Timothy J. White @whitetimothyj.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, Xavier University
Irish Politics, Northern Ireland, the Irish Diaspora in the US, Political Culture, US Foreign Policy, and the Politics of War and Peace
Currently working on power transition theory in Northern Ireland
Tom F.A. Watts @tfawatts.bsky.social IR scholar working at the intersection of war, technology, and culture | Interested in US foreign policy, military applications of AI, and great power competition
Samuel Beal @sambeal.bsky.social International correspondent at the Economist
Nina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social Journalist
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/nina-zeelen-b65651106
@crackingtheframe.bsky.social
Tom Waldman @tom-waldman.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Loughborough University | War, Strategy, Security | Author of ‘Vicarious Warfare’ http://bit.ly/3jTF632
Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social Yorkshire-based journalist. York Press, The Line of Best Fit and News Associates.
Zeyyat Bandeoğlu @zeyyatbandeoglu.bsky.social Academic in Security Studies | PhD in National and International Security Strategies (Turkish War Colleges) | MA in European Studies (UBC) | BA in Public Administration (Istanbul University, Turkey) | Diyarbakır native & Galatasaray Fan.
Sahar Khan @khansahar1.bsky.social National Security Specialist | Foreign Policy Analyst | Nonproliferation and South Asia Expert
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahar-khan-85167ba/
Kevin Cashman @cashman.bsky.social America watching, and thinking about anti-militarism and climate @transitionsec.bsky.social | fellow Economists for Peace & Security and Just Foreign Policy | previously @ceprdc.bsky.social | 🇺🇸 in 🇬🇧
Naman Habtom @namanhabtom.bsky.social Foreign and Security Policy Researcher/Writer/Editor | Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute | PhD in History from Cambridge University
Interests include: Neutrality, Diplomacy, Mercenaries, Warfare, & Military Coups
Alex Auty @alexauty.bsky.social @alexanderauty on twitter. Strategic Studies @ Vic Uni Wellington
Nicholas Ross SMITH @nrsmith.bsky.social International Relationist
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lYqvvHgAAAAJ&hl=en
Eric Nelson @commodorenelson.bsky.social Neuroscience international research program management 🔬🇨🇭🇩🇪🇪🇸 🇮🇳
Responsible AI pragmatist. 🤖📚
Ariana Hashtrudi @ahashtrudi.bsky.social Middle East News Editor at https://Maghrebi.org, a non-partisan MENA news site
Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social Director of the Europe, Russia, Eurasia Program at CSIS. Podcasts EuroFile and Russian Roulette. Fmr State Department official. DC sports, Tottenham
John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social I cover diplomacy and national security for The Washington Post
Nahal Toosi @nahaltoosi.bsky.social Senior foreign affairs correspondent and columnist at POLITICO
Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoor.bsky.social Global affairs columnist @NewYorker.com. Dad. Victoria concordia crescit.
Allegra Harpootlian @allegraharpootlian.bsky.social Comms at ACLU | Focused on national security, speech, tech, and privacy | 📍Brooklyn, NY | Views my own
Harrison Mann @harrisonmann.bsky.social Former Army and DIA; resigned over Gaza. Associate Dir. Policy & Campaigns at Win Without War. Non-resident at DAWN. Tweets my own. @harrison_j_mann on X.
@stephaniekaplan.bsky.social @stephaniekaplan.bsky.social
Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social Senior reporter @theintercept.com
Words: @nytimes.com @harpers.bsky.social @latimes.com @rollingstone.com @yahoonews.com @teenvogue.com @vicenews.bsky.social
Leak documents to me at: nick.turse@theintercept.com
Or on Signal: nickturse.01
Martin Jay @martinrjay.bsky.social Owner of maghrebi.org, ex award winning journalist with big media, loves dogs, lives on the edge of the sahara. Fired by CNN for being a good journalist. The truth really is easier to remember.
I'm not an 'impersonator' as BSK has labelled me ffs
Nick Cleveland-Stout @nickclevelandstout.bsky.social Researcher at the Quincy Institute. Avid proponent of hyphenated last names and Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana.
Charli Carpenter @charlicarpenter.bsky.social only-slightly-mad scientist, int’l law prof, author of books on civilians & war. fears tyrants & nukes; welcomes spiders & refugee children. loves whitewater.
Kingston Reif @kingstonareif.bsky.social Senior International/Defense researcher at the RAND Corporation. Former DASD for Threat Reduction and Arms Control + Arms Control Association. Wisconsin sports fanatic. Personal account.
Taylor Fravel @fravel.bsky.social Studying China's foreign and security policies and director of MIT's Security Studies Program
Michael Hanna @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org Director, U.S. Program, International Crisis Group; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Reiss Center on Law and Security, NYU School of Law
Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social Democracy is like exercise. You can't do it once every four years and complain when you don't see results.
Pro-edit button. "Soros-backed." He/him.
Linktree.com/joekatz45.
Patrick Porter @patporter76.bsky.social Prof, Int Security, @unibirmingham. Contributing ed, @TheCriticMag. @RUSI_org. @CatoFP. @RANDEurope. The Case for Realism, Stanford UP. Book on Churchill w/Polity, on the way. 🇦🇺🇬🇧
Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow.
Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.
New podcast: Collateral Damage
Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
Signal: radleybalko.52
Jose Marquez @josemarquez.bsky.social actually, it’s about ethnics in journalism
Daniel Serwer @peacefare.bsky.social Prof Johns Hopkins SAIS, former VP @USIP and MinCounselor @StateDepartment. Blogging multiple international conflicts @ www.peacefare.net
Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times and MS NOW analyst. Proud husband of @sbg1.bsky.social and equally proud father of @tab-delete.bsky.social. Co-author of "The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021."
Patrick Carver Fox @pcfox.bsky.social Realism and Restraint - formerly JQAS & Security Dilemma
Stephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social Harvard professor, realist, FP columnist. Tennis enthusiast, amateur musician, proud dad, & grateful husband. Troubled by the state of the world & looking for solutions. For speaking engagements contact John Bute at john@chartwellspeakers.com
Connor Echols @connorechols.bsky.social Managing editor at Responsible Statecraft. Formerly @nonzeronews.bsky.social. Foreign policy journalist. Cover image by Nikita Petrov
Isaac Alexander @jetcitystar.bsky.social Editor In Chief JetCityStar. ✈ Aviation , ➤ Defense & 🚀 Space News. Former Hype Aerospace, Global Aerospace Chat & Global Military Aviation Chat Host.
Gig Harbor, WA
David Roza @davidroza.bsky.social YouTube Writer/Editor at Task & Purpose (formerly Air & Space Forces Magazine). He/him david@davidrozawrites.com/Signal: DavidRoza.19
FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). A nonpartisan Quaker lobby in the public interest working for peace and justice for 80+ years.
www.fcnl.org
Matthew Kendrick @matthewkendrick.bsky.social Masters Student in East Asian Economy and Society at University of Vienna | Co-Host and Producer, This Week on ICE Podcast | Formerly Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN, GZERO, Aspen Public Radio | Fulbright Korea 2014-2015 | 🇺🇸/🇦🇹 via 🇨🇱🇨🇳🇰🇷
Zoë McLaren, PhD @zoemclaren.bsky.social Visiting Scholar @NYUniversity. Associate Prof. @UMBCPubPolicy. Formerly @UMichSPH. Econ PhD @UMich. Health and economic policy to fight HIV, TB & COVID19.
Stephen Losey @stephenlosey.bsky.social Air warfare reporter for @airandspaceforces.com.web.brid.gy; former Defense News and president of @sightlineunion.bsky.social; head of the Gen. Buck Turgidson fan club.
Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social Founder, War on the Rocks (warontherocks.com) and Bedrock Knowledge (thebedrock.co). Opinions are my own. I'm not a journalist so please don't mistake me for one.
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social Co-author, "Life After Cars,” co-host, The War on Cars. Runner, Disney parks fan (he/him)
Taking a break for the summer.
https://www.lifeaftercars.com
Donate to my 2027 run in support of PPMD:
https://donate.parentprojectmd.org/fundraiser/7001403
Vesper-Tink Lynd @vespertinklynd.bsky.social Political questions are far too serious to be left to politicians. Hannah Arendt
Aslı Peker @aslipeker.bsky.social NYU prof, teaching and research in comparative and regional politics, statecraft, Middle East pols, critical security studies.
Miriam Elder @miriamelder.bsky.social Executive Editor, Features @ CNN
miriam.elder@cnn.com
@gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social Noir and Old Hollywood. Anything Verdi. Reading. Writing. Walks.
Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social National political analyst/forecaster/strategist. Read election analysis from a real expert at The Cycle on Substack 🦆🏈
“The malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous.” -Winston Churchill
William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social Endowed chair of the Tocqueville-Rand Freedom Enterprise Markets Innovation Center (disputed). Bound but not protected, I lie but I do not pretend. 🚰 🏗 only thing I'll tell you about my employer is that these aren't their views
Michael Bouchey @outerspace-mike.bsky.social He/him. PhD in science and technology studies. Research Specialist at New Mexico Tech. Writer and researcher. Democracy and technological development. Likes space, trains, and Japanese urbanism. Read my substack: https://tamingcomplexity.substack.com/
Jakob Wasserhoevel @jakob92.bsky.social Interested in politics, culture, and literature.
Letterbxd: https://letterboxd.com/Johnny1992/
David Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social Deputy Director, New America Future Security program
“All the Presidents’ Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America’s War on Terror” https://www.amazon.com/All-Presidents-Wars-Twenty-Five-Americas/dp/1324124067/
@rajanmenon.bsky.social @rajanmenon.bsky.social Anne and Bernard Spitzer Professor Emeritus of Int'l Rels, CCNY/CUNY, Senior Research Scholar, Saltzman Inst., Columbia U. Words in NY Times, Guardian, New Statesman, Wash. Post, LA Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, etc. Live in NYC and NH.
Ned Price @nedprice.bsky.social The personal account of a recidivist public servant — most recently Deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, and State Department Spokesperson. Previously with NSC and CIA.
Clément Renault @clementrenault.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow in Intelligence, War & Strategy @irsem.bsky.social 🕵️🛰️📡 · Visiting Fellow @kcsi.uk · Adjunct Professor at Sciences Po - Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) 📚
Website: https://clementrenault.com
Jon Ostrower @jonostrower.com Endlessly fascinated by things in the sky. Editor-in-chief of @theaircurrent.com, co-host of @theairshowpodcast.com and co-founder of @yawmanflight.com. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum. Standby for news...
Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social @ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; professor @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com
Bio: www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck
"One First" Supreme Court newsletter: stevevladeck.com
Book: tinyurl.com/shadowdocketpb
StoweTallyHo @stowetallyho.bsky.social St. Louis boomerang. Former reporter. Working mom. Wife. Activist. Lots of opinions.
Khaled Elgindy @elgindy.bsky.social Middle East analyst | author, ‘Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump’ http://tinyurl.com/y5qpl6bb
Jon Hillman @hillmanje.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations. Former advisor to Secretaries of Commerce, State, and USTR. Author, THE DIGITAL SILK ROAD: http://bit.ly/ChinaDSR
Win Without War @winwithoutwar.bsky.social Win Without War is a diverse network of activists and organizations working for a more peaceful, progressive U.S. foreign policy.
https://winwithoutwar.org/
Benno Zogg @bennozogg.bsky.social Head of Strategy & Foresight, State Secretariat for Security Policy SEPOS, Swiss Ministry of Defence丨former think tanker @CSS_ETHZurich on European security, E. Europe
Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social European security & defence, global order, EU in US-China competition.
Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich. PhD Defence Studies, King’s College London. Into running, matcha, 中文. Views my own.
geopoliticaleurope.substack.com
Zuri Linetsky @zurilinetsky.bsky.social Was a social scientist. Worked in humanitarian assistance & international development in war zones. Now doing something new. Occasionally writing stuff about foreign & military affairs.
Hassan El-Tayyab @hassaneltayyab.bsky.social Legislative Director for Middle East Policy at FCNL
Aaron Ross Powell @aaronrosspowell.com Senior Director of Liberal Projects at @theihs.org, where I lead @Liberalism.org and host The Liberalism.org Show. Views my own. ☸️
Co-host of the Inner Life of Liberalism with @uncanonical.net
https://www.aaronrosspowell.com/
Defense Priorities @defpriorities.bsky.social The hub of realism and restraint in Washington.
John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social foreign policy, international peace and security, nuclear weapons, antiquity
Words: Nation, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NK News, US Institute of Peace, New Republic, elsewhere
seniores tollunt omnia
Josh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social Iraq War vet. Former secret 🐿️ on Russia, counterterrorism issues.
MI —> MT —> WA. Still wanting to Occupy Wall Street.
Opinions, quirks mine.
Words: LA Times, Foreign Policy, Newsweek. Face: MSNBC, Al Jazeera
♥️🔒♾️: @jokar.bsky.social
Mark Bowen @aratusofsicyon.bsky.social Intelligence history student. Covert action, counterintelligence and HUMINT tradecraft. Sometimes Classics.
Ursala Knudsen-Latta @ursalakl.bsky.social Alaskan. Legislative Director for Peacebuilding Policy
@quakerlobby.bsky.social
Tim Shorrock @timshorrock.bsky.social Journalist, writer, musician, DC since 1982. Living with grief since losing my daughter Roxanne in March 2024. Writing on Korea, Japan, Cold War, Capitalism. Crazy Bob Dylan fan. Author of SPIES FOR HIRE. Was just exiled from X by vengeful hacker-thieves.
Dan Finlay @danfinlay.com Just futzing around
Graham J. @grahamj.bsky.social Defense, space, intel | trains, cities, pugs, warhammer | learning 廣東話 | the good Graham/tall one
Old site: @grahamwjenkins, @lowheadways
about.me/grahamjenkins
LA via DC via Boston
Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social The class politics of geopolitics. Newsletter, http://Un-Diplomatic.com. Co-host, https://www.BangBangPod.com; https://www.undiplomaticpodcast.com. 🇺🇸🇵🇭🇳🇿. https://www.vanjackson.org
Rosa Brooks @rosabrooks.bsky.social Writer, law prof at Georgetown, Democracy Futures Project
www.rosa-brooks.com
Laicie Heeley @laicie.bsky.social Founder & CEO @inkstickmedia.com. Host of Things That Go Boom from PRX & Inkstick. Former wonk.
Arnaud Bertrand @rnaudbertrand.bsky.social Entrepreneur. Previously HouseTrip (sold to TripAdvisor), now https://MeAndQi.com
Murtaza Hussain @mazmhussain.bsky.social Writing @dropsitenews. Interested in books, tech, history, global affairs, and language. فارسی/اردو/TR/EN
Connor O’Brien @connorobriennh.bsky.social Defense reporter covering Congress for POLITICO | ask me if the NDAA is a ‘defense spending bill’ | send tips and sage grouse gifs: cobrien@politico.com
Jennifer Kavanagh @jennkav.bsky.social Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis @Defpriorities. Formerly @CarnegieEndow @RANDCorporation. Tweets on U.S. defense policy & military strategy.
https://www.defensepriorities.org/programs/military-analysis-program/
Katrina Ponti @kmp5440.bsky.social Historian of the US Department of State/ US Early Republic/ Citizen Diplomacy (especially the ladies)/ Maritime World. IKEA connoisseuse. https://kponti0.wixsite.com/website
Daniel Flitton @danielflitton.bsky.social Managing ed The Interpreter, by Lowy Institute. Like Tigers.
Josh Taylor @jtlbs.bsky.social Stratcomms professional. Former House and VA guy. Founder, Long Branch Strategies. Focused on issues impacting Veterans, military families, Congress and our constitutional republic.
Oliver Harris @oliharris.bsky.social Writer - crime novels, thrillers. Teaches creative writing at MMU.
Carlos Williams @smartsapper86.bsky.social A twitter refugee.
Unlike Kurt Schlichter I have a GWOT. Polisci, Vols, Patriots.
Use to be an Engineer now I’m an Armor Officer
Non Sibi Sed Patriae - Not for self, but for country - Cicero
Christopher Woody @chrstphrwdy.bsky.social
@jameswhuclark.bsky.social @jameswhuclark.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of @taskandpurpose.com. Past work at Military Times, Army Times, and elsewhere. USMC before that.
www.taskandpurpose.com
James@taskandpurpose.com
Paul Szoldra @paulszoldra.com Managing Editor @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social 🇺🇸 Marine vet. National security reporter & editor. Former EIC @taskandpurpose.com. Founder of @duffelblog.com. More: https://www.paulszoldra.com
Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social Going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm!
(Also: USSF "National B" license, when "A" was as high as it went.)
https://www.daveckang.net/
Kevin Baron @defensebaron.bsky.social Zoom out. Meet me at the intersection of global sports, culture, and strategic competition.
🌐 Founder, Elevation Global Strategies
🎙️ 🎥 Host, Elevation Live!
📺 Analyst - National Security, Defense, Politics & Culture
Link: www.elevation-live.com
Andrew Payne @andypayne.bsky.social Lecturer in Foreign Policy and Security at City, University of London. Research Associate at Oxford University. Member of Council at Chatham House. Author of "War on the Ballot" (Columbia University Press, 2023).
Alex Ross @alexrossreports.bsky.social Reporter for El Rito. Past: NM Political Report, KOB 4, Roswell Daily Record & Havre Daily News. Usual disclaimers apply. Email: aross@elritomedia.com
Still on X at @Alexrosstweets.
Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social Senior Adviser, US Program, International Crisis Group. Editor at Just Security. Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU Law. Ex State Dept Lawyer. War Powers| Use of Force| Counterterrorism| Law of War| War Crimes| Arms Sales