, semiconductors and US-China competition. Readers get detailed breakdowns of regulations, export controls and industry developments, often with on-the-ground reporting or primary-source reading.
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