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Curated news, analysis, podcasts, YouTube channels and data sites — each with a one-line note on what it is good for and where it leans.
Everything here is annotated, because a list of names is not a reading list. The one-line take is the useful part: it tells you when to reach for a source, and what its angle is.
Read sources you disagree with. The point of the perspectives criterion is not to collect quotes — it is to have genuinely encountered the other argument.
Resources for this page
Type and length first, then why it is worth opening.
- The GuardianLinkDaily reporting plus long reads; clearly centre-left — great for case depth.
- Foreign PolicyLinkGlobal affairs magazine with a strong foreign-policy focus. Some of it is paywalled.
- Council on Foreign RelationsLinkBriefs and backgrounders — great for Paper 2 context.
- Pew Research CenterLinkNon-partisan surveys and data. Excellent when you need evidence, not opinion.
- NPR Politics / WorldLinkUS public media; clear explainers and interviews.
- World Politics ReviewLinkAnalytical essays on global trends. Limited free access.
- ReliefWebLinkThe largest humanitarian report portal (UN OCHA) — primary documents and situation updates.
- AllSidesLinkThe same story from left, centre and right. Use it to find your own bias.
- International Crisis GroupLinkConflict analysis by people on the ground. The best single source for Peace & Conflict.
- PBS Frontline — war & conflictLinkDocumentary journalism, free to watch, consistently rigorous.
- Vision of HumanityLinkHome of the Global Peace Index — where “how peaceful?” becomes a number you can argue with.
- CFR Global Conflict TrackerLinkA live map of ongoing conflicts. Check it before you claim a conflict is “current”.
- Peaceful vs non-peaceful protestLinkA map journal that makes Chenoweth's argument visible.
- Wars without end (The Guardian)LinkOne long read that frames the whole Peace & Conflict unit.
- GapminderLinkInteractive indicators for development and health — and a cure for lazy assumptions.
- WorldmapperLinkMaps that resize countries by data. One image can carry a whole inequality paragraph.
- The Rest Is PoliticsLinkInsider politics from two people who disagree well (Rory Stewart & Alastair Campbell).
- LeadingLinkLong-form interviews on leadership and power.
- Foreign Policy LiveLinkWeekly conversations with policy thinkers and practitioners.
- CFR — The World Next WeekLinkA quick preview of the week's key world events. Ten minutes, well spent.
- Global DispatchesLinkExpert interviews; great for under-covered regions and issues.
- Pod Save the WorldLinkUS-leaning foreign policy in an accessible tone.
- UCL Political Science PodcastLinkResearch-based takes on contemporary politics.
- Trending Globally (Brown University)LinkBridges research, politics and policy.
- The Guardian — Today in FocusLinkA daily news deep-dive. Twenty-five minutes on one story.
- The EconomistLinkShort explainers on geopolitics, trade and elections.
- Guardian NewsLinkVisual explainers tied to the day's reporting.
- CFR on YouTubeLinkBackgrounders on institutions, conflicts and policy debates.
- Al Jazeera English — Start HereLinkGlobal stories from a non-Western perspective. Notice what leads.
- DW News / DocumentaryLinkA European lens; solid visuals and data.
- Gapminder (Hans Rosling)LinkData-driven videos on development and demographics.
- VoxLinkConcept explainers — elections, borders, climate — with clear visuals.