Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-08-20

Updated on August 19, 2026 at 7:07:56 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 79 current articles out of 858 reviewed.


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

Russia 'Destroys' Kiev Orekhov Troops; Moscow AD Impenetrable To Kiev Drones; Kiev Economy Collapses

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:55:52 GMT]

U.S. VASSALS WARNED: Iran Takes OFFENSIVE Posture for NEXT PHASE of WAR | Laith Marouf

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:43:03 GMT]

Zakharova Says Japan Has "Amnesia" Over Hiroshima

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:31:21 GMT]

U.S.-Registered Drone Detected at Site of Suspected CIA Boat Strike

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:10:54 GMT]

How can a good person understand evil?

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[Substack - News Forensics - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:02:34 GMT]

Europe, Russia, and the Game of Shadows

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:35:47 GMT]

With Alexander Vindman’s upset loss, a new rebuke of the neocon resistance

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[Substack - Aaron Mate - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:08:11 GMT]

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 17 Palestinians; Tuesday’s primary results; Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the U.S.

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:52:18 GMT]

Let’s be brutally honest: we are the Nazis

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:24:56 GMT]

Lawrence Wilkerson: U.S. Considers Nuclear Strike Against Iran

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:23:18 GMT]

Lavrov Puts Britain on Notice. Forrest Gump Scandal Rocks Ukraine. US Aims to Strangle Iran

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:59:32 GMT]

‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 19 August 2026: NATO wants more war

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:05:57 GMT]

Presidential Meddling in Lakers Sale?, Remember the Journalists | IndieNewsNow LIVE! 08-18-26

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:31:26 GMT]

Stierlitz: How the KGB Built a Soviet Legend

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:31:22 GMT]

Ukraine’s Shrinking Strategic Margin

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:19:28 GMT]

Open the Files: Fauci Should Not Take the Fifth on the Truth About COVID-19 Origins

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:01:04 GMT]

Trump’s Resumption Of Talks With Kim Can Only Succeed If AUKUS+ Is Radically Reformed

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:59:57 GMT]

Giving Terrorism the Consideration It Demands

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:45:31 GMT]

Russian Air Defense Shrugs Off Kiev/NATO Mass Drone Campaign & Escalates in Response

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[Substack - The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:24:08 GMT]

Global Food Shortage Warning, Sanctions and Fertilizer Crisis

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:13:05 GMT]

As Empires Collapse, the Circle of Beneficiaries Narrows

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:43:15 GMT]

The West African Pipeline Is Inherently Geopolitical

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:33:11 GMT]

Armed Neutrality & The Consistent Renunciation of War

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:58:44 GMT]

‘There will be consequences’: Putin to PM Burnham regarding UK drones striking deep into the RF

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:09:16 GMT]

The US-Approved Turkish-Ukrainian Arms Deal Shouldn’t Have Come As A Surprise To Russia

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:56:10 GMT]

Ukraine’s Economy Braces for Disaster as Zelensky Faces New Political Challenge

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:57:49 GMT]

Antiwar News: Trump Says No Talks Scheduled With Iran, Israel Massacres Six People in Gaza Strike, and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:39:37 GMT]

Today In Dystopia: "We Have Cameras Everywhere In That Town"

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:22:41 GMT]

2026-08-19 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:17:35 GMT]

2026-08-19 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:16:40 GMT]

2026-08-19 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:15:15 GMT]

2026-08-19 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:14:05 GMT]

2026-08-19 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:11:39 GMT]

Fagan Draws The Line On Antisemitism

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[Substack - George’s Newsletter - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:05:34 GMT]

U.S. ECONOMY ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF: Trump MUST Get Out of Iran War – Prof. John Mearsheimer

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:48:55 GMT]

The Pyongyang–Moscow Front

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:08:40 GMT]

Neutrality Studies Weekly Recap #33

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:47:11 GMT]

💥 “Trump can hit us hard... but Iran can hit back.”

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:07:41 GMT]

IRAN's NOT GOING BACK, New Demands Are Clear /Professor Seyed Marandi

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:18:35 GMT]

Political Psychopaths

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[Substack - News Forensics - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:53:56 GMT]

Gaza Talks, Florida Primaries, and ICE Detention

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:12:22 GMT]

Douglas Macgregor: Russia's Patience Is Over - NATO & Ukraine Face New Reality

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:10:23 GMT]

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]