Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-02-18

Updated on February 17, 2026 at 11:56:54 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!


A Skeptic News - YouTube Reports Part 2 - 2026-02-18

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:50:02 GMT]

A Skeptic News - YouTube Reports Part 1 - 2026-02-18

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:48:30 GMT]

Three Shadows Over The Map, Tripolar Theory

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[Substack - DD Geopolitics - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:25:55 GMT]

America First?

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[Substack - John’s Substack - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:10:49 GMT]

Peace Through Strength

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:02:16 GMT]

The New York Times performs loyal stenography -- masquerading as journalism -- to protect AOC

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[Substack - Glenn Greenwald - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:40:26 GMT]

Iranian Leader: 'More Dangerous Than the WARSHIP... is the WEAPON That Can SINK IT'

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:46:11 GMT]

🚨 Is the U.S. Marching to War with Iran for the WRONG Reasons? ⚠️

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:27:04 GMT]

CMS’s $100 Million ‘MAHA Elevate' Is a Blessing

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:09:54 GMT]

Col Douglas Macgregor: BOMBING IRAN Won't Fix Anything

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:06:13 GMT]

Complicated Geneva talks. Ukraine trusteeship plan

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:42:17 GMT]

The Kiev "Culture" & Solving the SMO

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[Substack - karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:40:21 GMT]

Crosstalk: Bullhorns - Munich Circus

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[Substack - The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:37:42 GMT]

Banning Dissent and Criminalizing Palestine Activism

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:04:26 GMT]

Russian Top General Floats Russian Annexation Of Ukraine; Geneva Talks Begin; Konstantinovka Falling

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:31:57 GMT]

Larry Johnson and EastCalling February 17th, 2026

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[Substack - East’s Substack - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:20:23 GMT]

Nobody Actually Cares About “Demographics”

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:06:06 GMT]

LIVESTREAM Tonight! DHS Coming for Dissidents, Google Gets In Line, West Bank Land Theft | IndieNewsNow LIVE! 02-17-26 on INN | Starts at 10pm ET

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:02:01 GMT]

Russia sends heavy hitters to Geneva. Graham demands regime change. Starmer vs infinite scrolling

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[Substack - The Duran - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:52:39 GMT]

REPORT ON IRAN NEGOTIATIONS ON FEBRUARY 17

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[Substack - Weapons and Strategy - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:11:45 GMT]

By Hooke or Crooke

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[Substack - News Forensics - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:59:28 GMT]

Rev. Jesse Jackson dies; Second round of Iran talks conclude amid major U.S. military buildup; 60 killed across Sudan

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:56:47 GMT]

This is a variety of articles in translation, mostly on Iran

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:16:19 GMT]

John Helmer: Attempts to Russiagate the Epstein Files

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:56:09 GMT]

Rubio’s Munich Speech Detailed Trump 2.0’s Envisaged New World Order

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:58:38 GMT]

The scandal over Heraskevych's helmet wasn't about dignity

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[Substack - The Peacemonger - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:47:12 GMT]

The Latest Claims That Russia Poisoned Navalny Aim To Sabotage The US’ Peace Efforts

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:30:11 GMT]

Highlights From Aliyev’s Panel Discussion At This Year’s Munich Security Conference

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:09:34 GMT]

What Explains India’s New Perceptible Alignment With Some Of The US’ Interests?

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:03:56 GMT]

Antiwar News: Sen. Graham: US Troops Could Be 'Hit' in Iran War, Israel To Give Hamas 60-Day Deadline, and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:30:28 GMT]

A Skeptic News - Alternative Media Reports - 2026-02-17

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:57:39 GMT]

A Skeptic News - MSM Reports - 2026-02-17

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:49:28 GMT]

A Skeptic News - YouTube Reports Part 2 - 2026-02-17

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:36:08 GMT]

A Skeptic News - YouTube Reports Part 1 - 2026-02-17

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:34:23 GMT]

A Skeptic News - Middle East & Africa Reports - 2026-02-17

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:33:05 GMT]

A Skeptic News - Substack Reports - 2026-02-17

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:27:04 GMT]

A Skeptic News - Telegram Reports - 2026-02-17

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:20:33 GMT]

The Beginnings of BRICS--Russian-Chinese Joint Declaration on a Multipolar World and the Establishment of a New International Order, 1997

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[Substack - karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:43:40 GMT]

More Shockingly Honest Confessions From The Empire Managers

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:36:05 GMT]

🚨 BREAKING INSIGHT: Why Arab States Now See Israel — Not Iran — as the Region’s Primary Destabilizer 🚨

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:03:54 GMT]

If Trump Strikes Iran, It's All About Israel /Trita Parsi & Lt Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:40:29 GMT]

Iran Has 'SURPRISES' Ready if Attacked: Israel, US Bases WARNED | Laith Marouf

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:32:54 GMT]

NATO Actions

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:03:13 GMT]

The Epstein Files: The Blackmail of Billionaire Leon Black and Epstein's Role in It

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[Substack - Glenn Greenwald - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:31:58 GMT]

🚨 ALERT: Trump Risks Becoming the "Epstein Administration" — Unless He Acts NOW!*

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:55:52 GMT]

Listen to This Article: The Death Throes of Keir Starmer's Government

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[Substack - Racket News - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:50:33 GMT]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Address to the Munich Security Conference

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:42:50 GMT]

Exclusive: Hamas Says It Will Not Unilaterally Disarm as Trump and Netanyahu Threaten a Return to Full-Scale War

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:39:56 GMT]

ALERT: What Trump Must Understand EPSTEIN CLASS v. WORKING CLASS /Robert Barnes

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:36:35 GMT]

EU elite angry with Rubio speech, but give him standing ovation

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:04:40 GMT]

Europe’s Trust in the U.S. After Epstein

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:39:16 GMT]

Brief Frontline Report – February 16th, 2026

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[Substack - Marat Khairullin Substack - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:27:20 GMT]

This morning’s NewsX World interview on splits within NATO revealed at the Munich Security Conference

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:14:11 GMT]

U.S. Preparing for ‘Weeks-Long’ Iran WAR + EU Cries ‘Poison Dart Frog’ Against Russia

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:09:34 GMT]

Putin Sends Tough Team Geneva As Russia Prepares Giant Missile Strike; Breaks Through Konstantinovka

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:32:11 GMT]

Arman Ghukasyan joins EastCalling Live to discuss Armenian politics [English-Only Edit]

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[Substack - East’s Substack - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:14:01 GMT]

The Strategic Struggle for Gulf Leadership as Abraham Accords Fracture

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:41:05 GMT]

Russia’s Azerbaijan and Armenia problem

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:40:17 GMT]

Bondi list fiasco. UK/German voters must prepare for economic pain. Estonia will take war to Russia

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:08:08 GMT]

The US is Leading in Military AI, But Security is a Major Issue

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[Substack - Weapons and Strategy - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:50:01 GMT]

Epstein Flipped Israel’s Gaza-Tested Biometric Scanners Into Nigeria Ports Deal for UAE

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:38:00 GMT]

Dear John....

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[Substack - News Forensics - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:05:51 GMT]

The New Atlanticism of Marco Rubio

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:47:19 GMT]

THE SWAMP LOG: National Non-Emergency, AOC's Munich Mumbling, Longevity Cultist's Untimely End

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[Substack - Racket News - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:14:28 GMT]

Chanda Masta, Nataliya Vlchekova, Aspen Martin - Please Support Our Friends' GoFundMes

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:32:03 GMT]

The New Atlanticism of Marco Rubio

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:54:27 GMT]

Einar Tangen: U.S. Declares War on Multipolarity & Europe is Lost

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:45:31 GMT]

Will Trump’s Legacy Be Saved If He Starts World War III?

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[Substack - Karen Kwiatkowski, Without Reservation - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:41:56 GMT]

How MAHA Inspired Me to Change My Life

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:30:58 GMT]

🇫🇷 Dispatch from France

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:30:54 GMT]

India’s Reportedly Planned Purchase Of Over 100 Rafales Might Have Partial Political Motives

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:35:31 GMT]

Frontline update and Ukraine counterattacks w/ Stanislav Krapivnik

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[Substack - The Duran - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:34:40 GMT]

Vladimir Medinsky is back in charge of Russian negotiations with the USA and Ukraine

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:16:55 GMT]

Trump 2.0 Must Urgently Declare Its Position Towards Poland’s Nuclear Weapons Plans

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:07:39 GMT]

Reports Claim US Readying 'Long-Term' Attrition Op Against Iran

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:59:14 GMT]

A Venezuelan-Like Oil Blockade Against Iran Could Enable The US To Divide-And-Rule RIC

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:55:02 GMT]

Antiwar News: US Preparing for Sustained War on Iran, US Bombs Syria, Somalia, Boat in Caribbean, and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:31:46 GMT]