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The complete guide for country learning and monitoring.

Were the Houthis in Yemen part of the Arab Spring?What should I read first to get up to speed on Ukraine?Who are the key actors in Brazil?Which experts should I follow to understand politics in Malaysia?Who are the leading voices in France's debate on secularism?Who are the prominent figures in the BJP in India?Why does Ethiopia have a navy if it is landlocked?Are there think-tanks specifically focused on Asia?Who are the main actors in Niger's fight against terrorism?

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A New Era of Global Affairs Literacy

Our platform provides comprehensive one-stop shop guides, enabling you to rapidly learn and monitor countries.

Trusted Sources at Your Fingertips

Reliable information that allows you to quickly get and stay up to speed.

In a world where reliable information is increasingly arduous to find and vet, we offer a tailored toolkit of credible resources curated by country experts with rigorous content standards.

Expert-Driven

Our guides are built by experts who are vetted through an internal process by other experts. We utilize multiple specialists per country who have diverse backgrounds to ensure the most accurate, complete, and objective content.

Objective

By utilizing multiple experts for each country page who review one another’s work and by adhering to a carefully developed style guide, we strive to maintain objective language across our content.

Detailed, Yet Concise

Our content is both detailed and concise, ensuring it is accessible to newcomers while being layered enough for experts to consistently uncover new insights.

Timeless

With a focus on enduring relevance, our materials promote deep, comprehensive learning and provide the foundation necessary to explore and understand current developments.

How It Works

Discover the pivotal figures and groups defining the political landscape.

Uncover their past, the scope of their influence, and the connections that drive political developments.

Examine the landmark events shaping contemporary politics.

Place each event within a broader context to understand its ongoing significance and connections to key actors.

Identify the media outlets covering local news and shaping narratives.

Learn who runs local media outlets, and monitor local developments and narratives.

Monitor the key officials and influencers in political and civil society.

Follow these voices on their social media and web channels, conveniently provided on our platform.

Follow the foremost country experts and journalists.

Discover new information and insights from their on-the-ground access and in-depth analysis and reporting.

Access a curated compilation of essential readings and resources.

Know what listservs and publications to follow as well as what historical reports and analyses to read.

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Frequently Asked Questions

As more countries rise in prominence on the global stage, the importance of understanding global affairs rises, too. Yet, no organized system yet exists to help government officials, journalists, business professionals, and others get up to speed quickly on open source information. At Sage, we recognize that many careers demand the ability to quickly digest and stay on top of the complexities of global events, often with little guidance. We believe providing that guidance will empower individuals to make better informed decisions and cultivate a deeper understanding of the world.

At The Sage Institute, we distinguish ourselves by specializing in political and diplomatic knowledge, catering specifically to journalists, diplomats, policy professionals, and other geopolitical professionals. We craft educational products to provide essential context and explanation that empowers individuals to navigate the intricacies of geopolitics themselves and better inform their reporting, analysis, or decisions. This approach addresses a crucial gap in the market, where most commercial offerings prioritize an economic lens, and complements government and think tank offerings, which typically focus on providing new research or analyzing current events.

Our country specialists who build the pages are selected through a vetting process of their peers, ensuring that each is recognized for their deep knowledge by their fellow country expert peers. The hallmark traits of our country specialists often include (a) being a native or having substantial residency in the country, (b) fluency in the language, (c) extensive coverage of the country over years, (d) current active engagement with local parties across the political spectrum, (e) a proven track record of real-time expertise acknowledged by their peers.

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Reliable information that allows you to quickly get and stay up to speed.

In a world where reliable information is increasingly arduous to find and vet, we offer a tailored toolkit of credible resources curated by country experts with rigorous content standards.

Expert-Driven

Objective

By utilizing multiple experts for each country page who review one another’s work and by adhering to a carefully developed style guide, we strive to maintain objective language across our content.

Detailed, Yet Concise

Our content is both detailed and concise, ensuring it is accessible to newcomers while being layered enough for experts to consistently uncover new insights.

Timeless

With a focus on enduring relevance, our materials promote deep, comprehensive learning and provide the foundation necessary to explore and understand current developments.