International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social International Studies Association - A community of international studies scholars.
https://linktr.ee/intlstudiesassociation
Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social Lived 10+ years in China, now University of Exeter and ChinaMed Project.
Published a book on China, its military, and its interests overseas (OUP, 2021): https://shorturl.at/S2BjTo
More at https://andreaghiselli.com/
无巧不成书
Jarek Wisniewski @jwisniewski.bsky.social Clerk to the European Affairs Committee (House of Lords). Ex-diplomacy. Foreign, security & defence policy, Europe, NATO. Personal views & opinions. Bias football takes. Fulham FC
Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social I write, act, sing, broadcast and cook. Occasionally, even for money. One third of the @quietriotpod.bsky.social with @pimlicat.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social
Support me on https://ko-fi.com/quietriotpod
Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, Columbia. New Book: The Insiders' Game: How Elites Make War and Peace https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691215808/the-insiders-game
Devan Sinha @devsinha.bsky.social Neuroradiologist | Molecular Medicine | into science and data | via Oxford Med
Lydia Wachs @lydiawachs.bsky.social PhD Candidate @stockholm-uni.bsky.social | Previously researcher at @swp-berlin.org, @rusi.bsky.social | Alumna @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social | nuclear issues, Russia, missile defence | views=my own
Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst
Author of "The British General Election of 2024" & "Brexitland". All takes are mine only.
"The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/
https://www.robertford.net/
Amy J. Nelson @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social Foreign Policy & National Security
Nuclear and AI Futures
Senior Fellow, Future Security Program, New America
Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University
Alexander H. Montgomery @alexmontgomery.bsky.social Professor @reed.edu
Nonresident Senior Fellow @newamerica.org
IR/SNA/STS/WMD
alexmontgomery.com
http://tinyurl.com/oxhbpo
I'm not a donkey, I don't have a field.
Ken Schultz @kschultz.bsky.social I am professor of political science at Stanford University and an avid nature photographer. All views are my own. More photos at https://kenschultz.smugmug.com 
Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social Historian. Writer.
Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social #CivMil relations; Director, @CdsnRcds; saideman.blogspot.com; Co-host, Battle Rhythm podcast cdsn-rcds.com/battlerhythm, International Relations professor. Used to study nationalism/ethnic conflict.
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM).
Kate Sullivan de Estrada @katesde.bsky.social Associate Professor in the International Relations of South Asia, University of Oxford | India, Indian Ocean, IR and Area Studies
James Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social I write history. Last book: LORDS OF THE DESERT; before that: A LINE IN THE SAND. In the seventh year of my four year project, THE ARENA.
More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org
Currently reading Geoff Dyer / Homework
Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social Tracking the Right's journey after Brexit and also the culture war's highly charged boundaries. Once a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, now centrist. Telegraph watcher.
https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandmcs
buymeacoffee.com/rolandsmith
Tim Benbow @timbenbow.bsky.social Professor of Strategic Studies, King's College London
My research focusses on UK naval strategy and naval history in the Second World War and Cold War.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/benbow-dr-tim
Daniel Keohane @keohanedan.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in International Relations at Dublin City University (DCU) - mostly focused on European security, national strategic cultures in Europe (i.e. France, Germany, UK), European military cooperation, EU, NATO, US strategy
Cameron Hunter @cameronhunter.bsky.social Researching US-China in outer space and nuclear politics at the University of Copenhagen.
https://ritualdeterrence.eu/
Kit Kowol @kitkowol.bsky.social Recovering academic turned parliamentary clerk.
Author of Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill and the Second World War.
Brisbane, Australia.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/blue-jerusalem-9780198868491?cc=us&lang=en&
Danny Blanchflower @dannyblanchy.bsky.social Prof of econ dartmouth and ex MPC Bank of England working a lot now on the declining wellbeing of the young around the world I am here https://sites.dartmouth.edu/blanchflower/
And now grandad of eleven
Blanchflower@dartmouth.edu
James Fennell @jamesfennell.bsky.social Stabilisation Practitioner, Honourary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, MBE, Defence & History, Literature, Tech - work 130 warzones so far. Have dog.
John Barrett @johnwbarrett.bsky.social Emeritus Prof of Mathematical Physics, U of Nottingham. Expert on quantum gravity, experienced in political campaigning, novice on public health, #OliviaDean fan. This account for social posts, scientific stuff on Mastodon https://scicomm.xyz/@JohnBarrett
Johannes Kruse @jkruse.bsky.social All things Europe: politics, innovation, and geopolitics. Exploring ideas, sharing insights | personal account - views my own.
Lotje Boswinkel @lotjeboswinkel.bsky.social Deterrence & US alliances in Europe & IP | PhD researcher @CSDS | Morgenthau fellow @ND_ISC | prev. @HCSSnl | @SciencesPo alumna
Ian McClellan @ianmac.bsky.social TV addict, nerdy fan of Dystopian drama. Love a bit of ScandiNoir, Science-Fiction, Aviation, Military History and Cold War Radars & Bunkers.
Wellbeing Walks Leader and Community Volunteer in Barrow-in-Furness with Active Cumbria. #ParkRun #LoveParkRun
Phil @philbo3673.bsky.social Defence and security musings in the main. BO3673 on X.
Tim @timjersey.bsky.social Currently setting up my own business. Former civil servant and European Parliament APA supporting an MEP on defence. Keen mountaineer. Can usually be found with a mad springer spaniel! From 🇯🇪 but will be moving to Dartmoor soon! MStrat 2 alumni Exeter.
Panos Vasileiadis @panosvasileiadis.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher, Radboud University
IR theory, political economy of grand strategy, deception 
Will King @willkingexe.bsky.social
(Personal account) Teacher/professional staff at Exeter University. Sometime radio and newspaper contributor on UK and US elections. Retweets!= Endorsement. He/Him.
https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10871/37984?show=full
Ross Armstrong @rossarmstrong82.bsky.social Right handed. Former builder 🧱and barman🍻, now working on International Science & Technology Policy 🇬🇧🧬
Dr Thomas Eason @thomaseason.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University. Does Interpretivist Research on Foreign Policy Analysis. Currently working on Political Myth in diplomacy and foreign policy.
thomaseason.co.uk
Katja Bego @katjabego.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House |Author of "Deep Connections: the hidden battles to control undersea cables" (Polity, Sep 26) | Europe, geoeconomics of tech, tech sovereignty | Amsterdammer in London 🇪🇺
Prof Rob Dover @robdover.bsky.social Academic researcher in intelligence and security, currently Dean of Faculty, but posting in a personal capacity. Poor standard runner. Excitable cricketer. Prone to crunchy deductions....
Centre of Advanced International Studies @cais-exeter.bsky.social This account posts updates from the Centre of Advanced International Studies at the University of Exeter.
Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social Policy & Strategy Analytics academic at Loughborough University; Member, Independent SAGE; Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford.
Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge; Visiting Professor KCL; Trustee of IWM, RUSI and IBCC Lincolnshire. Before that the FCO.
Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social Dedicated to making Britain and other open nations stronger and greener. Co-founders: James Rogers and Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė
💻 https://www.geostrategy.org.uk/
📩 https://councilongeostrategy.substack.com/subscribe
Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social Professor of Foreign Policy, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews; Founding Co-Director Scottish Council on Global Affairs
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/jbk1/
Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social Host C4N Fourcast Indicators pod, writing @Sunday Times, ex-BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime Newsnight presenter 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils, Tank & more!
Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social UK Civil Servant and proud of it. Defence Historian. #ColdWar and current UK #strategy & #defence policy. #Wargaming and Red Teaming.
Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com Whitehall editor at the Financial Times 🗞️
Host of the FT’s award-winning ‘Political Fix’ podcast🎙️Author 📚
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Daniel Salisbury @dbsalisbury.bsky.social Senior Fellow for Nuclear Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own.
Substack at edrith.co.uk 
Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social Anarchism. A Very Short Introduction (https://tinyurl.com/54r98nv6), Constitutionalising Anarchy with Ruth Kinna (https://tinyurl.com/4y9pn3v4 coming soon). Uni Exeter, UCU, HEC Rep. UCU Commons. DM me re anything UCU UK-wide HE. I’m your rep. #ynwa
Shabnam Holliday @shabnamholliday.bsky.social Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Plymouth | IR: Revolution, Gramsci, Populism, historical sociology, Global order| Iran | SEPAD Fellow | posts personal
UoP website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/shabnam-holliday
Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Exeter. Ideology, religion, identity, and world order. Ambivalent about modernity.
Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social Associate Professor of Astropolitics | Space warfare | Own views
Books: Original Sin http://bit.ly/3JYbcIe ; War in Space http://bit.ly/34Stplv 🏴🏳️🌈 🚀🛰
Web: https://tinyurl.com/p9pt8n9n
“He doesn’t see the stars - just the vast dark spaces in between.”
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
Irene Fernández-Molina @irenefmolina.bsky.social Senior lecturer International Relations, University of Exeter | IR Global South, foreign policy, conflicts, international recognition, norms and practices, Maghreb, EU-MENA | Views mine
https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/24733-irene-fernandezmolina
International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social An Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy from @universitypress.cambridge.org.
Since the start of 2024 International Theory is an open access journal.
cambridge.org/int
IRsky
David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social Broadcaster, author, journalist, dad, grandpa, heroic Substacker to be found at davidaaronovitch.substack.com. Recovering tweeter
Elena Gadjanova @elliegadjanova.bsky.social Political scientist. Ethnic politics, political communication, and social media in Africa. Writing a book on cross-ethnic outreach in highly diverse states. British Academy Innovation fellow 2025-2026.
Angela Cassidy @angecass.bsky.social Undisciplined scholar. Researching science, society+policy; humans-animals-environments; #OneHealth #microbes #STS #HistSTM #scicomm.
Author, 'Vermin, Victims and Disease: British Debates over Badgers and Bovine TB'
Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD @ox.ac.uk. Teaches at @SciencesPo.bsky.social. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence #miltech. Podcast host at @SicherheitsPod.de & LeCollimateur
Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social Writer, podcaster and former diplomat.
Buy my book👇
https://tr.ee/ElementalBookshopOrg
https://tr.ee/ElementalAmazon
https://tr.ee/ElementalWaterstones
If you don't want to buy my book, you could buy me a coffee👇
https://ko-fi.com/snellarthur
Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social Historian and Writer, Anglophile and European. Dr. Phil. FRHistS. Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI.
All views strictly my own.
Author FANTASTIC KINGDOM John Murray 2026. www.helenevonbismarck.com
Edward Stringer @edstringer.bsky.social Retired RAF Air Marshal | Senior Fellow - Policy Exchange | Trustee Imperial War Museum
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
Thomas Rid @ridt.bsky.social @ridt on X
Paul Poast @profpaulpoast.bsky.social International Relations and Foreign Policy. UChicago Prof. Chicago Council Fellow. WPReview Columnist. Primarily on LinkedIN.
https://www.paulpoast.com/
Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social Senior Lecturer for European Politics and History at King's College London. Opinions my own. RT not always endorsement.
Also to be found at @APHClarkson
https://www.ullstein.de/werke/die-macht-der-diaspora/hardcover/978354910
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com UK news editor, Financial Times. I write some of the headlines. I also wrote a book, How to Love Animals. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
Srdjan Vucetic @srdj.bsky.social Prof @gspia-esapi.bsky.social, something-or-other @cepi-cips.bsky.social, @cdsn.bsky.social ...work updates mostly
srdjanvucetic.wordpress.com
Aaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social Assist. Prof. of History & Intl Affairs at George Washington U. | Book #1 : "Weapons in Space" | Book #2 "Wiring an Empire" (contracted w/ MIT Press)
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Ross Carroll @rosscarroll.bsky.social Political theorist at Dublin City University. Author of Edmund Burke (Polity, 2024) and Uncivil Mirth: Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain (Princeton UP, 2021). Increasingly interested in abolition/emancipation and multigenerational democracy.
Richard Hammond @rjhammond215.bsky.social Historian. Senior Lecturer. Vice-President and Founder Member of the Second World War Research Group: https://www.swwresearch.com/. Co-Editor of War in History journal: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/WIH
Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social Saarf-Londoner. Cat Dad. Assoc Prof at the Swedish Defence University. PhD from KCL. Associate, IWM Institute. Senior fellow at Global & National Security Institute, Uni of South Florida. ex-West Point fellow. FRHistS. Series editor @Hurst Publishers
Huw Bennett @bennetthuw.bsky.social Professor of International Relations, writing on British defence since 1945. In south Wales, an archive or a military museum. Permanently grateful to archivists and librarians.
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social Professor of British Military History @kcl.ac.uk | Associate Dean Professional & Online Education SSPP | Award-Winning Book: Wandering Army | Next one: Forging Armageddon @YaleBooks.bsky.social | FRHistS
Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social Naval & diplomatic historian with a side gig in maritime strategy | Senior Lecturer at UNSWCanberra
| #PomInOz
Jonathan Boff @jfb1066.bsky.social Military Historian. Author, ‘The Age of Mammon and Mars: Money and War in the Twentieth Century’ (OUP, March 2027). Economic Statecraft; Strategy; Money.
Author of 2 award-winning books on the First World War. Professor at University of Birmingham.
Dr Ross Mahoney @airpowerhistory.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief of 'From Balloons to Drones.' Specialist in Air Power History, Transport History, & Heritage. Brit in Brisbane, QLD. Posts ≠ endorsement.
https://drrossmahoney.substack.com/ & https://balloonstodrones.com/
Gary Sheffield @profgsheffield.bsky.social Military History & other stuff. Visiting Prof, Defence Studies Dept, KCL. Husband, father, grandpa. Christian. Arsenal. Labour. Spaniel magnet. All opinions are just mine. Reposts do not = endorsement.
Dr Aimée Fox @draefox.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in IR at University of St Andrews | Historian of war | Award-winning author | Series editor, War & the British Empire (McGill-Queen's UP) | I research the First World War, military innovation & learning, and gossip in the armed forces.
David Morgan-Owen @dmorganowen.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in IR @ St Andrews | Historian of War | next book strategy & seapower in the FWW | own views
Dave Brockington @dbrockington.bsky.social American political scientist at an English university. Former CLP Campaign Coordinator for five years, former amateur brewer of some repute. Jaded fan of the Seattle Mariners since 1977. UCU branch exec. Father of Imogen. Owned by three cats. UW alum
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Andy Hom @therealisthom.bsky.social Ice hockey and global politics, in that order. Author: International Relations and the Problem of Time (http://tinyurl.com/wosn65o). 
Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social Director @ukandeu.bsky.social Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone else’s
Kate Jamieson / KJ ⚓️ @kejamieson.bsky.social Short For Bob. Naval & Maritime Historian. AFRHistS Royal Historical Society. Council Member: Society for Nautical Research. C18th Naval Ordnance & Personnel Nerd. Rower. Owned by a Greek Dog 🐾
katejamieson.co.uk / IG: katejamieson_
Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social Teaches politics & history at Cambridge. Interests include empire, war, technology, architecture, science fiction, utopia. Currently writing a book on transhumanism
Dmitri Alperovitch @dmitri.silverado.org Geopolitics, Russia, China, Cyber
Chairman @silverado.org
Author of WorldOnTheBrink.com
Host GeopoliticsDecanted.com podcast
Founder Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Co-Founder CrowdStrike
@DAlperovitch elsewhere
H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social Independent Defense Analysis, Unconventional Naval Warfare, author, submarines, #OSINT, illustrations. Mostly typos
http://www.hisutton.com/
Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social Leads AEI’s foreign and defense team, author of The State and the Soldier, contributing writer at The Atlantic. 2025-2026 Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress. Californian. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/
Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Swansea West
Lewys Brace @lewysbrace.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Computational Social Science and extremism researcher at University of Exeter, Co-Director of the Centre for Computational Social Science (@C2S2exeter.bsky.social) and .gif connoisseur.
Alan Allport @alanallport.bsky.social Professor, historian, husband, dad, scouser, gobby. Author of Demobbed (2009), Browned Off & Bloody-Minded (2015), Britain at Bay (2020), Advance Britannia (2025). “Awesome but a bit boring” (RMP). Personal account.
Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social 🇬🇧 London-based. 🇺🇸/🇬🇧 dual citizen. CBRN expert. Freeman of the City of London. Liveryman. "Legal Juggernaut". Anglican. Ex Verger. Author. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Scourge of llamas. Former US Army. Former USSS. #NAFO Fella
Maaike @maaikeverbruggen.bsky.social non-practicing intellectual on war & tech
NL/EN
William Sheehan @willsheehan.bsky.social Historian of Empire, War, and Crime. Passing interest in public policy and politics. A few books! May possibly like Sci-Fi.
George Lawson @georgelawson.bsky.social No comment
Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Presenter @ Britain's biggest news podcast The News Agents (Mon-Fri) and Sunday with Lewis Goodall on LBC 10-12.
Website: lewisgoodall.com
Email: lewis.goodall@global.com
Substack: https://goodallandgoodluck.substack.com