Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-08-10

Updated on August 9, 2026 at 7:05:09 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 60 current articles out of 859 reviewed.


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

Russia Makes Biggest Odessa Attack; Rejects Turkey Truce Call; Captures Key Donbas Defences; Orekhov

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:38:13 GMT]

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran-Oman Hormuz Deal Almost Reached & the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Defence Pact

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:03:28 GMT]

Matthew Blackburn: The Plan to Pressure Russia Has a Huge Flaw

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:01:25 GMT]

One domino can’t lean on another for support – they’ll all fall

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:47:09 GMT]

Link for Today's Live Briefing at 2pm ET

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:05:42 GMT]

Odessa Isolated As Turkey Considers Black Sea Blockade. German Media Circus in Belgrade

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:50:47 GMT]

Where the Cross Divided: Schism, Civilization, and the Eastern Idea

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:46:34 GMT]

Home of the Living Dead

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[Substack - News Forensics - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:39:36 GMT]

🇷🇺 Russia Sees Western Promises as Meaningless

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:33:39 GMT]

What’s the Most Plausible Scenario for $6 Gas?

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:04:56 GMT]

Ritter’s Rant 097: The Long Road

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:31:57 GMT]

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

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:31:10 GMT]

What’s The Most Realistic Endgame For Ukraine’s Odessa Region?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:06:18 GMT]

Rare Earths and Drones: China Is Squeezing the West

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:42:58 GMT]

Production Obstruction - Part II

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:34:58 GMT]

2026-08-09 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:47:15 GMT]

2026-08-09 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:45:51 GMT]

2026-08-09 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:43:46 GMT]

2026-08-09 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:41:31 GMT]

Korybko To Nawrocki & Medvedev: Ethno-Nationalist Slurs & Violent Threats Are Self-Discrediting

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:40:50 GMT]

2026-08-09 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:36:28 GMT]

'A Matrix of Conflicts': Why the Iran War Won’t End Soon

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:27:39 GMT]

Ukraine's Air Defense Crisis Turns Global as Russian Ferocity Puts Country on Brink

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:02:18 GMT]

The clown show in Europe

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:48:51 GMT]

Nolan's Odyssey

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:08:00 GMT]

Iran Has Trump RUNNING Scared as Mossad IMPLODES, UAE Ships BURN

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[Substack - The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:47:17 GMT]

The Cost of Silence

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[Substack - The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:38:30 GMT]

Hormuz Leverage Could Become Long Term Trap

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[Substack - The Duran - Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:25:48 GMT]

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]