Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-10-06

Updated on October 5, 2026 at 7:05:18 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 65 current articles out of 848 reviewed.


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

Why the West can’t understand Putin

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[Substack - News Forensics - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:16:43 GMT]

Jeffrey Sachs: Ukraine Peace Proposal vs. NATO Salami Tactics

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:48:40 GMT]

Inchon or Bay of Pigs? The Hormuz Test

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:04:06 GMT]

Russia MOD: "Blame Zelensky"; Saudi Offensive Begins, Taiz Encircled

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:57:35 GMT]

CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:30:47 GMT]

A Report from Russia: How Close are Europe and Russia to a Wider Conflict?

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:17:45 GMT]

INN News #211 | CONGO COUP, BLOGGING PLATFORM OF TERROR, FEAR OF DISPLACEMENT, TRADWIFE COLONIZERS

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[Substack - INN Newsletter by Indie News Network - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:01:40 GMT]

Russia Will Use "Full Force"; Kiev Bridge Panic as Merz Rushes to Zelensky

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:51:31 GMT]

Russia & Pakistan Have Polar Opposite Views On Taliban-Led Afghanistan

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:26:48 GMT]

Saudi-backed forces launch major offensive in Yemen; U.S. kills 4 in Caribbean boat strike; Bolsonaro wins first round in Brazil election

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:17:31 GMT]

Seyed M. Marandi: If Saudi Arabia Collapses, the Entire Region Will Transform

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:11:13 GMT]

🇫🇷 Dispatch from France

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:31:41 GMT]

Hormuz and the Illusion of Control

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:11:27 GMT]

New Tensions In The Horn Of Africa Risk Rekindling Egyptian-Israeli Hostilities

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:17:01 GMT]

Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov breaks rank with the Duma election victors: the war will be for nothing if we do not change course

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:46 GMT]

The Azeri-Turkish Brotherhood Is Going Through Some Trouble

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:18:54 GMT]

2026-10-05 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:14:48 GMT]

2026-10-05 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:13:25 GMT]

2026-10-05 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:43:09 GMT]

2026-10-05 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:39:59 GMT]

2026-10-05 - YouTube Reports Part 2 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:38:22 GMT]

2026-10-05 - MSM Reporting - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:35:28 GMT]

2026-10-05 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:31:46 GMT]

Why Might Putin Finally Decide To Bring Ukraine To Its Knees After Nearly Five Years?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:57:30 GMT]

Travel Notes, St Petersburg: installment six

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:55:45 GMT]

THE WORLD IS BEING LIED TO AGAIN

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[Substack - George’s Newsletter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:24:31 GMT]

Putin Finally Takes Gloves Off? De-Bridgification of Kiev in Progress as North Bridge Now Hit by Drone

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:45:48 GMT]

Zionism Is OBVIOUSLY A Racist Ideology

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:07:00 GMT]

Medvedev to Tehran: Three Conditions for Peace in Ukraine

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:12:33 GMT]

Sudan’s RSF Refused to Rescue Dozens in Gold Mine Collapse Where at Least 82 Died, Survivors Say

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:02:28 GMT]

Inside a Private Reception for the MAHA Summit

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:15:09 GMT]

GERMAN in Moscow Tells RUSSIA How It Is!

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:43:29 GMT]

Ansarallah Advances, Israel Murders, Trump Withdraws, and Why Iran Still Controls the Strait: The War Brief

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:41:23 GMT]

Trump’s Big Bluff on Iran

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[Substack - John’s Substack - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:11:19 GMT]

Russia STRIKES Kiev’s Northern Bridge, Vows ZELENSKY Bears FULL Responsibility for New ATTACKS

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:29:29 GMT]

Kiev Bridges Knocked Out; Russia To Intensify Strikes; Alarmed Zelensky Threats; Merz Rushes To Kiev

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:47:45 GMT]

Jiang Xueqin: The West's Political Crisis & Why World War 3 May Start in Yemen

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:43:16 GMT]

Apologies, Thanks, and Valdai

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[Substack - News Forensics - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:06:09 GMT]

SURPRISE, Merz in Kiev; Taurus Missile Rebrand? Trump-Putin Lukoil Deal?

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:24:43 GMT]

Shut up and Die!

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[Substack - INN Newsletter by Indie News Network - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:02:25 GMT]

Two History Lessons, One Warning

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:02:38 GMT]

The REAL Reason USA Freaks-Out Over Iran | S. M. Marandi

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:43:59 GMT]

News X World podcast on Russian bridge bombing at arrival of Merz in Kiev

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:00:38 GMT]

The Open Letter to MAHA - Is That the REAL Psyop?

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:56:49 GMT]

They're Still Trying To Rehab Biden's Genocidal Image, And Other Notes

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:37:01 GMT]

DISBAND the UN?

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:31:16 GMT]

GLOBAL BRIEF LIVE: ROBERT PAPE & MICHAEL McFAUL

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:57:55 GMT]

What Are Russia’s Top Three Strategic Challenges?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:09:16 GMT]

Who Controls Hormuz?

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[Substack - The Duran - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:29 GMT]

Today's breaking news from Kiev

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:52:41 GMT]

Europe's Industrial Collapse: Companies Are Fleeing | Dr. S. Ebner & R. Landgraf

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:50:00 GMT]

Travel Notes, St Petersburg: installment five

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:44:07 GMT]

2026-10-04 - MSM Reporting - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:38:03 GMT]

2026-10-04 - YouTube Reports Part 2 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:36:15 GMT]

2026-10-04 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:34:34 GMT]

2026-10-04 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:32:55 GMT]

2026-10-04 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:30:43 GMT]

The Pakistani Energy Minister’s Interview With Sputnik Was A Dud

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:06:53 GMT]

China’s found a way around the Strait of Hormuz

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:36:36 GMT]

Reviewing The Iranian Ambassador To Russia’s Interview With Vedomosti

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:54:04 GMT]

Four and a Half Years Off the Air

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:10:29 GMT]

Dividualism and the Ontological Turn

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:22:58 GMT]

News X World interview on Trump's deal with Ukraine in rare earth extraction

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:07:07 GMT]

🚨 The Middle East Deception: How Lost Diplomacy Left the U.S. Out of Control

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:34:40 GMT]

Iran War, Camp David Meet, Russia Hits Kyiv's Bridges

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:21:31 GMT]