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Third Institute is always looking to expand our network of contributors who know their region from the inside — students and researchers with the analytical perspective that comes from studying and living there.
What Third Institute offers
Writing for Third Institute means your analysis reaches an international audience of students, policy professionals, and anyone serious about understanding how the world actually works — not just how Western institutions describe it.
Beyond the byline, you join a founding network. The people building Third Institute now — editors and contributors across seven regional desks — are at the beginning of careers in policy, journalism, research, and diplomacy.
For those earlier in their analytical careers, the editorial process itself is part of the value. Every piece is worked on with an editor and copy edited before publication. You will leave each edition a sharper writer and a more rigorous analyst than you arrived.
Open roles
Write for us.
Network Contributor
Write for Edition 02. Your Head of Desk works with you on the flagship edition or the weekly briefing note, and you can pitch analysis whenever you like.
You need: direct regional knowledge, the ability to write analytically rather than descriptively, and the discipline to meet deadlines.
Answer the Call for PapersJoin the TeamNo pitch yet? Join the Team is a five-minute form for digest, briefing note and analysis writers, or anyone with a flagship idea who wants help shaping it. Edition 02 applications close Sunday 25 October.
Pitch an Analysis
Already have an argument to make? Pitch a piece to our analysis team, with no ongoing commitment. Pieces are edited by your region's Analysis Editor and copy edited before publication.
You need: an analytical argument, direct regional knowledge, and Chicago-style references.
Pitch an AnalysisAnalysis Editor
Analysis Editors commission, edit, and oversee analytical pieces within their region. You work directly with contributors to develop arguments, sharpen analysis, and maintain editorial standards across every piece published.
You need: strong analytical and editorial instincts, direct regional expertise, and the ability to manage contributors to deadline. Currently recruiting for East Asia.
Apply as Analysis Editor