Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-08-19

Updated on August 18, 2026 at 7:09:14 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 72 current articles out of 859 reviewed.


Today's Substack's featured are:
IS IT PROPAGANDA?®, Don’s Substack, The Duran, Drop Site News, Daniel Davis Deep Dive, Indie Media Today, Real Scott Ritter, Escalation Trap, Karen Kwiatkowski, Without Reservation, Andrew Korybko's Newsletter, Conflicts Forum’s Substack, A Skeptic, Rachel Blevins, Dave DeCamp's Newsletter, Caitlin’s Newsletter, George’s Newsletter, Glenn Diesen’s Substack, Gorilla Radio, News Forensics, Racket News, Multipolar Press, Weapons and Strategy, The MAHA Report, Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge, Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies).

Fidel Castro's 100th Anniversary

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:31:37 GMT]

Trump hopes to trade an ally for an enemy

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:07:18 GMT]

Air Assault To Defeat Russia Failing as Burnham Admits UK Drone Attacks. Iran 60-Day MOU Expires

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:05:59 GMT]

Gaza's Teachers Struggle to Fill the Void of a School System Decimated by Israel

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:57:00 GMT]

🔥 “We’re on a collision course , with reality itself.”- Col. Douglas Macgregor

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:40:46 GMT]

Col Douglas Macgregor: The Collision Course w/Iran, We're Making No Attempt to Avoid

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:17:49 GMT]

Life in Gaza - Avoiding the toilet at any cost

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:42 GMT]

Primaries in Florida, Alaska, California; Israel strikes Syrian air base; Congo’s Ebola outbreak

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:25:10 GMT]

Artificial Intelligence versus the OODA Loop

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:31:26 GMT]

Kiev Reels; Russia Storms Both Orekhov Dobropilia;; Shoots Down 'Nearly All' Flamingoes; Wins Sky

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:07:14 GMT]

LIVESTREAM TONIGHT! Presidential Meddling in Lakers Sale?, Remember the Journalists | IndieNewsNow LIVE! 08-18-26 on INN | Starts at 10pm ET / 7pm PT

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:30:45 GMT]

How Moscow's Military and Political Elites are Repositioning ahead of a Volatile September

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:02:50 GMT]

IRAN’S STRATEGY FOR THE U.S. MIDTERMS: MAXIMUM POLITICAL PRESSURE ON TRUMP

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:11:49 GMT]

Germany’s Broken Bargain

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:51:15 GMT]

Trump’s Disappearing Presidency

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[Substack - Karen Kwiatkowski, Without Reservation - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:47:25 GMT]

Poland Should Resist US Pressure To Transfer More Patriot Interceptors To Ukraine

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:42:31 GMT]

Trump's Search for a Win in Iran is Breaking the Status Quo

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:31 GMT]

Ukraine Loses Black Sea Ports and Air Defense Options

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:39:18 GMT]

The Russian Ambassador To Argentina Confirmed The Failure Of Major Projects Due To US Pressure

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:16:26 GMT]

2026-08-18 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:11:22 GMT]

2026-08-18 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:10:03 GMT]

Korybko To Bordachev: The Islamic NATO Could Indeed Pose A Challenge To Russia

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:51:11 GMT]

2026-08-18 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:40:35 GMT]

2026-08-18 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:39:00 GMT]

2026-08-18 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:37:04 GMT]

China’s ENERGY Strategy Puts U.S. BLOCKADE to SHAME + Trump LASHES OUT at South Korea | Carl Zha

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:11:49 GMT]

Antiwar News: Kushner, Netanyahu Agree Israel Will Continue Gaza Strikes, Trump Threatens To Bomb Oman, and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:10:38 GMT]

Let Your Love For This World Fill You With Joy And Compel You To Action

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:17:35 GMT]

Trump Drives US Towards The Abyss

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[Substack - George’s Newsletter - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:14:37 GMT]

About the Benefits of Anchorage

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:01:42 GMT]

Judge Throws Out “Political Prosecution” of Pro-Palestinian University of Michigan Student

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:53:11 GMT]

Russia has distinct permanent advantages over Ukraine in warfare

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:46:42 GMT]

🔥 Believing America has no limits to its power is a fatal flaw.

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:33:29 GMT]

US REPEATING HISTORY IN IRAN... VIETNAM WAR Part II /Lt Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:09:23 GMT]

IRAN’S FOOT IS ON TRUMP’S NECK: NO DEAL, Israel is NEXT | Jim Jatras

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:19:30 GMT]

🔥 America’s Iran strategy is manufacturing its own defeat.

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:02:43 GMT]

THE HORMUZ TRAP: Threatening Oman, Ignoring Missile Depletion: Trump’s Iran Delusion"

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:47:41 GMT]

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]