Substacks recommended by Chris Alexander

Recommended by Chris Alexander

Mostly Musings on History but also Civil-Military Relations, Foreign Policy, and the Indo-Pacific.

In-depth analysis of the shifting frontlines in the battle against authoritarianism and strategic insights on what to do next.

Get Fact First

By The Get Fact Team

Misinformation is undermining Canada’s unity, economy, and trust in our institutions. Our AI fact-checking tool is built to make fact-checking as simple and intuitive as spell-checking.

Diane Francis

ANNE APPLEBAUM subscribes because of Diane's "insightful writing." Founder of Transparency International, Frank Vogl, wrote, "Diane is a must-read." Columbia U professor, "the most savvy geopolitical and geo-economic writer in the Western world"

Excellent on US, European & Middle East issues, as well as politics in general. Highly recommended!

- Chris Alexander

The Cosmopolitan Globalist

By Claire Berlinski

Edited by essayist Claire Berlinski, this is Substack's top forum for the discussion of international news among readers and writers, around the world, who are concerned about the future of liberal democracy and the gathering storm of global war.

Outstanding commentary, great writing — one of the very best Substacks, with insights you will not find anywhere else.

- Chris Alexander

Foreign Office by Michael Weiss

A collection of articles, essays and investigations by Michael Weiss, author of the New York Times Bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror and the forthcoming Trouble with the Neighbors: A History of Russia's Most Secretive Spy Agency