A Chinese international relations scholar writes about how China's institutions study the world, including the history of Fudan's Center for American Studies, plus essays on Chinese writing and U.S.-China relations. Readers get insider observation and analysis on who funds knowledge about other countries and how much evidence is allowed to change official views.
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Middle East Uncovered publishes essays, analysis and reported pieces by regional writers and experts on political and social developments across the Middle East. Recent issues cover Syria's political transition, Palestinian refugees returning to ruined camps, and a Bahraini perspective on Iranian attacks on the Gulf.
A paid-subscription newsletter tracking the escalation trajectory of the Iran war, with frameworks for judging shifts in conflict dynamics and their strategic and economic effects. Recent issues analyse US-Israel-Iran signalling, Strait of Hormuz reopening proposals and Russian mediation with a clear forecasting angle.
Trita Parsi, executive VP of the Quincy Institute, writes about the US-Iran conflict, stalled negotiations, and the risk of wider regional escalation involving Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. The newsletter offers his analysis of Iranian strategy, cross-posted interviews and recordings of paid subscriber Q&A sessions.
An academic-interview newsletter on politics, democracy, development and equality, pairing long Q&A conversations with political scientists and commentators on Israeli elections, Fukuyama's recognition theory and AI under authoritarian rule. Readers get expert perspectives and context on how political systems succeed or fail.
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