Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-02-19

Updated on February 19, 2026 at 1:34:56 AM 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 - 2026-02-19

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:31:27 GMT]

A Skeptic News - YouTube Reports Part 1 - 2026-02-19

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:29:08 GMT]

Ignore this post. It's a Substack issue

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:27:03 GMT]

FDA's Straight Shooter: Don't Bring Crappy Data To A Gunfight

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[Substack - Racket News - Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:18:51 GMT]

Russian AIR DEFENSE + Chinese RADAR Ready for US ATTACK on Iran: THIS IS WW3 | Stanislav Krapivnik

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:47:39 GMT]

Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Randy Caravaggio, John Helmer February 18, 2026

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[Substack - Gorilla Radio - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:38:37 GMT]

Europe Is Rearming. Who Benefits and Who Doesn't?

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:02:08 GMT]

Q&A About the Munich Security Circus

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[Substack - karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:52:00 GMT]

NewsX World: two interviews of 18 February

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:51:23 GMT]

🔥 “No Shock if Russia Takes Kyiv” — Larry Johnson Breaks It Down 🔥

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:14:45 GMT]

Kiev ‘Counter-Offensive’ is NONSENSE + Russia Preparing MAJOR Spring Offensive

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[Substack - The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:56:13 GMT]

No Surprise if Russia Takes Kyiv /fmr CIA Analyst Larry Johnson

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:49:37 GMT]

"This is Not a Dress Rehearsal": U.S. Engaged in Massive Military Buildup as Threat To Bomb Iran Grows

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:12:08 GMT]

🚨 "Graham, Pompeo, Netanyahu — Trump's War Pushers" 🚨

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:48:17 GMT]

Lindsey Graham's Extreme Devotion to Israel on Full Display

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[Substack - Glenn Greenwald - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:35:16 GMT]

U.S. RED LINES/IRAN RESISTS - Lt Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:24:56 GMT]

Brief Frontline Report – February 18th, 2026

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[Substack - Marat Khairullin Substack - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:13:02 GMT]

Who Can Halt the 'America First' Ambition Rolling Across the Globe? — China can.

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:40:14 GMT]

U.S. RUSHES Fighter Jets, Weapons to Middle East as IRAN, RUSSIA, CHINA Hold JOINT Military Drills

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:34:02 GMT]

Russia Rushes Oil To China As Iran Prepares Hormuz Closure; Medinsky Crushes Kiev Hopes Geneva Talks

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:57:12 GMT]

Various articles mostly on Iran mostly in translation

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:56:27 GMT]

The Israeli Government Installed and Maintained Security System at Epstein Apartment

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:50:05 GMT]

Macron free speech BS. Zelensky demands to meet Putin. UK sabotage Geneva talks. Iran war nears

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:54:54 GMT]

Xi Jinping and Putin pushback against Trump drive for war

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[Substack - The Duran - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:19:13 GMT]

Poll: ‘MAHA Winnable Middle’ Could Secure GOP Victory in Midterms

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:18:18 GMT]

U.S. kills 11 in triple vessel strike; Mamdani to control pivotal NYC rent authority; "Voice of Hind Rajab" filmmaker rejects prize in Berlin

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:05:29 GMT]

Clash of Civilizations

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[Substack - News Forensics - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:00:08 GMT]

‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 18 February: A New Russian Attitude at Negotiations?

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[Substack - Armageddon Newsletter - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:42:44 GMT]

DHS Coming for Dissidents, Google Gets In Line, West Bank Land Theft | IndieNewsNow LIVE! 02-17-26

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:30:22 GMT]

The Iranian Paradox

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:02:47 GMT]

The Shadow War on Russia’s Command

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:21:04 GMT]

The Shadow War on Russia’s Command

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:05:26 GMT]

Is the Region on the brink of a major war? Is US diplomacy merely a façade?

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:03:14 GMT]

Why Witkoff’s Russian Negotiations Are Failing

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:57:58 GMT]

Chas Freeman: U.S. Restoring Empire & War On Eurasia

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:54:27 GMT]

Slovakia & Hungary Shouldn’t Be Fooled By The US’ Feigned Friendship

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:11:00 GMT]

SITREP 2/17/26: AFU Shows Signs of Life With Successful Counterattacks? + Russian Starlink Outage Problems, and More

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:56:32 GMT]

A Skeptic News - Alternative Media Reports - 2026-02-18

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:42:58 GMT]

Five Irritants Should Be Resolved Before The Pakistani PM Travels To Russia

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:37:36 GMT]

A Skeptic News - Telegram Reports - 2026-02-18

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:31:43 GMT]

Korybko To Karaganov: Now’s Not The Time To Once Again Call For Russia To Nuke Europe

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:08:32 GMT]

Antiwar News: Vance: Iran Won't Acknowledge Trump's Red Lines, Trump Boasts About Ramped Up Cuba Embargo, and More

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[Substack - Dave DeCamp's Newsletter - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:30:38 GMT]

The Ticking Time Bomb Looming Over Gaza, And Other Notes

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:02:25 GMT]

Kiev ‘Counter-Offensive’ is NONSENSE + Russia Preparing MAJOR Spring Offensive | Mark Sleboda

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:48:50 GMT]

ICE Expands Watchlist Effort

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[Substack - Ken Klippenstein - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:02:14 GMT]

A Skeptic News - MSM Reports - 2026-02-18

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:08:31 GMT]

Don’t Miss Our Next MAHA Weekly Media Hub on Wednesday, February 18 @4pm

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:52 GMT]

A Skeptic News - Substack Reports - 2026-02-18

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:57:45 GMT]

A Skeptic News - Middle East & Africa Reports - 2026-02-18

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[Substack - A Skeptic - Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:55:06 GMT]

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]