Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor. Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs. Johns Hopkins University.

Ian Leslie picks out the most important, interesting and beautiful signals from the noise.

Join a European 'historian of the present' to follow history as it happens

Writing about Russia’s war on Ukrainians

democracy and dictatorship, Russia and Ukraine, America and Europe, local and global, past and present

European political economy and geoeconomics

Kenny Farquharson on Scotland. Politics. Culture. Essays. Photography. From an award-winning Times newspaper columnist.

Niall Ferguson's Time Machine applies historical perspective to contemporary problems in economics and politics, because the further back you look, the further ahead you can see.

Observations, out-takes and my data library

Making sense of a changing world

A conversation about technology, ideas, people and their convergence in contemporary war and competition. Also covering issues related to the war in Ukraine, Chinese aggression against Taiwan and Indo-Pacific defence.

Unexpected stories from the underbelly of the modern world

Daily brief analysing the 5 global issues that matter to business leaders, written by former diplomats. Modelled on the US President’s Daily Brief.

Politics, policy analysis, and foreign affairs from Sam and Lawrence Freedman

Breaking down demographic, economic, and generational trends with Neil Howe. Featuring podcasts, videos, Q&A sessions, and more.

Substack looking at public opinion trends in politics, business and culture

It's Ed West's sub stack