Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-05-13

Updated on May 12, 2026 at 9:02:03 PM GMT

Today’s Substack reporting on geopolitics and conflict from our favorite Substack authors. There may be a few that rub you the wrong way, but most are people we’ve been following for years. Please restack posts that you found informative!


Col Douglas Macgregor: If We Go Back To BOMBING IRAN

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 12 May 2026 20:37:14 GMT]

“The Nature of War Has Changed”

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[Substack - The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda - Tue, 12 May 2026 19:33:47 GMT]

Palestinians Lose More Land After Israel Secretly Approves a Record Number of Settlements in the West Bank

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Tue, 12 May 2026 18:11:58 GMT]

Ritter’s Rant 088: Mushroom Clouds

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Tue, 12 May 2026 18:00:06 GMT]

China Thought Its Ships Were Exempt. They Weren't.

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:59 GMT]

Zelensky Corruption Crisis Escalates; Yermak Accused; Baltics Fear Russia Hacks Kiev Drones; Starmer

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 12 May 2026 17:04:51 GMT]

Correcting Larry Johnson

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[Substack - News Forensics - Tue, 12 May 2026 16:44:31 GMT]

IRAN LOSING PATIENCE: MP THREATENS 90% ENRICHMENT | Dr. Foad Izadi

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Tue, 12 May 2026 16:24:01 GMT]

Is the Ukraine war nearing its end as Putin said?

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Tue, 12 May 2026 15:27:28 GMT]

JUICY interview of former Zelensky secretary, Yermak in trouble. Neocons want IRAN ground invasion

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 12 May 2026 14:57:11 GMT]

Trump says Iran ceasefire on “life support”; Israel sent Iron Dome batteries and personnel to UAE; Key primaries in Nebraska

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Tue, 12 May 2026 14:51:57 GMT]

Iran Talks Fail, Britain Enters Panic Mode

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 12 May 2026 12:36:11 GMT]

In Nod to MAHA Moms, Trump Administration Launches Moms.gov and Proposes Expanded Fertility Benefits

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Tue, 12 May 2026 12:15:55 GMT]

Von der Leyen Said Russia Would Be Isolated. She Was Describing Herself.

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Tue, 12 May 2026 11:31:31 GMT]

Echoes of the American Revolution’s War on Nuance

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[Substack - Essential History - Tue, 12 May 2026 11:27:20 GMT]

Trump’s Maximalism Is Bringing America Back to the Brink with Iran

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 12 May 2026 10:07:37 GMT]

Finland Is On Track To Become One Of Russia’s Most Intractable Foes

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 12 May 2026 07:57:42 GMT]

The Philosophical and Civilizational Challenge of AI

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Tue, 12 May 2026 07:21:16 GMT]

Putin confident in victory, project Ukraine failed and Europe failed

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 12 May 2026 06:57:01 GMT]

The Catastrophe of Platonism (Idea and Representation)

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Tue, 12 May 2026 05:49:53 GMT]

The Problem of "Nothing" in Philosophy

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Tue, 12 May 2026 05:44:35 GMT]

The Metaphysics of Delay

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Tue, 12 May 2026 05:42:25 GMT]

Reviewing The Russian Defense Minister’s Assessment Of Threats To The SCO

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 12 May 2026 05:41:32 GMT]

Why Might Germany Replace The US As Russia’s Perceived Top Adversary?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 12 May 2026 03:50:38 GMT]

Kagan Strikes Again: Calls US Paper Tiger Checkmated by Iran

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Tue, 12 May 2026 03:45:53 GMT]

Antiwar News: UAE Secretly Launched Attacks Against Iran, US 'Disappointed' in Taiwan Military Spending, and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Tue, 12 May 2026 02:46:21 GMT]

Israel Accuses The New York Times Of Antisemitic Journalism, And Other Notes

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Tue, 12 May 2026 02:20:34 GMT]

The Self-Indulgent, Dead-End Politics of AOC's Partisan Liberalism

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[Substack - Glenn Greenwald - Mon, 11 May 2026 22:13:00 GMT]

2026-05-12 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 11 May 2026 22:04:21 GMT]

2026-05-12 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 11 May 2026 22:01:47 GMT]

Reflections on a Day

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Mon, 11 May 2026 21:42:54 GMT]

2026-05-12 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 11 May 2026 21:39:33 GMT]

2026-05-12 - MSM Reporting - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 11 May 2026 21:38:35 GMT]

2026-05-12 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 11 May 2026 21:37:42 GMT]

2026-05-12 - YouTube Reports Part 2 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 11 May 2026 21:36:55 GMT]

2026-05-12 - Substack Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 11 May 2026 21:35:29 GMT]

Why Is Susan Collins Shaking?

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[Substack - Ken Klippenstein - Mon, 11 May 2026 21:16:09 GMT]

🚨 GEOPOLITICAL BOMBSHELL: Is the U.S. walking into a strategic trap?

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 11 May 2026 18:52:42 GMT]

US & Israel Will Lose, If We Restart Iran War /Alastair Crooke & Lt Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 11 May 2026 18:35:38 GMT]

Russia Resumes Donbass Offensive Tells Kiev Pull Out; US No To Iran Terms Debates Ground Op; Starmer

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 11 May 2026 17:59:48 GMT]

WWIII drones on

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[Substack - News Forensics - Mon, 11 May 2026 17:56:46 GMT]

TWO F-35’s DOWN IN 24 HOURS AS IRGC EXPANDS HORMUZ CONTROL | Ehsan Safarnejad

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Mon, 11 May 2026 17:07:03 GMT]

Israel kills 70 in Lebanon; Trump rejects Iran proposal; Putin says Ukraine war “coming to an end”

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 11 May 2026 16:28:30 GMT]

Starmer Judgment Day: Blairite Plot To Take Power

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 11 May 2026 16:26:46 GMT]

Iran Defiant; Israel's Security Doctrine Fractures

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 11 May 2026 16:07:16 GMT]

I don't like it, Trump rejects Iran plan. Putin triggers EU Kallas and Fico asks, Are we idiots?

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 11 May 2026 15:32:55 GMT]

The 5 Warning Signs That the Iran War Is Escalating

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Mon, 11 May 2026 15:13:26 GMT]

Jiang Xueqin: "We Are Already in World War 3"

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Mon, 11 May 2026 15:06:51 GMT]

Iran & Trump's Trip to China

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[Substack - John’s Substack - Mon, 11 May 2026 14:54:31 GMT]

The Russian view of the Iran peace proposal that Trump dismissed out of hand

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 13:30:18 GMT]

Netanyahu Stresses The Need For More Propaganda As Israel's Hasbara Budget Soars

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 13:24:09 GMT]

Back to Ben Gurion's defence strategy -- The only way for Israel to survive?

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 11 May 2026 13:12:39 GMT]

Nataliya Vlchekova, Aspen Martin, RIP Chanda Masta - Please Support Our Friends GoFundMes

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Mon, 11 May 2026 12:30:49 GMT]

Contradictory signals from the Kremlin on Russia’s strategic deterrence

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 12:05:24 GMT]

A Fractured West

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 11 May 2026 11:39:18 GMT]

🇫🇷 Dispatch from France

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 11 May 2026 11:31:13 GMT]

The Strategic Calculations Influencing Trump’s & Putin’s Upcoming Meetings With Xi

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 09:51:28 GMT]

Trump Might Hand Poland’s Conservative Opposition A Victory By Deploying More US Troops There

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 07:48:07 GMT]

Putin’s Bitter Reckoning With Europe

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 11 May 2026 07:23:29 GMT]

French Media Confirmed That Paris Is Backing Ukraine In Mali

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 06:25:44 GMT]

How “Gentle” Would A Russian-Armenian “Divorce” Really Be?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 04:52:39 GMT]

Magyar’s Geopolitical Vision Draws Attention To Sub-Regional Integration Trends

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 04:26:54 GMT]

We Are Being Driven To Our Doom By Mindless Machines Of Our Own Making

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 03:11:52 GMT]

Antiwar News: Trump Says Iran's Response 'Totally Unacceptable,' Netanyahu Says Iran War Is 'Not Over,' and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Mon, 11 May 2026 02:38:15 GMT]

Today’s Briefing Slides

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Sun, 10 May 2026 23:53:52 GMT]

David Stockman explains why the “nukes in 2 weeks” lie is a lie. Nuclear war ahead?

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Sun, 10 May 2026 22:47:59 GMT]

From Yahweh to Zion: Chapter 5 — The Wandering Crypto-Jew

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[Substack - DD Geopolitics - Sun, 10 May 2026 22:39:51 GMT]

According to Dugin, Liberalism Is the Highest Form of White Supremacism

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 10 May 2026 22:06:00 GMT]