# war ukraine (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover war ukraine. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Geopolitics Behind the Mecca Defence Pact: Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Pakistan and the struggle to shape the new Middle East](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/the-geopolitics-behind-the-mecca) _2026-08-21 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ The agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan responds not only to military threats but also reflects the ambitions, concerns, and rivalries of both signatories and non-signatories. ## [Beijing Ships Harmful Products It Restricts at Home](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/beijing-ships-harmful-products-it) _2026-08-21 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Christopher Nye & Charles Sun ## [Beijing Signals Tiered Governance of Open-Weight Models](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/beijing-signals-tiered-governance) _2026-08-20 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Sunny Cheung & Shijie Wang ## [Beijing Internationalizes Its Cultural Security](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/beijing-internationalizes-its-cultural) _2026-08-19 · The Jamestown Foundation_ James Jennion ## [THE BACKDOOR OPTION THAT COULD KEEP THE GOP IN CONTROL OF CONGRESS](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/the-backdoor-option-that-could-keep) _2026-08-18 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ COGCON—a set of classified protocols for national emergencies to ensure the continuity of government—might be part of Trump’s secret plan to fend off the Democrats ## [Lessons Learned From Russia’s War Against Ukraine: The Case of Lithuania](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/lessons-learned-from-russias-war-587) _2026-08-18 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Ambassador Eitvydas Bajarūnas ## [Geopolitical Socialism: Xi and Putin Build Bloc Power](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/geopolitical-socialism-xi-and-putin) _2026-08-18 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Matthew Johnson ## [Xi Bids for Global Leadership at 2026 World AI Conference](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/xi-bids-for-global-leadership-at) _2026-08-17 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Lea Thome ## [China and the Uyghurs: Truth vs. Tall Tales](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/china-and-the-uyghurs-truth-vs-tall) _2026-08-17 · The Realist Review_ A review of Professor Barry Sautman's 'Telling Tall Tales' ## [Institutions Outpace Ideas in ‘Autonomous Knowledge System’](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/institutions-outpace-ideas-in-autonomous) _2026-08-15 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Jean Christopher Mittelstaedt ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/n79hULGMUQKR) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [NRF’s Potential to Launch an Anti-Taliban Counterinsurgency](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/nrfs-potential-to-launch-an-anti) _2026-08-14 · Sam Jones · The Jamestown Foundation_ Andrea Serino ## [Taiwan Shows Resilience in Trying Times](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/taiwan-shows-resilience-in-trying) _2026-08-14 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Matthew Fulco ## [The Mecca Defence Pact: A New Security Architecture or a Coalition Without an Enemy?](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/the-mecca-defence-pact-a-new-security) _2026-08-14 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ The Mecca defence pact brings Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan together at a moment when confidence in the U.S.-led regional security architecture has eroded. The regional analysts I have consulted ## [FROM THE ARCHIVE: TRACKING DOWN LIEUTENANT CALLEY](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/from-the-archive-tracking-down-lieutenant) _2026-08-13 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ How I learned the story of the My Lai Massacre ## [Rise and Growing Threat of Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/rise-and-growing-threat-of-ittehad) _2026-08-13 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Rahim Nasar ## [Space Sector is Test Bed for New Whole-of-Nation System](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/space-sector-is-test-bed-for-new) _2026-08-13 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Kristin Burke ## [As Yemen Falls Silent, AQAP Looks to the Sahel](https://jamestown.substack.com/p/as-yemen-falls-silent-aqap-looks) _2026-08-12 · The Jamestown Foundation_ Mustafa Malik and Elsa Chandio ## ["Zionism should be understood as a political operating system," Rabi Esther Azar](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/zionism-should-be-understood-as-a) _2026-08-12 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ Israeli leaders and zionist leaders around the world are not stupid - for sure. ## [Trump vs Brazil: The New Battle for Latin America – A Revival of the Monroe Doctrine?](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/trump-vs-brazil-the-new-battle-for) _2026-08-10 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that “they will try to interfere in the Brazilian elections,” he was not referring only to a diplomatic dispute between Brazil and the U.S. He ## [Iran and the Geopolitics of Survival: Why Great Powers Underestimate Tehran](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/iran-and-the-geopolitics-of-survival) _2026-08-09 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ Iran’s history reveals a powerful lesson in geopolitics: despite centuries of foreign intervention and imperial ambitions, the country has preserved its sovereignty through resilience, strategic adapt ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XekCKvNarv5S) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [The Choice: Peace and Civilization or War and AI?](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/the-choice-civilization-or-ai) _2026-08-09 · The Realist Review_ In a TRR Exclusive, a former KGB official, Val Aksilenko, asks: Is a civilization capable of causing the deaths of millions worthy of the name? ## [COULD NEXT YEAR DELIVER A PRESIDENT VANCE?](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/could-next-year-deliver-a-president) _2026-08-06 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ Behind the scenes the vice president has been effective at restraining his boss—he might soon have his job ## [Is Ceuta a U.S. and Israel Revenge on Spain, with Morocco Executing it? Weaponising Migration as a Proxy War](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/is-ceuta-a-us-and-israel-revenge) _2026-08-05 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ The sudden mass crossing into Spain’s North African enclave raises questions that Europe cannot afford to dismiss as merely another migration crisis. The timing, Morocco’s behaviour, and the growing s ## [The New Big Three](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/the-new-big-three) _2026-08-03 · James W. Carden · The Realist Review_ Today, history repeats itself as farce. ## [Germany’s Staatsräson Has Become an Extra-Legal Doctrine](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/germanys-staatsrason-has-become-an) _2026-08-03 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ In attempting to redeem the past, Germany risks compromising the very liberal principles that post-war Germany was built to defend. ## [WHAT TRUMP AND NETANYAHU DIDN’T TALK ABOUT](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/what-trump-and-netanyahu-didnt-talk) _2026-07-31 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ Ending the slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank wasn’t on the agenda ## [Churchill and Trump: The Lions in Winter](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/churchill-and-trump-the-lions-in) _2026-07-29 · Martin Sieff · The Realist Review_ The great Martin Sieff on the parallels between the two custodians of Empire ## [Can the European Parliament Repair Europe’s Broken China Policy?](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/can-the-european-parliament-repair) _2026-07-28 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ As EU-China relations sink into mistrust, the European Parliament is attempting to reopen a political channel with Beijing. The question is whether Europe can move beyond bloc confrontation. ## [What’s the real difference between Europe and Asia? Is it idealism versus realism? Why does much of Asia see the world so differently from the West?](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/whats-the-real-difference-between) _2026-07-25 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ In this rare and intellectually rich debate (September 2023, Polish Institute of International Affairs), Singapore’s top diplomat Kishore Mahbubani clashes with a European scholar over two defining issues of our era: the war in Ukraine and the rise of China. ## [THE PLOT AGAINST THE MIDTERMS](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/the-plot-against-the-midterms) _2026-07-23 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ With the Democratic establishment in disarray, Trump and his deputies plan to meddle with the election to keep Congress split ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oX5pz18n5uyf) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [My New Book: "Geopolitical Risk Analysis: A Practical Guide to Knowledge, Craft, and Method"](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/my-new-book-geopolitical-risk-analysis) _2026-07-23 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ Want to master geopolitical risk analysis? Discover a proven methodology that combines rigorous theory with practical application. ## [War in Ukraine: Europe’s Mirage of Victory and the Psychology of Defeat](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/war-in-ukraine-europes-mirage-of) _2026-07-21 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ For decades, Europe believed that economic interdependence, international law, and institutions had rendered traditional power politics obsolete. The war in Ukraine has broken that assumption. ## [PUTIN’S PREDICAMENT AFTER THE TIDE TURNED IN UKRAINE](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/putins-predicament-after-the-tide) _2026-07-18 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ A shakeup in Kiev highlights Russia’s intransigency ## [The Ukrainian mess – Kiev losing support](https://openparachute.wordpress.com/2026/07/16/the-ukrainian-mess-kiev-losing-support/) _2026-07-16 · Ken · Open Parachute_ Anyone closely following the war in Ukraine and the country’s internal politics will know that Ukraine is in serious trouble, both politically and militarily. I have also noticed that even Ukrainian commentators who once uncritically repeated the narrative promoted by Continue reading ## [Requiem for a Chickenhawk](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/requiem-for-a-chickenhawk) _2026-07-14 · The Realist Review_ Legendary columnist Martin Sieff looks back on the deranged career of Lindsey Graham. ## [The TRR Podcast: Col. Douglas Macgregor on the Ruinous Legacy of Lindsey Graham](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/the-trr-podcast-col-douglas-macgregor-5e6) _2026-07-13 · James W. Carden · The Realist Review_ The neocon stalwart passed away at 71 on Saturday. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206872716/424b5af8274026804c91ba4c02a76259.mp3) ## [War Watch: The Masque of the Red Death](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/war-watch-the-masque-of-the-red-death) _2026-07-11 · Martin Sieff · The Realist Review_ The inimitable Martin Sieff on the NATO Summit in Ankara. ## [Escalation in Ukraine and the Continued Danger of a Wider War](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/escalation-in-ukraine-and-the-continued) _2026-07-09 · The Realist Review_ by Alexander Hill & Ted Snider ## [IRAN'S RADIOACTIVE DILEMMA](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/irans-radioactive-dilemma) _2026-07-08 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ Amid continued US strikes, new intelligence says Iran's partially enriched uranium has been compromised ## [Present at the Destruction](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/present-at-the-destruction) _2026-07-05 · The Realist Review_ Martin Sieff on Dean Acheson’s True Legacy ## [The War in Ukraine Arrives at a Crucial Juncture](https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/the-war-in-ukraine-arrives-at-a-crucial) _2026-07-03 · James W. Carden · The Realist Review_ The war in Ukraine grows more dangerous with each passing day. ## [DANIEL ELLSBERG'S NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/daniel-ellsbergs-nuclear-nightmare) _2026-06-30 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ The dissident had his 'Dr. Strangelove' moment on a 1959 visit to the hottest front of the Cold War ## [TRUMP BREAKS WITH BIBI](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/trump-breaks-with-bibi) _2026-06-23 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ The memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran marks a historic rupture ## [Both Stupid AND Evil](https://johnhowardroark.substack.com/p/both-stupid-and-evil) _2026-06-17 · John Howard Roark · John Howard Roark_ The authors of this paper have talked themselves into supporting the spread of harmful diseases—for moral reasons. ## [THE SECRET 'DOOMSDAY BOOK' THAT ENABLES TRUMP'S ABUSES OF POWER](https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/the-secret-doomsday-book-that-enables) _2026-06-17 · Seymour Hersh · Seymour Hersh_ Presidential Emergency Action Documents have a long history, but Trump's invocation of them on immigration betrays their original purpose ## [Comedy and Reading Comprehension](https://johnhowardroark.substack.com/p/comedy-and-reading-comprehension) _2026-06-10 · John Howard Roark · John Howard Roark_ We should not be too surprised when a comedian fails to read sources carefully. Unfortunately Jon Stewart trained us all to think of this as news. ## [From Nero to Prince: What One Family Tells Us About the Birth Crisis](https://theoldreview.substack.com/p/from-nero-to-prince-what-one-family) _2026-05-07 · The Old Order Review · The Old Order Review_ After watching the Michael Jackson film recently I found myself going down a rabbit hole into his ancestry that I did not anticipate. ## [What Presidents Do and How Power Works](https://theoldreview.substack.com/p/what-presidents-do-and-how-power) _2026-05-07 · The Old Order Review · The Old Order Review_ There is a persistent and dangerous myth about political power. ## [Alpacalypse](https://johnhowardroark.substack.com/p/alpacalypse) _2026-04-29 · John Howard Roark · John Howard Roark_ There are no dumb questions, there are only dumb alpacas. ## [Two Weeks Away](https://johnhowardroark.substack.com/p/two-weeks-away) _2026-04-22 · John Howard Roark · John Howard Roark_ Some things are both a bug AND a feature; the best insurance against Mutually Assured Destruction is nuclear deterrence without nuclear proliferation.