Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-05-19

Updated on May 18, 2026 at 8:45:10 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 58 current articles out of 826 reviewed.


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

In the Wake of Iran War, African Nations Struggle to Cope with Rising Fuel Costs

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 18 May 2026 19:37:18 GMT]

The Scud Hunters: Chapter Seven

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Mon, 18 May 2026 19:01:39 GMT]

Trump's Momentous China Trip a Bust, Amidst Cordial But Unimpressed Xi

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Mon, 18 May 2026 18:34:18 GMT]

EU Split on Russia Talks; Russia Conducts Huge Ukraine Strike Reports New Weapon Hits Dnipro; Iran

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 18 May 2026 18:17:49 GMT]

U.S. RUSHES AMMUNITION TO ISRAEL FOR ATTACK ON IRAN + YEMEN SHOOTS DOWN MQ-9 REAPER DRONE

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Mon, 18 May 2026 18:01:43 GMT]

THE IRAN WAR DECEPTION EXPOSED. 🚨

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 18 May 2026 17:53:17 GMT]

Starmer Exit and the By-Election That Could End the Labour Party

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 18 May 2026 17:38:32 GMT]

Clock is Ticking: Next Round of Iran War /Lt Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 18 May 2026 17:29:23 GMT]

Trita Parsi: Iran War Marks the End of American Primacy

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Mon, 18 May 2026 17:27:40 GMT]

The Vienna Passport

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[Substack - DD Geopolitics - Mon, 18 May 2026 16:34:47 GMT]

The Internet Pantheon

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[Substack - News Forensics - Mon, 18 May 2026 16:28:52 GMT]

Long Island Rail workers strike; Hezbollah’s fiber-optic drone warfare; Ebola outbreak in DRC

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 18 May 2026 15:49:05 GMT]

'Bitter Truths' -- Israel is Collapsing Under its ‘Permanent Security' Wars

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 18 May 2026 15:36:13 GMT]

Israel's War Unraveling America

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 18 May 2026 14:59:34 GMT]

Ukraine's War Money Game Exposed

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 18 May 2026 14:47:36 GMT]

Xi's Red Line

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 18 May 2026 14:34:42 GMT]

Russia Peskov gives advice to Kallas, DNIPRO strike. 24h Iran attack. Yermak is free & Trump is 007

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 18 May 2026 14:07:28 GMT]

Thomas Massie Introduces Bill To Finally Force AIPAC To Register As A Foreign Agent Under FARA

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[Substack - DD Geopolitics - Mon, 18 May 2026 14:03:31 GMT]

Will He or Won't He?

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[Substack - John’s Substack - Mon, 18 May 2026 14:01:36 GMT]

June Could Be the Most Brutal Month Yet for the Global Economy

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Mon, 18 May 2026 13:40:22 GMT]

The Iran War is a battleground between good and evil

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Mon, 18 May 2026 12:45:14 GMT]

Bill Cassidy’s Demise Signals MAHA’s Rise

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Mon, 18 May 2026 11:40:12 GMT]

79th Cannes Film Festival

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 18 May 2026 11:30:16 GMT]

“Project Trident” Aims To Thwart A Post-Conflict Ukrainian Crime Wave In Poland

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 18 May 2026 07:44:31 GMT]

The Pakistani Ambassador Described The Future Course Of Relations With Russia

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 18 May 2026 04:30:03 GMT]

Korybko To The Wall Street Journal: Putin Isn’t The Cause Of Russia’s Problems

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 18 May 2026 04:08:33 GMT]

Iran War vs. Epstein Files

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[Substack - Ken Klippenstein - Sun, 17 May 2026 23:19:24 GMT]

$1.2 Trillion, and It Still Can't Stop Russia or China

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 17 May 2026 22:05:50 GMT]

2026-05-18 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 17 May 2026 21:14:42 GMT]

2026-05-18 - YouTube Reports Part 2 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 17 May 2026 21:12:16 GMT]

2026-05-18 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 17 May 2026 21:11:20 GMT]

2026-05-18 - MSM Reporting - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 17 May 2026 21:10:35 GMT]

2026-05-18 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 17 May 2026 21:09:45 GMT]

2026-05-18 - Substack Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 17 May 2026 21:08:22 GMT]

2026-05-18 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 17 May 2026 21:06:26 GMT]

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]