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Stefan Auer @stefanauer.bsky.social Professor of European Studies, twice named Jean Monnet Chair (La Trobe & HKU), occasional bylines in FT, Politico, unherd. Proud father of 4
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Bram De Ridder @bramderidder.bsky.social History, strategy & communication | game designer | researcher in applied history | PhD early modern history, MPhil international relations | www.branwenadvisors.com, www.sunkentower.be
Elizabeth Beattie @elizabethbeattie.bsky.social Early Modern Historian | Women, Education, and Intellectualism in 17th Century Europe
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Rachel Midura @rmidura.bsky.social Digital historian of early modern Europe in Virginia. Posts on historical travel, mail, diplomats, spies 🕵️ Author of Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Cornell, 2025). Now on #17thC conspiracy.
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Michael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social Senior Fellow at Carnegie China. For speaking engagements, please write to chinfinpettis@yahoo.com
Vincenzo DM @vincenzodm.bsky.social International politics i/t ´Brussels Bubble´. Historian (16th c. diplomacy). Also Teaching Assistant @VUBrussel (UK history). Belgian. My views are my own.
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Dave Sinardet @davesinardet.bsky.social Professor of Political Science (VUB/UCLouvain)
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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.
Paul Jacin @americaninlisbon.bsky.social Strategic intelligence analyst, risk evaluator, and security instructor. Basically, I think of every worst-case scenario so you don’t have to. USMC infantry, Army intelligence, American U. & Niagara U. This is not a dating site.
Thomas de Waal @tomdewaal.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe, all things Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Black Sea. Also Russian poetry. 
Jessica Chen Weiss @jessicacweiss.bsky.social David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies SAIS Johns Hopkins, senior fellow Asia Society Center for China Analysis, previously Cornell, State Dept, Yale- L Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick @lizwish.bsky.social Researcher on China, Russia, Sino-Russian relations, Central Asia, Arctic, resources, non-traditional security.
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Thord Are Iversen @thelookout.bsky.social Military and defense issues, as seen from NATOs northern flank.
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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social International Relations and History 📚 • Founder of The World in Maps • Here, I post maps and graphs about how the world works and how it once was 🌍📊
Gert Huskens @gerthuskens.bsky.social Historian | Belgian Expatriates in Egypt, 1882-1936 | Postdoc at Ghent University | PhD at Université libre de Bruxelles and Ghent University | Diplomacy, Egypt & Levant, Global Belgium | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6879-2823
Michel Don Michaloliákos🟥 @ilgrandemichel.bsky.social Geopolitiek & Geo-economie | Analist Europa
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Koert Debeuf @koertdebeuf.bsky.social Prof. International Politics University of Brussels - PhD Philosophy - MA History- writer - Research Fellow @CRIC Oxford University - expert Middle East - Brussels
Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social Professor in European Political Economy
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Lotje Boswinkel @lotjeboswinkel.bsky.social Deterrence & US alliances in Europe & IP | PhD researcher @CSDS | Morgenthau fellow @ND_ISC | prev. @HCSSnl | @SciencesPo alumna
Els Hertogen @elshertogen.bsky.social Directeur 11.11.11, @11.be
Jason Davidson @profjwdavidson.bsky.social Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council/ Prof at U of Mary Washington
Research on NATO/ Transatlantic Security
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Michelle Haas @michellehaas.bsky.social PhD Researcher Ghent University - Egmont Associate Fellow - Former Parliamentary Advisor Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee
Research on the impact of Russia's invasion 2022 of Ukraine on European Defence Policies
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Frans Osinga @osinga.bsky.social Prof war studies Leiden Uni
Joshua Livestro @joshualivestro.bsky.social Historian, essayist, senior advisor European affairs. Member of European Integration Committee, Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs.
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Yf Reykers @yfreykers.bsky.social Associate Professor of International Relations at Maastricht University | Research on European security and defence | Co-Editor 'Contemporary Security Policy' @cspjournal.bsky.social | Wish I had more bikes
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Ben Meiselas @meiselasb.bsky.social Co-Founder of MeidasTouch Network; USC Law Professor
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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social Chief economist @ Centre for European Reform. Eurozone macroeconomic policies | Role of 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 in EU. Formerly @ECB, @IMF, @Worldbank.
Willem Sas @willemsas.bsky.social Prof in economics at UHasselt & Stirling, affiliated at KU Leuven, CESifo & UCLouvain.
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Koen Verhelst @koenverhelst.bsky.social Trade Reporter, POLITICO | Brussels 🇪🇺 via Rīga 🇱🇻 and Bonn 🇩🇪 | Grew up in an exclave 🇳🇱 |
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social Politics, author of Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed. Meidas Canada/ The Resistance Lead singer with Grievous Angels. Just a boy from Cobalt.
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Carolien Stolte @carolienstolte.bsky.social Historian | Leiden University | India | Peace | Decolonization | Books | Running
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Historici vertellen @historicivertellen.bsky.social Hier lees je verhalen van historici over hun onderzoek. Dit is een wisselaccount. Dus steeds een nieuwe historicus en nieuw onderwerp.
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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"
Ruben Baetens @rbae.bsky.social Manager of the KU Leuven Institute for Energy & Society • 39 • Tries to 'see the whole before the parts' • PhD in Energy • MScEng in Architecture
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Cathérine @boekhandelnaboekov.bsky.social Eigenaar van een heel kleine, volledig zelfstandige, Belgische boekhandel
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky @khodorkovsky.com A leader of the Russian opposition, reformer. Ex-political prisoner (2003–2013). Follow for insights on current events in Russia and beyond.
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
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Sven Mastbooms @sven-mastbooms.bsky.social Strategic Foresight - Futurist - Trusted Advisor - Consigliere - Cartoonist (@sven_seven on X)
Dany Neudt @danyneudt.bsky.social Historicus. Gewone mensen in buitengewoon verzet. Oprichter vzw #heldenvanhetverzet en co-coördinator leerstoel #sporenvanhetverzet aan VUB.
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PG Kroeger @pgkroegerbb.bsky.social historicus, penvoerder, dagvoorzitter, jurysecretaris, podcaster 'Betrouwbare Bronnen' en nu 'cultheld' [dixit Trouw] en 'geheim wapen' [dixit Volkskrant]
Steven Vanden Bussche @stevabu.bsky.social journalist Apache.be / @UrbanJNetwork / European Press Prize 2022 / Public Land / Housing / Environment / FOI & Transparency
Wendy Siegelman @wendysiegelman.bsky.social Independent journalist covering Trmp, kleptocracy, far-right networks, OSINT, bylines Daily Beast, Guardian, Buzzfeed, Byline Times, footnote in Senate Intel Russia report, subscribe to http://NewsTRACS.com, tips: wendy@newstracs.com
De Afspraak @deafspraak.bsky.social Elke weekavond kijkt De Afspraak op haar eigen manier naar het nieuws met interessante gasten uit de actualiteit.
Maarten Rabaey @maartenrabaey.bsky.social Journalist De Morgen. International politics. Geostrategic affairs. Interviews.
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