Substacks recommended by Michael Kovrig

Recommended by Michael Kovrig

Commentary on modern Chinese law (mostly PRC) and related topics

States of Play is a podcast and newsletter dedicated to understanding the changing world of geopolitics, technology, defence, and culture

Hegemon

By Seva Gunitsky

international politics and daily life

Tracking People's Daily

By Manoj Kewalramani

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

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Wesley Wark’s National Security and Intelligence Newsletter

Commentary on key events affecting Canadian and global security and intelligence

Best available analysis on Canadian security and intelligence issues

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CHINA POLICY leads

By CHINA POLICY team

follow the PRC policy pulse

Lloyd axworthy

Sinocism

By Bill Bishop

Get smarter about China

Essential reading for news and analysis on China

- Michael Kovrig

Observing China

By China Observatory

All the latest news and insights on British-Chinese relations, and China’s evolving posture on the world stage

Digitally Yours, Charles Mok

Researcher. Entrepreneur. Policymaker. Non-profit. Citizen | Internet. Infrastructure. Technology. Policy. Geopolitics. Other musings | Bay Area. Hong Kong. Asia. Global

Michael Pettis

Finance professor at Peking University and Senior Fellow at Carnegie-Tsinghua Center

Peerless analysis of the economics and finance of China and their global implications.

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China Articles

By Matt Turpin

A weekly collection of articles and reports about the activities of the Chinese Communist Party.

Beijing Baselines

By Daev Keli

Regular translations from the gamut of PRC thinking

The Cable by Josh Rogin

Exclusive reporting, analysis and opinion from inside the Washington, DC foreign policy making machine by Yours Truly, Josh Rogin

Chris Miller's Newsletter

Technology, politics, supply chains, chips, AI, economics, history. And whatever else is on my mind.

ChinaTalk

By Jordan Schneider

Deep coverage of technology, China, US policy, and war. We feature original analysis alongside interviews with leading thinkers and policymakers.

Insightful and entertaining discussions on China

- Michael Kovrig

Watching China in Europe

By Noah Barkin

Inside the European policy debate on China

James Crabtree

By james crabtree

An occasional private mail for friends and family, which often includes reading recommendations and other things that catch my eye, along with my own writing.

SOAPBOX

SOAPBOX provides insights on EU-China trade. The weekly newsletter, compiled by Rafael Jimenez Buendía and Ilaria Perla, is published in collaboration with the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS).

Packed with timely, insightful and rigorously-researched geoeconomic nuggets about China and the world. Highly recommended!

- Michael Kovrig

The Scholar's Stage

By Tanner Greer

Researching the Communist Party of China is my day job. Here I write long reads on international politics, ancient history, and American conservatism.

ARC (Advanced Readings in Chinese)

By John & Pete

高级汉语读物

Human Rights in China

By HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA

HRIC Weekly Brief: Stay informed on the latest human rights developments in China, supporting activists and fostering global understanding.

McFaul's World

By Michael McFaul

Explaining international politics, and especially the fight between autocrats and democrats in the world today.

Nukesletter

By Ankit Panda

Notes on the new nuclear age. By Ankit Panda.

Bug-eyed and Shameless

By Justin Ling

Dispatches from the fringes of the information war

MERICS

The Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) is Europe’s leading think tank on China, shaping public and expert debates about China.

ASEAN Wonk

By Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran

Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific geopolitics and geoeconomics analyzed twice-weekly by a bestselling regional publication. Join practitioners and scholars across 130 countries and 6 continents in getting smarter faster on the world’s most dynamic region.

Strategic Narratives

Recommended by Michael Kovrig