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Postcards from Amsterdam. Culture, Society, Politics. The decline and fall of Europe. The rise of Eurasia. Photos from my Instagram

Where else but on Substack can you get your Low Countries fix? One of the world's most vibrant areas, poorly covered in the West. Thanks, Colin!

- Godfree Roberts

The Gauntlet

By Julia Doubleday

COVID Information, Updates, and Commentary

QIANXIAN ZHOU

Steady for far-reaching

Ginger River Review

By Jiang Jiang

Covering the priorities of both the leadership and the general public in China and views you do not normally see from mainstream English-language media

Excellent, tightly focused explanation of Tier 3 cities' opportunities.

- Godfree Roberts

An Africanist Perspective

By Ken Opalo

African political economy, foreign affairs, and general commentary.

Caitlin’s Newsletter

By Caitlin Johnstone

Articles, poems, stories and thoughts by Caitlin Johnstone. Everything published here will always remain free to read.

A rare combination of wit and insight delivered with just enough humor to prevent suicide. Highly recommended!

- Godfree Roberts

Peking Ensight

By PekingEnsight

China biz news, industry analysis and government policy interpretation

In 2012, China's logistics costs were 400% higher than America's. Here's what's changed in those ten years...

- Godfree Roberts

The Scrum

By Patrick Lawrence

Think About the World With Us

Thorsten J. Pattberg, PhD

“A moment of silence for those who have not found the Menticide Manual.“ –Just a Normal guy

Boondoggle

By Pat Garofalo

Corporations are ripping off our states, cities, and communities. Find out why and how to stop it.

This guy knows what he's talking about. And what he's talking about is the near future and fate of the USA.

- Godfree Roberts

The China Space Monitor

Welcome to the China Space Monitor, a monthly publication providing in-depth discussion and analysis on topics linked to the Chinese Space sector.

Alien Expectations: Geopolitics and Culture

By todd smith

Descriptive analysis/opinion about primarily current geopolitical and cultural events/phenomena; sometimes satirical in nature.

Excellent summary!

- Godfree Roberts

Big Serge Thought

Musings and Ponderings

Lovers of military history will be entranced by Serge's analysis of a 5,000 year old battle in the desert – and the propaganda war that followed.

- Godfree Roberts

Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge

By Simplicius The Thinker's Lyceum

War strategies, geopolitical analysis, SitReps, and discussions.

Alex Krainer's TrendCompass

Inflation, commodities, geopolitics and more.

His opening claims are very well supported my most modern historians. Solid stuff.

- Godfree Roberts

China Ecological Civilization

By Ying Xue

Ecological Civilization

Nice cameo of a community's response to forest fire.

- Godfree Roberts

Policy Tensor

Original research and essays. You should sign up for the paid subscription to support the work that it enables.

Pekingnology

By Zichen Wang

Quality China Content

For China geeks, Pekingnology is essential reading.

- Godfree Roberts

Daoyu15’s Newsletter

about virus

If you like deep dives into the origins of Covid, this is for you!

- Godfree Roberts

Baiguan - China Insights, Data, Context

By BigOne Lab

Your trusted source for credible, multi-faceted and actionable insights about China.

Short, sweet, and good insights.

- Godfree Roberts

Syncretica

By Alex Turnbull

Investing, Tech, Dharma and Science

Thoughtful, interesting and useful..

- Godfree Roberts

Interconnected

By Kevin Xu

On the intersections of tech, investing, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations

What China Wants by Sam Olsen

What China Wants is a weekly podcast and newsletter that shines a light on China and its growing influence around the world. It is part of the Evenstar Institute www.evenstarinstitute.com

Hot topic (in China, certainly): water in China

- Godfree Roberts

Global Inequality and More 3.0

By Branko Milanovic

Global inequality and More 3.0

Andrew Korybko's Newsletter

Geostrategic analysis of the New Cold War

Andrew is always interesting, often provocative.

- Godfree Roberts

Rui’s Substack

By Rui Ma

My personal Substack

The Asianometry Newsletter

By Jon Y

Newsletter for the Asianometry channel. Studies on Asia - Financials, semiconductors, history, demography, development and other stuff. A letter every week Thursday, 1 am Taipei time

The best combination of useful tech industry information, good graphics and solid narration.

- Godfree Roberts

Geopolitics And Climate Change

By Roger Boyd

Geopolitics And Climate Change: A Holistic And Joined Up View

Thoughtful macro view of global inhibitions to effective cooperation on climate change. The best I've seen to date.

- Godfree Roberts

S(ubstack)-Bahn

By S.Y. Lee

deep dives into trains, transit and politics (usually outside US)

Off-beat, deep dives into transit topics!

- Godfree Roberts

Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones

By David Fishman

storytelling and commentary on the Chinese economic development model

News Forensics

By Julian Macfarlane

Confused by the media? Look here

Julian's analysis is excellent and his POV is balanced and tolerant. Better – and better informed – than 90% of Western media combined.

- Godfree Roberts

The East is Read

A newsletter about China.

Must read! Where else can you get direct access to China's 490,000,000 union members, their needs, gripes, and hopes?

- Godfree Roberts

Wood House

By Jessica Hockett

Writing from a wood house about some of my interests & passions | Current focus: covid-19

Richard Medhurst’s Newsletter

US politics, international relations and the Middle East.

Chinese Characteristics

By Lillian

Chinese tech longform analysis

This is a must-read! Lillian Li summarizes one of history's most important transformations ignored by Western media.

- Godfree Roberts

Tracking People's Daily

By Manoj Kewalramani

This blog primarily offers a breakdown of the weekday editions of the People's Daily.

People's Daily is the biggest, most reliable news outlet on earth. PD readers trust it 10x more than New York Times readers trust the Times, and for good reason: no lies.

- Godfree Roberts

Inside Medicine

By Jeremy Faust

Merging what I'm seeing in the ER with rigorous deep-dives on the very latest medical and public health data. I want you to know what really matters.

Beijing Channel

By Yang Liu

Information and Insight on everything related to China's interaction with the world

Sinification

By Thomas des Garets Geddes

Foreign affairs as viewed from China. Sinification provides key insights from Chinese think-tank and academic circles on a range of international issues.

Sinification is a wonderful addition to the growing ranks of sources for real insights into real China. Highly recommended!

- Godfree Roberts

Jason Oke

Senior medical statistician, university lecturer and researcher with an interest in diagnostics and monitoring.

VisayasOutpost's Newsletter

By Visayas Outpost

Observations from Outside the Bubble

EdV’s Newsletter

By Esprit de Voltaire (R. Kogon)

News and views about tyranny, both medical and otherwise

Macrocosm

By Philip Pilkington

Macroeconomics and Finance

AlternativeInsightSubstack

By Dan Lieberman

A well researched, authenticated, and alternative perspective to the conventional media's slanted and agenda driven reports on foreign policy, domestic policy, Middle East, politics, and media.

This is a keeper! Solid research and well reasoned conclusions.

- Godfree Roberts