@leftlaser.bsky.social @leftlaser.bsky.social 
Hidde Bouwmeester @hiddebouwmeester.nl Historicus | Freelancer | Schrijft essays & artikelen I Werkt met donaties: https://hiddebouwmeester.nl/donatie/ Updates: https://hiddebouwmeester.substack.com/
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Rory Stewart @rory-stewart.bsky.social Author The Middleland linktr.ee/middleland, PlacesinBetween, Jackson/Yale. PoliticsOnTheEdge. @Restispolitics podcast w Alastair Campbell.
Parody
Dimitar Bechev @dimitarbechev.bsky.social Director of the Dahrendorf Programme
St Antony's College, Oxford and Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe
Author: Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe and Turkey under Erdoğan (Yale)
Lura Pollozhani @lurapo.bsky.social CSEES I PhD. Researching social mov'ts, citizenship, Gen Z, EU FP, WB I BiEPAG Member I http://stella.mk co-founder
Marko Kmezic @markokmezic.bsky.social 
ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/aseeestudies
Please visit our website aseees.org for more information.
Follows and retweets do not indicate endorsements.
Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social 🦫, professor, coordinator BiEPAG, director CSEES Uni. Graz, President ASN, in english, Deutsch i naški. Seriously Balkans Podcast.
Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) @biepag.bsky.social Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) is a group of policy analysts, scholars and researchers from Western Balkans and EU.
ℹ️ www.biepag.eu
Sheila Sitalsing @sheilas.bsky.social schrijft (https://www.debezigebij.nl/auteur/sheila-sitalsing/ en https://www.volkskrant.nl/) en praat (https://www.volkskrant.nl/podcasts/beluister-de-volkskrant-elke-dag~bc018e52/ en https://www.nporadio1.nl/programmas/nos-met-het-oog-op-morgen)
Femke Halsema @femkehalsema.bsky.social 
Sander Schimmelpenninck @schimmelpenninck.bsky.social Journalist and entrepreneur
Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: press@understandingwar.org. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar
Maria Avdeeva @mariainkharkiv.bsky.social Security Expert | Amplifying Ukraine's Global Voice | Former Twitter Enthusiast
Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social Vice-president of the World Liberty Congress. Founder & Chair of the Renew Democracy Initiative. Board of the Human Rights Foundation. Father, activist, author, speaker, 13th World Chess Champion.
Maarten Hopman @maartenhopman.bsky.social Schrijver | Acteur
Schrijft voor o.a. Even Tot Hier | De Speld | Dit Was Het Nieuws | Zin in Zappelin | Cabaretmusical We Zijn Toch Familie ‘26
Woont in Zaandam
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
European Commission @ec.europa.eu News and information from the European Commission. Social media and data protection policy: http://europa.eu/!MnfFmT
De Correspondent @decorrespondent.nl Diepgravende verhalen die je helpen het nieuws beter te begrijpen.
Word lid en steun onafhankelijke journalistiek: https://corr.es/f013c4
Rob Wijnberg @robwijnberg.bsky.social Oprichter & hoofdredacteur De Correspondent
Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social Ezra Klein’s tweets, articles, clips and podcasts on Bluesky.
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
Jan Postma @janpostma.bsky.social US Correspondent for Dutch media |Amerika-correspondent voor BNR, AD, en andere media. Maker Amerika podcast. Vaak in Washington DC, maar vaker op pad. Fries om utens.
Sanne Vogel @sannevogel.bsky.social Schrijver, regisseur, actrice, liefde voor koken. Schreef roman: ‘Meneertje - Observaties van een uitzonderlijke kat’
https://www.features.agency/
Rob Jetten @robjetten.bsky.social Partijleider en fractievoorzitter D66 | beheer door team D66
Christel Don @christeldon.nl Journalist (oa NRC), schrijver.
Afstandsmoeders
De meisjes van De Goede Herder
Klimaatgetto’s
www.christeldon.nl
www.klimaatgettos.nl
Harald Doornbos @haralddoornbos.bsky.social Journalist, woont in het Midden-Oosten. Ook passie voor Balkan en Zuid-Azie. Alles tussen Sarajevo en Islamabad. Spreekt uit ervaring of spreekt niet. Tevens architectuur en heritage. Trotse Abu Rayan.
Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social Political commentary. Over 3 billion views on YouTube. #1 NYT bestselling author. Past: MSNBC
https://linktr.ee/briantylercohen
Rob de Wijk @robdewijk.bsky.social HCSS, Prof. Leiden University, columnist Trouw en podcastmaker.
Olaf Koens @olafkoens.nl Correspondent, schrijver, journalist. 'When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.'
https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/nijgh-van-ditmar/auteur/olaf-koens/
Derk Boswijk @derk.cda.nl Christen I Papa | Staatssecretaris van Defensie I Persoonlijk account I State Secretary for Defence of the Netherlands
Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Vice-President of the European Commission
Arend Jan Boekestijn @ajboekestijn.bsky.social Podcastmaker, Boekestijn en de Wijk, Europa Draait Door. Associate Professor International Relations, UCU
Bob Deen @bobdeen.bsky.social Head of Security Unit & Senior Researcher at Clingendael Institute, Netherlands | Security & Defence | Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia
embar nitwitzer @amberwiznitzer.bsky.social tv-columnist @ nrc | allround beroepsschlemiel
Sjamadriaan @www.sjamadriaan.nl Wetenschap is geen mening, vind ik
Nieuwsbrief: http://www.sjamadriaan.nl
@lalegul.bsky.social @lalegul.bsky.social 
Nadia Ezzeroili 🇳🇱 @nadiaezzeroili.bsky.social Redacteur Opinie @ de Volkskrant. Ik hou van wandelen (drie keer gedaan) en gemansplained worden.
Simon van Teutem @simonvanteutem.bsky.social PhD candidate @politicsoxford.bsky.social | Columnist @decorrespondent.nl | Rower @ox.ac.uk | views my own
Sinan Can @sinancan77.bsky.social Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker for BNNVARA (Dutch Public TV)
Founder of Shams-Rumi Foundation
https://linktr.ee/sinan.can
Bart Groothuis @bartgroothuis.bsky.social Member of European Parliament. All things cyber, defence, foreign interference, digital, trade, geopolitics.
Rolf Schuttenhelm @rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social Dutch science writer, specialised in climate, ecology, geosciences and energy - with some additional interests, including geopolitics & supporting Ukraine.
Peter Pannekoek @peterpannekoek.bsky.social Cabaretier | Oudejaarsconference 2025 | Dit Was Het Nieuws | ‘Waarom gaan we niet vaker?’ | The Roast | Mijn voorstelling DNA is terug te kijken op NPO Start
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social Dutchman 🇳🇱 in South 🇺🇸 | Politologist 🧑🎓 | columnist ✍️ | public speaker 🗣️ | Far-right politics 👌 | Soccer & Politics ⚽ | European politics 🇪🇺 | Defending democracy 👊 | punkrock 🎸 | #groundhopping ⚽🏒🏉 | movies 🎦 | watches ⌚ | no manels ❌ | only MY opinions 👋
Tom Kreling @tomkreling.bsky.social Journalist onderzoeksgroep NRC /www.nrc.nl / groot en klein gesjoemel / verhalenjager / moves his words like a prize fighter / hobby rockstar, ijshockeyer en surfer / tips: t.kreling@nrc.nl
De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl De Groene Amsterdammer is sinds 1877 baken van vrijzinnige meningsvorming op het gebied van politiek, maatschappij, cultuur en literatuur. Lees verder op groene.nl
Tom-Jan Meeus @tomjanmeeus.bsky.social NRC opinie. Nieuwsbrief over democratie: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuwsbrieven/machtige-tijden/. Was: politiek columnist, correspondent VS, onderzoeksjournalist, essayist Maand vd Filosofie
Wafa Al Ali @alaliwafa.bsky.social J(o)ur(nal)ist | NRC | tips naar w.alali@nrc.nl
Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social Analyst @sceeus-ui.bsky.social at @uisweden.bsky.social | Associate Fellow @chathamhouse.org | @cepa.org Fellow | Council Member @ecfr.eu 📸 Stas Kartashov
🎙️ co-host Mildly Alarmed
✍️ Northern Flank Notes: https://open.substack.com/pub/minnalander
Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social The Centre for European Reform (CER) is an award winning think-tank, devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the EU.
London, Brussels, Berlin
Website: www.cer.eu
Podcast: soundcloud.com/cer_london/ Spotify: https://buff.ly/7aKvyUs
Nadia Bouras @nadiabouras.bsky.social Historicus - docent Universiteit Leiden & NIMAR
“This will end in tears” - Violet Crawley
Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social Columnist @TheDailyBeast, creator of the Russian Media Monitor, sanctioned by Russia.
I watch Russian state TV, so you don't have to.
Author of a book "In Their Own Words: How Russian Propagandists Reveal Putin’s Intentions."
Floor Rusman @floorrusman.bsky.social Redacteur en columnist NRC. Connaisseur, nitwit, liefhebber, hater.
Eline Peters @elineannepeters.bsky.social Politiek adviseur wethouder Zita Pels, GroenLinks Amsterdam. Duurzaamheid & volkshuisvesting. Voorheen DeGoedeZaak.
Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social Pro-democracy conservatives Republicans fighting Trump & Trumpism.
Join our growing community on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/republicansagainsttrumpism/p/im-his-lawyer?r=9qjst&utm_medium=ios
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Sam Greene @samagreene.bsky.social Professor of Russian Politics, King's College London. Political sociologist. Progressive. Co-author, Putin v the People. 🇬🇧/🇺🇸
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social Ukrainian patriot. Advisor to Internal Affairs Minister (2021-2023). Support my team of volunteer translators: http://patreon.com/TwitterAG
Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social Chief economist @ Centre for European Reform. Eurozone macroeconomic policies | Role of 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 in EU. Formerly @ECB, @IMF, @Worldbank.
Ina Holst-Pedersen Kvam @inahpkvam.bsky.social Researcher at Norwegian Defence University College / Royal Norwegian Naval Academy. Specialising on Russian military and maritime strategy. All views my own
Kim van Keken @kimvankeken.bsky.social Freelance journalist/ Groene Amsterdammer/ voorzitter Haarlems Mediafonds. Steun mijn werk via https://petjeaf.com/kimvankeken
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Huib Modderkolk @huibmodderkolk.bsky.social Onderzoeksjournalist Volkskrant
Going dark
h.modderkolk at volkskrant.nl
Signal: hmodderkolk.20
@investico.bsky.social @investico.bsky.social 
Vatniksoep @vatniksoepnl.bsky.social Dutch version of Vatniksoup Project. Some unique soups about Dutch vatniks aswell as translated soups from Pekka Kallioniemi. (Official account)
Nederlandse Vatniksoup account met soepen over Nederlandse en andere vatniks. (Officieel account)
Prof.dr. Beatrice de Graaf @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social Historian | Distinguished Professor Utrecht University | „Fighting terror after Napoleon (CUP)” | security, terrorism, radicalization, crisis | Adapt-Academy.nl | Tendit in ardua virtus.
PJ Verhagen @pj-verhagen.bsky.social Artificial Intelligence/Geopolitics & technology/US politics
Strategic Liaison
@CAIL_Amsterdam
University Lecturer
@uva_amsterdam
Subject Matter Expert
@hcssnl
EW Magazine @ewmagazine.nl Het officiële Bluesky-account van EW Magazine
Joris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social Writer. Amsterdam.
Simone Peek @simonepeek.bsky.social Ukraine, Russia, some Eastern Europe | International news @ nrc.nl
Mark Duursma @markduursma.eurosky.social Buitenlandredacteur NRC. Posts over Midden- en Oost-Europa, Balkan, Kaukasus, Oekraïne, Rusland / Foreign desk NRC. Posts about Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Ukraine, Russia
www.nrc.nl
Caroline de Gruyter @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social Europe observer.
Brussels correspondent/columnist for NRC, Foreign Policy, De Standaard, EUobserver. www.carolinedegruyter.eu
Book: with peace no longer a given, how will Europeans - children of fortune - deal with war and violence?
Thijs Zonneveld @thijszonneveld.bsky.social Journalist, columnist, duizenddingendoekje
EUolifant 🇪🇺🐘 @euolifant.bsky.social The EU is the elephant in the room of national politics & media. We stir up discussion. Through articles and playful action
De EU is de olifant in de kamer van nationale politiek & media. Wij zwengelen de discussie aan. Dmv artikelen en ludieke actie
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Petra de Koning @petradekoning.bsky.social Politiek verslaggever NRC & columnist, auteur 'Mark Rutte', co-auteur ‘Dick Schoof’
𝔸𝕒𝕟 & 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕘 @aanenmatig.eurosky.social Eendsceptisch.
Stripjes.
Animaties.
Rolf.
Pien & Lobbert.
Sara | Europe Tomorrow @sara-rey.eurosky.social I like writing about the future of Europe and about personal and sustainable finance. Check out Europe Tomorrow: https://europetomorrow.substack.com/
Foodie 🥘.
Entrepreneur during working hours.
@ngumenyuk.bsky.social @ngumenyuk.bsky.social 
Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social Political science professor at McGill 🇨🇦⚜️Hiram Mills Chair; Co-Director, Jean Monnet Centre Montreal;
Russo-Ukrainian war; Rule of law, (anti)corruption; European politics 🇺🇦 🇧🇬 🇪🇺. Opinions mine.
https://linktr.ee/popovaprof
Ilan Goldenberg @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social Chief Policy Officer, J Street. Former Mideast Advisor to Vice President Harris and Director of Jewish Outreach on the Harris-Walz campaign.
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Editor in Chief, MeidasNews. Former Fed & State Prosecutor, Marine, Attorney. Switched parties from R to D in 2020. MeidasPlus.com/subscribe
euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com Brussels' premier independent news media on EU affairs. EUobserver is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand what's really going on in Europe. Your support keeps us going: https://euobserver.com/memberships
Tobias Gehrke @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social Geoeconomics and economic security at European Council on Foreign Relations | PhD
Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman.bsky.social FT columnist. Also have podcast. Author of three and a half books. Four kids. Two cats. One wife. Numerous friends. Fulham fan.
Peter Siegel @duurzamedocent.bsky.social Posts over duurzame oplossingen, vanuit techniek, filosofie, kunst, humor en levensbeschouwing. Docent levensbeschouwing en duurzaamheid: een duurzamere samenleving kan alleen als we anders leren waarnemen, denken en voelen.
Mathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl Econoom en journalist
www.mathijsbouman.nl
zzp'er sinds 2005.
Praat bij Nieuwsuur, schrijft in FD
Casper Wits @casperwits.bsky.social Lecturer in East Asian Studies, Leiden University
International history&Geopolitics: China🇨🇳|Japan🇯🇵|Taiwan 🇹🇼|EU🇪🇺
@geopolitieknu.bsky.social
Pesticide Action Network Netherlands (PAN-NL) @pannederland.bsky.social Voor een wereld zonder schadelijke pesticiden
Shannon Monaghan @shannonmonaghan.bsky.social Historian of modern war (PhD, FRHistS) / Ukraine book TO DIE WITH SUCH MEN (Hurst 2025) / WWII-Cold war book A QUIET COMPANY OF DANGEROUS MEN (Viking 2024) www.shannonmonaghan.com
Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social Vice Dean and Professor at the IE School of Economics, Politics and Global Affairs at IE University, Madrid (she/her)
www.catherinedevries.eu
Respect the Marble Substack: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
Mark Thiessen @thiessenmark.bsky.social De wereld veranderen met woorden.
Columnist EW Magazine. Campagnestrateeg. Historicus. MVV-fan.
Volg net als meer dan 3000 mensen mijn nieuwsbrief over politiek: https://denieuwevrijeeeuw.substack.com
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Frans Osinga @osinga.bsky.social Prof war studies Leiden Uni