(Northern) European security issues, past and present, and other things that bother me

Essays about life, politics, and culture in Ukraine, from a Kyiv-based journalist Anastasiia Lapatina.

In 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked: what kind of government have you created? He answered, "a republic — if you can keep it." From Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism.

A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the war in Ukraine, and elsewhere on the frontlines for democracy. Issues 3x a week!

Newsletter of Kate Klonick, law professor and journalist

Wandering and wondering through an evolving faith, a cross-cultural life, and all kinds of random other stuff.

The host of The Gist podcast tries to achieve the same effect with squiggles on the page as he does with vibrations of sound waves.

National Security but Not Boring.

You are not the crazy ones.

Hard National Security Choices

Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. Home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. No partisan loyalties. No tribal prejudices.

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.