Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-08-04

Updated on August 3, 2026 at 7:05:01 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 44 Substack's and located 66 current articles out of 859 reviewed.


Today's Substack's featured are:
The Duran, Conflicts Forum’s Substack, Ken Klippenstein, IS IT PROPAGANDA?®, Rachel Blevins, Drop Site News, Don’s Substack, Karen Kwiatkowski, Without Reservation, Escalation Trap, Indie Media Today, Real Scott Ritter, Andrew Korybko's Newsletter, Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies), Dave DeCamp's Newsletter, A Skeptic, Caitlin’s Newsletter, karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium , INN Newsletter by Indie News Network, News Forensics, Multipolar Press, John’s Substack, Glenn Diesen’s Substack, DD Geopolitics, Armageddon Newsletter, Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge, Daniel Davis Deep Dive.

Russia Smashes Key Odessa Bridge; Captures Bely Kolodez Kharkov Defence Collapses; Saudi Rages At US

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:33:01 GMT]

“No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy"

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:45:33 GMT]

Will Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed Get Elected?

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[Substack - Ken Klippenstein - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:39:55 GMT]

Terrorists get eliminated, don’t they?

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:31:04 GMT]

UKRAINE Behind FALSE FLAG Attacks in IRAQ to Widen WAR on IRAN | Ehsan Safarnejad

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:17:35 GMT]

Trump in a Box of His Own Making

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:00:46 GMT]

Iran denies Trump’s claim of talks; Israeli strikes on Gaza kill over 30 since Friday “deal”; Cuba’s electricity collapses again

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:33:29 GMT]

Marco Rubio is the most incompetent secretary of state ever

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:24:41 GMT]

Trump’s West Asia Off-Ramp

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[Substack - Karen Kwiatkowski, Without Reservation - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:03:33 GMT]

Breaking Analysis #10: Trump’s Illusion of Control Meets Escalation Reality

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:49:45 GMT]

GoFundMes Need Help - Words of Will, Nataliya Vlchekova, Aspen Martin, RIP Chanda Masta

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:31:37 GMT]

Scandal, Reshuffle Disaster. Germany's Merz Faces Calls to Resign

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:56:04 GMT]

Robert Pape & General Mike Holmes Live: Registration Closes at Today at Noon ET

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:43:51 GMT]

🇫🇷 Dispatch from France

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:30:12 GMT]

When Diplomacy Loses Its Leverage

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:26:30 GMT]

The United States of Israel

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:14:19 GMT]

Pakistani Military Patronage Of The Arab Kingdoms Would Advance American Interests

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:53:40 GMT]

Is Germany Going Nuclear?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:12:00 GMT]

What Are The Odds That Ukraine Is Allowed To Use Starlink Or Starshield Over All Of Russia?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:52:45 GMT]

Neutrality Studies Weekly Recap #31

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:56:58 GMT]

Moscow Restaurant Bombing. Saudi's Convince Trump To Cancel Big Iran Strike

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:15:46 GMT]

Antiwar News: Trump Holds Off on 'Military Terror' Attack on Iran, Israel Continues Gaza Massacres, and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:00:27 GMT]

2026-08-03 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:37:14 GMT]

2026-08-03 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:35:50 GMT]

2026-08-03 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:15:25 GMT]

2026-08-03 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:14:00 GMT]

2026-08-03 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:11:37 GMT]

"I'm Not Political" Just Means "I Support The Status Quo"

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:23:41 GMT]

The Filipino Puppet Dances for Trump--China Reacts; 76% of Japanese Support Upholding Three Non-Nuclear Principles

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[Substack - karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium - Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:10:03 GMT]

Ukraine’s last gasp?

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:42:54 GMT]

Iranian Artwork

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[Substack - karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:20:28 GMT]

Tinder's Secret War

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[Substack - INN Newsletter by Indie News Network - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00:50 GMT]

Sens et Non-Sens

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[Substack - News Forensics - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:19:40 GMT]

Iran Strike Called Off. Inside MBS's Desperate Gamble

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:16:18 GMT]

Ukraine Landocked; Russia Cuts Off Odessa Land Sea Routes; Rassvet Begins Operating; Merz Implodes

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:48:14 GMT]

No Strikes on Iran, Gulf States Intervene, Trump Claims Deal Near

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:12:28 GMT]

Orwellian Europe Goes Nuclear

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:08:37 GMT]

On Propaganda

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[Substack - John’s Substack - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:14:01 GMT]

Jennifer Kavanagh: A Historic Shift in Asia & Ukraine Is Defeated

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:32:17 GMT]

Pay the Slave Catcher (IV)

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[Substack - DD Geopolitics - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:02:27 GMT]

Escalation to DEFEAT: USA Losing on BOTH Fronts | Stanislav Krapivnik

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:34:16 GMT]

The Ghost of Communism Is Haunting America (Again)

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:30:35 GMT]

Consequences of Supporting the Duopoly: Free Speech, ICE, Dark Money, SpaceX SCAM

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:31:20 GMT]

Interconnections between the US-Israeli war on Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:15:10 GMT]

News X World: Russia claims 635 Ukrainian drones intercepted

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:09:41 GMT]

Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:04:21 GMT]

France Is Playing A Leading Role In The West’s “War Of Attrition” Against Russia

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:14:22 GMT]

Production Obstruction

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:13:51 GMT]

France’s Planned Deportation Of A Russian-Friendly Pundit Is Purely Political

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:38:50 GMT]

US Ditches German Command Center. Russia Hits Kiev. Zelensky Fails to Meet Musk

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:03:24 GMT]

2026-08-02 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:05:34 GMT]

2026-08-02 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:04:07 GMT]

2026-08-02 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:48:13 GMT]

2026-08-02 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:45:58 GMT]

2026-08-02 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:42:50 GMT]

US Careens Into Senseless Iran Escalation Amidst Lack of Options

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:31:08 GMT]

Stefanishyna: How Ukraine Won Back Trump

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:08:55 GMT]

Alan Borroso links Spain’s migrant flood to Donald Trump

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:02:10 GMT]

Why China Doesn’t Have a Wall Street and Why It Doesn’t Want One

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[Substack - karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:34:58 GMT]

Today’s News X World interview on latest Russian missile strikes in Kiev

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:17:08 GMT]

Israeli Dual Citizens??

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[Substack - INN Newsletter by Indie News Network - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:01:15 GMT]

Zelensky, Ukraine Without Patriots. Huge Russian Strike Shatters Kiev. Zaporozhye Breakthrough

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[Substack - The Duran - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:51:11 GMT]

Open-Weight AI and the Case for Global Digital Communism

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[Substack - DD Geopolitics - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:25:10 GMT]

🔥 How Israel‑first strategy is draining U.S. military power

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:40:49 GMT]

State Killings in Pakistan as Kashmir Protest Movement Grows

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:08:49 GMT]

America's Israel-First Obsession, Everyone Loses /Lt Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:07:52 GMT]