Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-05-18

Updated on May 17, 2026 at 8:50:29 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! For this post, we looked at 42 Substack's and located 47 current articles out of 826 reviewed.


Today's Substack's featured are:
Drop Site News, Multipolar Press, The Duran, News Forensics, Escalation Trap, Armageddon Newsletter, Glenn Diesen’s Substack, IS IT PROPAGANDA?®, Marat Khairullin Substack, Andrew Korybko's Newsletter, A Skeptic, Indie Media Today, The MAHA Report, DD Geopolitics, Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge, Daniel Davis Deep Dive, Rachel Blevins.

From Mutual Suspicion to Political Embrace: How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Pakistan

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Sun, 17 May 2026 18:35:46 GMT]

BOOK REVIEW: The Fate of White America

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Sun, 17 May 2026 18:05:54 GMT]

Russia Moldova Decree Stuns EU; Assembles Belarus Force; Brushes Off Zelensky Drones; Putin To China

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 17 May 2026 17:02:31 GMT]

Bursting Bubbles

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[Substack - News Forensics - Sun, 17 May 2026 17:00:48 GMT]

The Next Global Economic Shock From the Iran War Is About to Begin

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Sun, 17 May 2026 15:48:26 GMT]

Today’s interview on News X World (India) relating to Zelensky’s latest deadly drone strikes on the Moscow region

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sun, 17 May 2026 14:39:26 GMT]

Starmer, resign with dignity. US prepares new Iran attack, Cuba prepares for invasion. Bulgaria WINS

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 17 May 2026 14:21:43 GMT]

The Falsehood of Anti-Russian Japan

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Sun, 17 May 2026 13:15:59 GMT]

Theodore Postol: Iran Can Now Build 10-20 Nuclear Weapons - U.S. Must Negotiate

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sun, 17 May 2026 12:57:27 GMT]

Two Days in Beijing: What Trump and Xi Actually Agreed On

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 17 May 2026 11:30:38 GMT]

Brief Frontline Report – May 16th, 2026

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[Substack - Marat Khairullin Substack - Sun, 17 May 2026 11:02:46 GMT]

Russian Media’s Unprecedented Criticism Of China Sets The Stage For This Summer’s Game-Changer

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 17 May 2026 08:48:26 GMT]

Peak drone warfare. Putin's next terms and Zelensky's Kiev panic

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 17 May 2026 07:37:43 GMT]

Ukraine's Yermak Scandal and the Money Trail

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 17 May 2026 07:12:31 GMT]

Poland Is Now The Last Country Standing In The Way Of A Federalized Europe

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 17 May 2026 06:24:43 GMT]

2026-05-17 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 16 May 2026 23:31:55 GMT]

2026-05-17 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 16 May 2026 22:25:20 GMT]

2026-05-17 - YouTube Reports Part 2 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 16 May 2026 22:22:41 GMT]

2026-05-17 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 16 May 2026 22:21:43 GMT]

2026-05-17 - MSM Reporting - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 16 May 2026 22:20:44 GMT]

2026-05-17 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 16 May 2026 22:19:03 GMT]

2026-05-17 - Substack Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 16 May 2026 22:16:03 GMT]

The Response to the First Strategy Forum Has Been Extraordinary

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Sat, 16 May 2026 22:00:03 GMT]

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran Ready With Overwhelming Retaliation

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sat, 16 May 2026 19:45:13 GMT]

"War Diaries, Volume 3: The Russia-Ukraine War, 2026" published today

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sat, 16 May 2026 19:28:12 GMT]

Putin DECREE raises concerns in WEST. Zelensky FEARS Kiev strike, Finland drone FAFO. CUBA ultimatum

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[Substack - The Duran - Sat, 16 May 2026 18:43:13 GMT]

A tale of 2 summits

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[Substack - News Forensics - Sat, 16 May 2026 17:12:05 GMT]

The UP-8 Project: What Pentagon Documents Reveal About U.S. Biolabs in Ukraine

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sat, 16 May 2026 17:01:38 GMT]

Zelensky Panics Says Russia Will Attack Kiev Decision Centres; Slaviansk Defence Collapse; Bond Rout

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[Substack - The Duran - Sat, 16 May 2026 16:18:15 GMT]

Alexander Mercouris: The Political Legitimacy Crisis Across Europe

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sat, 16 May 2026 15:33:23 GMT]

Richard Wolff: Collapse - Iran Is the Graveyard of the U.S. Empire

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sat, 16 May 2026 14:25:47 GMT]

Lawrence Wilkerson: Trump-Xi Meeting After U.S. Defeat in Iran

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sat, 16 May 2026 13:13:32 GMT]

Right to a Fair Trial At Risk

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Sat, 16 May 2026 12:31:05 GMT]

Brief Frontline Report – May 15th, 2026

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[Substack - Marat Khairullin Substack - Sat, 16 May 2026 12:10:08 GMT]

[ENG.] France's Strategic Autonomy Was Always a Slogan / [Fr.] L'Autonomie Stratégique de la France n'a Jamais été qu'un Slogan

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sat, 16 May 2026 11:30:57 GMT]

MAHA Weekly Wins: Moms Take Center Stage, Whole Milk Back in Schools, Fauci Under Fire, and More

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Sat, 16 May 2026 11:01:46 GMT]

Brief Frontline Report – May 14th, 2026

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[Substack - Marat Khairullin Substack - Sat, 16 May 2026 10:48:06 GMT]

The US’ Joint Operation Against ISIS In Nigeria Sends A Message To The Sahelian Alliance

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sat, 16 May 2026 08:59:55 GMT]

Russian economy: SANCTIONS backfire, return to growth, investment surge

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[Substack - The Duran - Sat, 16 May 2026 07:22:34 GMT]

Interpreting Lavrov’s Proposal That India Mediate Between Iran & The Gulf Kingdoms

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sat, 16 May 2026 06:58:47 GMT]

Ethiopia’s “Medemer” Concept Would Serve The Gulf Well In The Post-War Era

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sat, 16 May 2026 05:30:49 GMT]

MAGA Hijacked: Israel Pushed America Down the Rabbit Hole — Toward Armageddon

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[Substack - DD Geopolitics - Sat, 16 May 2026 05:27:45 GMT]

Zelensky Claims Leaked Russian Intel Docs Show Russia Preparing to Take Out "Decision-Making Centers" of Ukraine

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Sat, 16 May 2026 03:31:47 GMT]

The One Positive Thing about the War

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Fri, 15 May 2026 23:25:34 GMT]

DIPLOMACY IS DEAD. 🚨

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Fri, 15 May 2026 22:08:52 GMT]

IRAN WAR WALK AWAY: The Only Way /Lt Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Fri, 15 May 2026 22:03:55 GMT]

BRICS IN CHAOS: IRAN BLASTS MEMBERS AS SUMMIT FALLS APART | Esteban Carrillo

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Fri, 15 May 2026 21:48:29 GMT]