Risa Brooks @risabrooks12.bsky.social Marquette Prof studying U.S. and comparative civil-military relations, political violence & armed forces in democracies and non-democracies.
Mark M. Turner @markturner25.bsky.social Retired soldier, historical researcher, and college educator. All views and opinions here are my own. Democracy is never finished.
GCSJ - Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice @ou-gcsj.bsky.social Welcome to *GCSJ* - the Open University's Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies.
ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au News and analysis from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.
Luke Hunt @luke-hunt.bsky.social Reporter at Large | Author | Photographer | Video | Professor Emeritus
Samuel Beal @sambeal.bsky.social International correspondent at the Economist
The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au An independent weekly newspaper, from the publisher of @themonthly.com.au
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Anthony Albanese @albomp.bsky.social Prime Minister of Australia. Member for Grayndler.
Authorised by Anthony Albanese, ALP, Canberra.
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. 🇦🇺🇬🇧
Ahmad Rizky M. Umar @analispolitik.bsky.social Marie-Curie Postdoc, Aberystwyth University. Currently researching transregionalism in world politics. Interested in Asian security, Indonesia's foreign policy, history and theory in IR.
ECFR European Security @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social @ecfr.bsky.social ideas and analysis on Europe’s security, defence, enlargement, resilience and eastern neighbourhood dynamics
Robert Egnell @robertegnell.bsky.social President/vice-chancellor of the Swedish Defence University, professor of leadership.
Michael Zinkanell @mzinkanell.bsky.social Director @aies.at - one of Austria's leading thinks tank in European foreign, security, and defence policy
Lars Peder Haga @larspederhaga.bsky.social Associate Professor at the Air Force Academy, Norwegian Defence University College. Used to do Soviet history before I turned to Air Power studies. 
Defence Studies @dsdkings.bsky.social The Defence Studies Department at King's College London. World-leading research on #war & #conflict | Contact: comms-soss@kcl.ac.uk
Website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/dsd
Deborah Haynes @deborahaynes.bsky.social I am security and defence editor at Sky News. My email is Deborah.Haynes@sky.uk
Henrik Breitenbauch @breitenbauch.bsky.social Dean, Royal Danish Defence College. BoD, Innovation Fund Denmark. On strategy, security, and social sciences. Usual disclaimers apply.
Andrew W Neal @andrewwneal.bsky.social Professor of International Security at the University of Edinburgh
Creator of the National Security and Defence Documents Dataset
Also: critical security studies, emergency powers, parliaments, UK, Scotland, Australia, undersea infrastructure
David Blagden @blagdendavid.bsky.social Assoc Prof at the University of Exeter's Strategy and Security Institute. Also currently: NATO Defence College, RN Strategic Studies Centre, UofE Press (co-edit the 'Exeter Strategic & Security Studies' book series). @blagden_david on The Other Place.
Steven Blockmans @stevenblockmans.bsky.social Wider Europe, rules-based international order, security & defence
Deputy Director @ICDS-tallinn.bsky.social
Associate Senior Fellow @CEPS.eu
Professor at @collegeofeurope.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief @EFAReview.bsky.social
Dylan Macchiarini Crosson @dmcrosson.bsky.social EU foreign, security & defence policy. Now: @crisisgroup.org. Then: @ceps.eu, @eudiplomacy.bsky.social. Usual caveats. 🇪🇺 🇺🇲🌹🌻
Tim Dowse @timdowse.bsky.social Consultant, after 40 years with FCO, Cabinet Office, HM Treasury. Specialties: national security, defence, geopolitical analysis.
Michael Clarke @mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social Defence and Security Analyst. Former Director General, Royal United Services Institute. Former Professor of Defence Studies, King's College London. Now Visiting Professor at KCL and University of Exeter and holds Fellowships at a number of institutions.
Karsten Friis @kafriis.bsky.social Research Professor at NUPI 🇧🇻
Security, defence, NATO, Arctic, Nordics plus some cyber and Balkans
Pia Fuhrhop @pfuhrhop.bsky.social Head International Security @SWP, ex @IFSHHamburg & Bundestag staffer, @KoerberIP myl_2019, all things defence policy| usual caveats, Foto Credit @european Commission
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) @swp-berlin.org SWP is a Berlin-based research institute advising political decision-makers on foreign and security policy. http://bit.ly/SWP_PrivPol / Netiquette: http://bit.ly/SWP_Net_en
Tayfun Ozberk @tayfunozberk.bsky.social Defence Analyst | Navy Veteran | Analyses of emerging technologies from naval warfare perspective | Correspondent at Defense News, Naval News & Shephard News ⚓️
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
Andrew Fox @mrandrewfox.bsky.social Andrew Fox. Former British paratrooper and Sandhurst lecturer. Front-line conflict analyst. Follow me on Substack: mrandrewfox.substack.com
Marine Strauss @marinestrauss.bsky.social 🇪🇺 EU Commission Press officer for 🚨 Defence & Space 🚀 Ex-Reuters, Bloomberg.
Ken McDonagh @kenmcdonagh.bsky.social Associate Prof in IR, DCU, research EU security & defence, occasional runner, dad of triplets, mo thuairim fèin
Jorge Félix Cardoso @jfelixcardoso.bsky.social Political advisor for S&D at the European Parliament, doing mainly security and defence. Here on a personal capacity, as one should, and mostly to drop interesting reads. Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля 🇺🇦
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Nerdic Defence @nerdicdefence.bsky.social Following Nordic defence and security matters, mostly technical, and am myself based in the Nordics. Yes, I'm aware the pun is stupid ;). He/him.
Matthew Palmer @so3brocktree.bsky.social 🇬🇧 Former soldier learning how to be a civvie. Accidental journalist. Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy.
Thoughts & feelings on defence and other things. Views my own.
Longer thoughts & feelings on substack:
https://crackingdefence.substack.com/
Mia Jankowicz @miajankowicz.bsky.social Staff writer at @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social, serving Leeds and West Yorkshire — the latest addition to the @millmedia.bsky.social local news fold.
Hans Tino Hansen @hanstino.bsky.social Realistic optimist, Founder & CEO Risk Intelligence, IR & economics, defence, security, military and naval history - especially during the Napoleonic period - the Cold War and some football.
On Bluesky since 11 Nov 2024
Dr Andreas Krieg @andreaskrieg.bsky.social Author - Asso Prof King's College London / Royal College of Defence Studies (Global Strategy Program)
Fellow Institute of Middle Eastern Studies
Director MENA analytica Ltd
Interests: MENA, Gulf, Network-centric statecraft
ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social The International Centre for Defence and Security in Tallinn. Regional knowledge hub. www.icds.ee
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Avery Trufelman @trufelman.bsky.social articles of interest
Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com The latest headlines from Nikkei Asia.
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Fauzan Malufti @fmalufti.bsky.social Indonesian Defence Analyst |
Liam Robertson @liamfrobertson.bsky.social Idiot father of four and stepdad to three
Cyber Security & Technology Consulting at EY (UK & Ireland)
@liamro@infosec.exchange
Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social Political economy and shit
Christopher Powers @powersglobal.bsky.social International Educator, Assistant Vice President for International Initiatives, Towson University, Baseball Fan, He/him, All views my own
Mujdat E., PhD @mujdat-2025.bsky.social PhD in Politics & International Studies @UniofWarwick
Interested in politics, intelligence and security studies, Northern Ireland 'Troubles', archival research, research support
Luis Simón @luissimonn.bsky.social Prof & Director CSDS - VUB // Director & Senior Analyst Brussels Office Elcano
Giulia Tercovich @giuter.bsky.social Deputy Director @CSDS.bsky.social and Professor at VUB Brussels. Focus on EU Foreign and Security Policy, EU-Indo-Pacific, Leadership, Teaching & Learning.
Centre for Geopolitics @camgeopolitics.bsky.social Historically grounded approaches to enduring geopolitical problems
James Prentice @jamespren.bsky.social Researcher, likes data, graphs, infographics and telling stories with data. PhD in political analysis from Sussex uni - like all social science subjects. Mainly post about political analysis and my research within the Hastings & Rye area. Fabian member.
Natasha Singh Raghuvanshi I PhD @drnatashasr.bsky.social Lecturer, International Relations and Poltics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University I Previous - Research Fellow, Monash Global Peace & Security Centre | Tickner Gopinath Inaugural Scholar | Researching on WPS, India & South Asia
Luiz H. S. Brandão @luizhsbrandao.bsky.social Intelligence Analyst and Strategic Studies Researcher focusing on Hybrid Threats & Cognitive Warfare | Coord. at @negisc.bsky.social.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/luizhsbrandao
Jessie Moritz @jessiemoritz.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University, specialising in Arabian Peninsula and Gulf political economy & sustainable development
Beverley Loke @beverleyloke.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Australian National University | Co-Convenor of the ANU China Seminar Series | Great power politics, Hierarchies and Hegemony, Global Order, Global IR, China’s foreign policy, US-China, Indo-Pacific.
Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Author of “Under the Nuclear Shadow” (Princeton, 2025). China, nukes, cyber, space, international security. She/her. Personal website: www.fionascunningham.com
Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social Official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social). Find us at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cajp20
Victoria Cooper @victoria-cooper.bsky.social A recovering US politics expert (2021-24)
Researcher and political analyst focused on trends in the US & Australia. Writes Dinner Table Politics on Substack: https://dinnertablepolitics.substack.com
@annachd.bsky.social @annachd.bsky.social 
Development Intelligence Lab @devintellab.bsky.social The Lab is a think tank working on development cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. We're convinced that great development cooperation comes from unusual collaborations, inspired leadership, good natured debate, and cracking analysis. 
Dr Anna Plunkett @annaplunkett.bsky.social Lecturer in International Relations | Department of War Studies | King's College London | Writing on Rebels and Regime Change 
Michael Brill @michaelpbrill.bsky.social PhD candidate in Near Eastern Studies @princeton.edu | Faculty Specialist @umdpublicpolicy.bsky.social | Analyst for Red Sea Futures | Former Non-Resident Fellow at Institute for Future Conflict & @wilsoncenter.org
Mark Thomas-Patterson @mrtpatterson.bsky.social PhD Candidate at UNC Chapel Hill. Opinions expressed are solely mine.
Scholar of international relations in the post-Cold War era.
Kim Heriot-Darragh @kimheriotdarragh.bsky.social Researcher, Australia India Institute. Non-Resident Fellow at Council for Strategic and Defense Research. Interested in defence, strategy and international law. https://substack.com/@kimheriotdarragh
Daniel Stein @dstein.bsky.social Lecturer at IMO-IMLI, Malta
Queens, NY Native, Former Delhi-ite (JGLS), Tulane Law Alum
Opinions mine, can be yours for small fee
ANU National Security College @nscanu.bsky.social A joint initiative of the Australian Government and ANU. Post-grad studies | Executive & professional development | Public policy. CRICOS provider 00120C.
Karen Elphick @keresearch.bsky.social Defence researcher @ Australian Parliamentary Library. Acquisition, budget, technology, strategy, civil-military and public law. Follower only. I try not to have opinions.
David Roza @davidroza.bsky.social YouTube Writer/Editor at Task & Purpose (formerly Air & Space Forces Magazine). He/him david@davidrozawrites.com/Signal: DavidRoza.19
Sam Baron @samuelgbaron.bsky.social Asia policy wonk and wearer of many 🎩. past: 🇺🇳 @BizHRAsia_UNDP & @TheAsiaGroup. Personal account. RT ≠ Endorsement. (www.samuelgbaron.com)
Rory Medcalf @rorymedcalf.bsky.social Professor Rory Medcalf AM | Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University, Canberra | Indo-Pacific strategy | An independent Australian worldview 
Minipaints.co.uk @minipaints.bsky.social Hobby Mini painter, streams warhammer and DND weekly - feel free to follow!
youtube.com/@minipaints_uk
Patreon.com/minipaints_uk
https://www.whatnot.com/s/ydIOc8Ne
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.
Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism @jpict.bsky.social The Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism is an international forum for new research and analysis of contemporary security issues. https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rpic20
Will Duncan @willjdunc.bsky.social Australian in Paris. Focused on international cooperation, public policy, music, trains etc.. 🇺🇳
Rosa Brooks @rosabrooks.bsky.social Writer, law prof at Georgetown, Democracy Futures Project
www.rosa-brooks.com
UWA Defence & Security Institute @defenceuwa.bsky.social The UWA Defence & Security Institute is focused on investigating Australia’s role in the Indo-Pacific & helping to develop Australia’s defence capabilities
Muhammad Faizal @mfaizal.bsky.social Muhammad Faizal is a Research Fellow with the Regional Security Architecture Programme, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS).
Berlin Center for Cold War Studies @berlincoldwar.bsky.social Berliner Kolleg Kalter Krieg | Berlin Center for Cold War Studies
am Institut für Zeitgeschichte München-Berlin | Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social
https://www.berlinerkolleg.com
European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social Publishing theoretical, methodological and empirical papers at the cutting-edge of research into international and global security challenges.
FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies is Stanford's hub for nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research, teaching, and policy impact in international affairs.
Real Instituto Elcano / Elcano Royal Institute @rielcano.bsky.social Think tank de estudios internacionales y estratégicos
Leading Spanish think tank on international affairs and strategic studies
https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/
DIIS - Danish Institute for International Studies @diis.dk DIIS is an independent public research institute. We conduct research on foreign, security and development policy.
📩 www.diis.dk/newsletter-en
🌐 www.diis.dk
Carnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org The Global Think Tank.
carnegieendowment.org
Historical IR Section (ISA) @hist-isanet.bsky.social This is the official account of the Historical IR (HIST) Section of the International Studies Association (ISA).
www.isanet.org/ISA/Sections/HIST & histsectionisa.weebly.com
Georgetown Security Studies @georgetownssp.bsky.social Master of Arts in Security Studies at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Preparing graduates for positions within the defense & security fields.
Also home to the Center for Security Studies
https://css.georgetown.edu/
Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research @iratut.bsky.social News and updates from Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research (CIRP) at University of Tübingen
Australian Institute of International Affairs @aiianational.bsky.social We want Australians to know more, understand more, and engage more in international affairs! Join us! internationalaffairs.org.au/join
Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social The Asian/Pacific Studies Institute is the focal point of research and teaching on the Asia Pacific region at Duke University.
(@DukeAsia on Twitter)
Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social The Watson School of International and Public Affairs seeks to promote a just and peaceful world through research and teaching on the world’s most pressing economic, political and social policy challenges.
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social Fueling pathbreaking social science research that delves deep to examine complex global issues / at Harvard since 1958
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs @belfercenter.bsky.social The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is the hub of Harvard Kennedy School's research, teaching, and training in international security and diplomacy, environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy.
belfercenter.org
Centre for Global Law and Governance @cglgsta.bsky.social The CGLG is the home of outstanding research and practice in international law, institutions, and governance at the University of St Andrews 🏴
👉 https://cglg.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ 👈
CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department @geopolitics.csis.org The Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department brings together CSIS’s leading regional experts and research programs to offer cross-cutting analysis of the most challenging issues ahead. https://www.csis.org/geopolitics-foreign-policy
Diplomatic and International History Working Group @dihwg.bsky.social The Diplomatic/International History Working Group at the European University Institute - History Department
Contact us via email at dihwg@eui.eu
Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security & Diplomacy @siecenter.bsky.social The Sié Chéou-Kang Center at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver advances knowledge and practice around global security, prosperity, and social justice.
International Peace Institute @ipinst.bsky.social Advancing Solutions for a Peaceful Planet
Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) @warwickpais.bsky.social PAIS are great at what we do; Comparative Politics, IR & Security, Political Theory, IPE, Environmental Politics and more.