Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-08-09

Updated on August 8, 2026 at 7:05:48 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 69 current articles out of 859 reviewed.


Today's Substack's featured are:
Armageddon Newsletter, News Forensics, The Duran, IS IT PROPAGANDA?®, Daniel Davis Deep Dive, Escalation Trap, Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies), Indie Media Today, Glenn Diesen’s Substack, The MAHA Report, Drop Site News, Andrew Korybko's Newsletter, A Skeptic, John’s Substack, INN Newsletter by Indie News Network, Multipolar Press, Conflicts Forum’s Substack, Racket News, Rachel Blevins, Don’s Substack, Weapons and Strategy, The Busker, Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge.

News X World: the tit-for-tat strikes that Russia is making are not a strategy

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:40:23 GMT]

The Corrupt shall inherit

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[Substack - News Forensics - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:39:40 GMT]

Russia Wins Air War; Bombs Kiev Army HQs Jams Starlink Starts Rassvet; Kiev Drone Offensive Flopped

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[Substack - The Duran - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:12:59 GMT]

Article 5 Targets Iran as US Searches For Off-Ramp. Zelensky's Comeback Ends in Vucic Arms

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[Substack - The Duran - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:17:14 GMT]

Zhirinovsky's 1999 NATO Warning, Revisited

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:08:37 GMT]

⚠️Mearsheimer: US Depleted 80% of THAADs in Two Wars

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:01:26 GMT]

🇺🇦 Mearsheimer: Drones Alone Cannot Deliver Ukraine Victory

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:18:07 GMT]

Escalation Trap Live Briefing — Sunday at 2 PM ET

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:13:11 GMT]

Fear And Stability: The Case of Japan and North Korea

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:11:43 GMT]

Record Israel Lobby Spending on Stevens in MI, CIA's Mockingbird Media 2.0, Is Substack Collapsing?

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:31:15 GMT]

George Beebe: The Peace Plan with Russia the West Ignores

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:14:37 GMT]

Senator Rand Paul: MAHA Hero

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:01:13 GMT]

Israel's Brutal Retaliation Against Imprisoned Palestinian Doctors Seeking Legal Appeals

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:01:13 GMT]

There’d Likely Be Another Civil War Before Ukraine Meaningfully Turns Away From The West

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:13:24 GMT]

Brussels’ Pirates

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:01:20 GMT]

Ukraine’s Outgoing Ambassador To Poland Once Again Spit In Poles’ Faces

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:59:39 GMT]

The Pakistani-Saudi-Turkish Alliance Poses Problems For India, Iran, & Israel

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:01:29 GMT]

2026-08-08 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:42:42 GMT]

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

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:41:11 GMT]

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

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:36:43 GMT]

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

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:35:10 GMT]

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

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:29:28 GMT]

The Wisdom of Our TV Generals

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[Substack - John’s Substack - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:57:26 GMT]

⚠️ Macgregor: Nothing Has Changed — Trump Is Going to Pull The Trigger

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:32:46 GMT]

INN This Week 8/2 - 8/8/26 @GetIndieNews @IndLeftNews @AngelJRivera08 @The_Dissident30 @ReefBreland @ogbonna_Collin @AMWakeup @SlowNewsDayShow @TheIndReview @TLAVagabond @BoatsSmashing

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[Substack - INN Newsletter by Indie News Network - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:45:36 GMT]

Trita Parsi: New Deals Will Change the Middle East Forever

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:37:29 GMT]

Wildberries and the Catch-22 of Total War

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:33:03 GMT]

Pepe Escobar: A Secret Diplomatic Deal Taking Shape in Iran

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:21:31 GMT]

🛡️ Iran Cannot Strike the U.S. Homeland

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:15:46 GMT]

Can Trump endure the humiliation of losing?

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:06:48 GMT]

Saudi Arabia, Turkey & Pakistan Sign Defence Pact

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:22:44 GMT]

Where there's a will.....

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[Substack - News Forensics - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:16:46 GMT]

🇮🇷 Is Washington fundamentally miscalculating Tehran’s nuclear playbook?

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:54:50 GMT]

How War w/Iran BACKFIRED Dramatically /Lt Col Daniel Davis & Rosemary Kelanic

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:33:11 GMT]

West Kiev Panic As Patriots Run Out, Russia Hammers Odessa, Dobropiliya Breakthrough; Merz In Crisis

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[Substack - The Duran - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:32:48 GMT]

The Ongoing Covid Coverup

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[Substack - Racket News - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:19:26 GMT]

Saudi Arabia, Turkey + Pakistan Sign DEFENSE PACT Amid WAR in Iran, Yemen | SANCTIONED Ep. 94

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:08:03 GMT]

AIPAC-Linked Super PACs, Pro-Israel Donors Flood Primary to Succeed Angie Craig With More Than $3 Million

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:05:50 GMT]

Putin, don’t apologize for being Russian!

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:52:48 GMT]

Putin Could Test NATO As Trump Hunts Leakers. Zelensky First Time In Serbia. Sweden Steals Ship

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[Substack - The Duran - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:28:07 GMT]

​The US Is Out of Bullets and US Security Policy Will Need to Adjust and Change

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[Substack - Weapons and Strategy - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:18:41 GMT]

Pro-Israel Pressure Group Honest Reporting Received Grant from Knight Foundation

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:47:17 GMT]

Is Trump Prepared to Pay with American Blood?

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:30:42 GMT]

Dozens reported killed in Ansarallah attacks; Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign defense deal; Trump targets birthright citizenship

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:34:32 GMT]

Let's Talk About Some News (Live)

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[Substack - The Duran - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:14:55 GMT]

The Telluric Sting: Iran’s Lesson for Germany

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:12:18 GMT]

IRAN’S HORMUZ GAMBIT: The Law That Could Trigger the Next Escalation

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:57:30 GMT]

Surveillance State 2026: Flock, Axon, ALPRs, Lightpost Cameras, Privacy Issues, Abuse By Cops

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:30:27 GMT]

Putin Centralizes Russia’s War Machine

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:30:47 GMT]

Armstrong Williams: The Answers Dr. Fauci Still Owes America

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:16:23 GMT]

Polish Polarization Over Ukraine Is Likely The New Normal

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:18:26 GMT]

Ukraine and World Affairs

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[Substack - The Busker - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:50:31 GMT]

Iran, Not Pakistan, Is Russia’s Only Realistic Southern Gateway To India

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:58:10 GMT]

2026-08-07 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:30:02 GMT]

2026-08-07 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:28:35 GMT]

What’s Behind Putin’s Decision To Mildly “Escalate To De-Escalate” With Ukraine?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:23:48 GMT]

2026-08-07 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:40:49 GMT]

2026-08-07 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:38:29 GMT]

2026-08-07 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:35:56 GMT]

Testy New Interview Reveals the Changing Colors of Robert Kagan

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:01:12 GMT]

Israel Lobby Dealt MAJOR DEFEAT in UK as Anti-Zionism Ruling UPHELD | Prof. David Miller

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:41:49 GMT]

🌍 Global Leaders No Longer Trust U.S. Foreign Policy — John Mearsheimer

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:49:45 GMT]

Solzhenitsyn and Russia’s Deepening War

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:47:43 GMT]

Prof John Mearsheimer: Drones Can't Deliver Ukraine Victory

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:53 GMT]

🇺🇸 This War Was Never About U.S. Interests

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:29:28 GMT]

Nicolai Petro: Ukraine's Political Crisis Is Deepening

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:13:05 GMT]

Firstpost (India) Point of View: Is Putin Running Out of Options in Ukraine? Expert Explains

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:08:16 GMT]

Georgia is warming to Russia Remember Saakashvili?

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:25:44 GMT]

U.S. Radar Systems WIPED OUT By Iran's Attacks + Yemen: The NEXT Front? | Robert Inlakesh

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:18:26 GMT]