Newspapers & Magazines
Current History
An implausible title but a fine journal. Current History is a journal of “world affairs” in which the contributors, usually academics, and some policymakers, provide the background and back-stories on the headlines of the day. The “history of current events”...
Economist, The
You either love the Economist or you hate it. What makes the Economist different – indeed, so different it is hard to name a close competitor – is first the global spread of its coverage, and second the analytical perspective...
Financial Times, The
The Financial Times is the definitive newspaper for global events. That doesn’t make it the best paper. Fans of the Wall Street Journal will find its financial coverage lacking. Fans of the New York Times will find it does comparatively...
Foreign Affairs
The unofficial journal of US foreign policy, Foreign Affairs has published many a weighty article: the piece that defined the US containment strategy for the Soviet Union, Samuel Huntingon’s “Clash of Civilizations” (the original article – years before it became...
Foreign Policy
A pop magazine on global affairs? Who would have thought – but after September 11th, it’s a huge hit. Short articles, a conversational style, big pictures – sometimes it’s a bit too bubbly. But mostly it’s an excellent magazine, both...
