Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-08-18

Updated on August 17, 2026 at 7:06:31 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 58 current articles out of 860 reviewed.


Today's Substack's featured are:
The Duran, Glenn Diesen’s Substack, Real Scott Ritter, Gorilla Radio, News Forensics, Conflicts Forum’s Substack, Racket News, Multipolar Press, Drop Site News, IS IT PROPAGANDA?®, Weapons and Strategy, Indie Media Today, Andrew Korybko's Newsletter, The MAHA Report, Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge, Dave DeCamp's Newsletter, Caitlin’s Newsletter, Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies), Don’s Substack, A Skeptic, Rachel Blevins, Armageddon Newsletter, The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda.

Russia Smashes Key Zaporozhzhie Dnieper Bridge; Starts Surrounding Kramatorsk; Kiev Protests Resume

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:03:04 GMT]

Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick: Israel's Lobby - America in the Grip of a Foreign Power

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:58:04 GMT]

Armenia’s looming divorce with Russia

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:28:11 GMT]

Ukraine War on Wildberries, Russia Smashes Steel Industry. Ballistic Missile Escalation

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:53:02 GMT]

David GIbbs: How Intelligence Services Captured Academia & Journalism

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:50:30 GMT]

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Arms Embargo Now, Joan Russow Presenté!

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[Substack - Gorilla Radio - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:41:06 GMT]

NeoCon Nukes

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[Substack - News Forensics - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:19:44 GMT]

'Netanyahu has never looked weaker, yet …'

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:21:06 GMT]

No, Jason Arday Wasn't the Media's Fault

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[Substack - Racket News - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:54:41 GMT]

Trump, Ukraine, and the Lessons of Troy

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:32:12 GMT]

U.S.-Iran MOU expires without agreement; Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon; DNC votes to abolish ICE

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:14:51 GMT]

'Iskander' as a Negotiator with Europe

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:03:04 GMT]

US Deployable Aircraft Carrier Deficit Needs Fixing

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[Substack - Weapons and Strategy - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:33:08 GMT]

The Consequences of More Netanyahu Lies

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:10:05 GMT]

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

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:30:45 GMT]

🇫🇷Dispatch from France

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:31:47 GMT]

Korybko To DW: Eritrea Of All Countries Isn’t A “Rising Power”!

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:26:43 GMT]

Our Troops Need More Testosterone. But are Screenings and TRT Enough to Tackle the Problem?

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:03:01 GMT]

When Strategy Outruns Capacity

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:46:41 GMT]

Unhappy Sailors

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:19:44 GMT]

What’s Behind Trump’s Unexpected Favor To Kim Jong Un?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:14:50 GMT]

Will a Merkel Return Halt AfD Momentum?

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:29:26 GMT]

Ukraine Has Alternatives To Formal NATO Membership

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:46:09 GMT]

Korybko To Ibragimov: Turkiye Geostrategically Challenges Russia Independently Of NATO

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:47:36 GMT]

A Pragmatically Amended 1956 Compromise Could Speedily Resolve The Kuril Islands Issue

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:54:39 GMT]

Iran's Strategy Vindicated as US's Logistics Chain Hobbled and Stretched by Early Strikes

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:05:50 GMT]

Antiwar News: Ben Gvir: IDF Should Kill 30-40 Palestinians Each Night, Trump Scales Back Korea War Games, and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:10:56 GMT]

We All Know This Civilization Is Doomed, But They Keep Telling Us Everything's Normal

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:29:13 GMT]

Iran War Round 3: Tehran Prepares Knock-Out Blow | Prof. S.M. Marandi

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:19:04 GMT]

NATO's Terrible Mistake: Proxy-War Turns Against Europe | Anatol Lieven

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:03:12 GMT]

Mist in Fire

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:30:30 GMT]

New military doctrine purporting to be for “Russia” and “China” but timed to the Iran conflict

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:04:35 GMT]

2026-08-17 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:17:16 GMT]

2026-08-17 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:15:00 GMT]

2026-08-17 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:12:11 GMT]

2026-08-17 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:07:51 GMT]

2026-08-17 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:01:04 GMT]

Good for the Gander

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[Substack - News Forensics - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:07:16 GMT]

Russian Strikes Devastate Ukraine; Key Ukraine Refinery Smash Orekhov Falling; Zelensky UK/EU Panic

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:43:09 GMT]

DIPLOMACY IS DEAD: Iran Readies NEXT PHASE of WAR as MOU Ceasefire EXPIRES

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:14:44 GMT]

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran & Yemen Unleash a New Offensive Strategy

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:53:24 GMT]

CEUTA 2.0? UK Secret Drones Attack Russia. Poland & Germany Race to Build Europe's Biggest Army

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:33:40 GMT]

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:01:47 GMT]

An Open Letter to Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:53:38 GMT]

Fyodor Lukyanov: Russia's Strategy as the World Order Collapses

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:38:31 GMT]

The Cuban Missile Crisis Never Really Ended

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:02:32 GMT]

Five Reflections On The Fifth Anniversary Of The Taliban’s Return To Power

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:22:35 GMT]

Putin Lamented The Worsening Of Russian-Japanese Relations

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:24:06 GMT]

Iran: End Game is Approaching

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[Substack - The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:53:33 GMT]

Demand Destruction: The Real Energy Crisis Hitting Europe and Japan

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:26:46 GMT]

2026-08-16 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:46:02 GMT]

2026-08-16 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:44:53 GMT]

2026-08-16 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:43:03 GMT]

2026-08-16 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:41:28 GMT]

2026-08-16 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:38:10 GMT]

Capitalism Trains Us To Blame Each Other For Systemic Abuses

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:58:10 GMT]

News X World: Russia Faces Fresh Petrol Shortages As Ukrainian Strikes Disrupt Oil Infrastructure

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:25:53 GMT]

Russia Crushes Kiev's Elite Azov Troops Smashes Dobropilia; West Despairs At Kiev Lack Of AD

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[Substack - The Duran - Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:40:15 GMT]