Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-10-22

Updated on October 21, 2026 at 7:06:01 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 71 current articles out of 850 reviewed.


Today's Substack's featured are:
Real Scott Ritter, Glenn Diesen’s Substack, Rachel Blevins, Escalation Trap, News Forensics, The Duran, Drop Site News, Don’s Substack, Andrew Korybko's Newsletter, Indie Media Today, Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies), Multipolar Press, IS IT PROPAGANDA?®, Alexander Dugin, A Skeptic, Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge, Daniel Davis Deep Dive, Ken Klippenstein, Conflicts Forum’s Substack, John’s Substack, The Scott Horton Show, karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium .

Eye of the Storm

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:53:55 GMT]

General Michael Flynn: Zelensky Must Go! — General Flynn Warns of Nuclear War

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:01:22 GMT]

ISRAELI ATTACK IMMINENT: Iran Expands TARGETS for LONG WAR | Laith Marouf

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:32:21 GMT]

Political Bloodbath -- Then What?

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:26:19 GMT]

Russia using KGB manuals?

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[Substack - News Forensics - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:23:48 GMT]

Witkoff Meets Putin; EU Begs for Ukraine Cash; Turkey Blocks Greece in Med

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:00:47 GMT]

Ritter’s Rant 107: The Chickens Come Home to Roost

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:45:19 GMT]

The Space Race Heats Up

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:26:19 GMT]

Hospitals in Gaza face power shutdowns; U.S. polling firm admits fabricating data; Water crisis in Yemen

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:22:47 GMT]

Internet cables, a pressure point that may soon be exploited

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:32:19 GMT]

How Might Turkiye Respond To Greece’s Israeli-Produced “Achilles Shield”?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:39:20 GMT]

News on Paris, Albania, Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine, Canada, USA & Russia | IndieNewsNow LIVE! 10-20-26

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:31:18 GMT]

Richard Wolff: Imperial Decline - Crisis, Denial & War

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:13:11 GMT]

Trump Said No Once —Will He Say It Again?

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:32:38 GMT]

Neutrality Studies Weekly Recap #42

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[Substack - Pascal’s Substack (Neutrality Studies) - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:21:47 GMT]

How Washington Weaponised Western Identity

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:26:42 GMT]

The Diplomacy of Diminishing Options

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:37:41 GMT]

Does Macron no Longer Play a Significant Role?

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:30:54 GMT]

Alexander Dugin Responds to Netanyahu’s Accusations

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:48:47 GMT]

What Trade-Off Could Trump’s Grand Deal Between Putin & Zelensky Realistically Entail?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:24:53 GMT]

France and the Hollowing Out of Europe

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:56:29 GMT]

2026-10-21 - A Skeptic War Reports

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:08:42 GMT]

2026-10-21 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:07:39 GMT]

There Might Be A Cover-Up Going On Over The Latest Lithuanian Drone Incident

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:40:58 GMT]

2026-10-21 - MSM Reporting - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:20:26 GMT]

2026-10-21 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:18:22 GMT]

2026-10-21 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:16:45 GMT]

2026-10-21 - YouTube Reports Part 2 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:15:07 GMT]

2026-10-21 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:13:28 GMT]

Poland’s Ruling Liberals Are Responsible For Europe’s Latest Round Of “Russophrenia”

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:34 GMT]

Another Hopeless Round of Shuttle Diplomacy Begins as West Grows Frantic to End Ukraine War

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:18:23 GMT]

⚠️ Are today's crises being contained... or merged into something far more dangerous?

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:55:13 GMT]

⚠️ Has Washington already reached the limits of what military force can achieve against Iran?

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:34:03 GMT]

“If There's a Rifle on the Wall in Act One”: Vučić on Europe's Arms Build-Up and the Road to World War

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:10:34 GMT]

There's No Isolating Iran Now /Col Lawrence Wilkerson

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:05:02 GMT]

Netanyahu Accuses Dugin of Spreading Anti-Semitism in the West

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:48:36 GMT]

'NYET AND HELL NYET' to NATO: Russia HAMMERS West Ukraine with Jet-Powered Drones | Mark Sleboda

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:44:14 GMT]

Ukraine Fears Total Blackout; Russia Bombs Bridges Hits Kiev Energy Strikes All Ukraine; US/EU Plan

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:27:08 GMT]

Hegseth Honors Terrorist With Firing Squad Gift

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[Substack - Ken Klippenstein - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:16:56 GMT]

Col. Wilkerson: CHINA Has REMOVED Restraints on IRAN for Next Round of WAR with U.S.

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:29:52 GMT]

Larry Johnson: Russia Will Retaliate Against Poland & the Baltic States After St. Petersburg Attack

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:29:29 GMT]

The Human Zoo

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[Substack - News Forensics - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:48:51 GMT]

Russian Central Bank head Elvira Nabyullina is the fly in the ointment for the Russian economy

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:57:47 GMT]

Putin's Two Options; Witkoff Oslo Ukraine Plan; Zelensky Has No Clue

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:40:14 GMT]

Sudan drone strikes kill 160+; Oil hits five-month high; Mahmoud Khalil appeals to SCOTUS

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:41:51 GMT]

Likud Sources convinced Trump Netanyahu has real chance of winning, hence his public endorsement

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:26:30 GMT]

Desperate Maneuvers To Get Russia To Stop

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:11:20 GMT]

Europe and the Armies of Chaos

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:52:29 GMT]

Europe and the Armies of Chaos

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:43:32 GMT]

LIVESTREAM TONIGHT! News on Paris, Albania, Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine, Canada, USA & Russia | IndieNewsNow LIVE! 10-20-26 on INN | Starts at 10pm ET / 7pm PT

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:30:48 GMT]

Why Did Hegseth Go to the Tanker Base?

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:41:38 GMT]

Nine Shifts in Russia's Balance of Power, October 2026

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:31:29 GMT]

Azerbaijan Is Expected To Prioritize The “Central Asian Community” Amidst Its Rift With Turkiye

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:30:06 GMT]

Russia Is Beginning To Conceptualize Central Asia & South Asia As The CASA Macroregion

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:53:33 GMT]

Korybko To Bordachev: The Threat Posed By ISIS-K Will Keep Russia & Central Asia Close

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:37:20 GMT]

Ukraine’s War and Europe’s Financial Reckoning

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:46:09 GMT]

Korybko To Asif Durrani: The Russian-Pakistani Dispute Over Afghanistan Likely Won’t Be Resolved

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:16:11 GMT]

Five Observations About Netanyahu’s Regional Alliance Map

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:29:20 GMT]

2026-10-20 - YouTube Reports Part 1 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:31:10 GMT]

2026-10-20 - YouTube Reports Part 2 - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:29:42 GMT]

2026-10-20 - MSM Reporting - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:28:10 GMT]

2026-10-20 - Middle East & Africa Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:25:51 GMT]

2026-10-20 - Alternative Media Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:24:27 GMT]

2026-10-20 - Telegram Reports - A Skeptic News

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:17:53 GMT]

Trump Just Can’t Win

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[Substack - John’s Substack - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:11:53 GMT]

FRANCE CRISIS: Europe’s Energy, Immigration, Ukraine Policies Come Home to Roost | George Szamuely

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:45:47 GMT]

10/16/26 Larry Johnson on Iran, Lebanon and Yemen

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[Substack - The Scott Horton Show - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:36:06 GMT]

Exceptionalism, Hegemony & “The War of Grand Design”

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[Substack - karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium - Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:51:35 GMT]

🌍 Mearsheimer: Ukraine Isn’t Being Abandoned, It’s Being Managed

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:17:07 GMT]

Ukraine is Trump's Bargaining Chip /John Mearsheimer

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:06:01 GMT]

Yemen Will DESTROY Saudi Economy, CLOSE Red Sea if Blockade Remains | Hussain Albukhaiti

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:47:08 GMT]