Small Arms Survey @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social The Small Arms Survey is a centre for applied knowledge dedicated to preventing and reducing illicit small arms proliferation and armed violence.
smallarmssurvey.org
Verity Coyle @verityc.bsky.social Deputy Director for Arms in the Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division, Human Rights Watch.
Former Senior advisor/campaigner @amnesty.org Non-Resident Fellow @StimsonCenter. IHR, military/security/policing. Torture equipment/trade.
Jared Malsin @jmalsin.bsky.social WSJ journalist based in Istanbul. Former Middle East bureau chief for TIME. Turning and turning in the widening gyre.
https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jared-malsin
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
SEHLAC @redsehlac.bsky.social Red de Seguridad Humana en América Latina y el Caribe (SEHLAC) Temas de interés: DD.HH., Derecho Internacional Humanitario, Derecho Internacional, Prevención de violencia armada, Control de Armas, Armas y Género, Stop Killer Robots, Nuclear Ban.
Campaña Colombiana Contra Minas @cccmcol.bsky.social Somos una ONG que promueve el Desarme Humanitario y la Seguridad Humana para comunidades afectadas por el conflicto y la violencia armada. #PrimeroLasPersonas
Nicole Van Rooijen @nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social Executive Director @ Stop Killer Robots
#TeamHuman
Jillian Rafferty @jillianrafferty.bsky.social Human rights and IHL lawyer teaching at Stanford Law School. Formerly: Duke Law International Human Rights Clinic; Managing Editor, ICRC's International Review of the Red Cross; WILPF; Center for Civilians in Conflict; CSIS Human Rights. she/her
Hanna Homestead @hannahomestead.bsky.social research analyst at the National Priorities Project @ips-dc.bsky.social | she/her
Michael W Chamberlin @michaelwchamberlin.bsky.social Human rights | Derechos humanos.
President @ consultorasolidaria.org | Senior Fellow @
https://bsky.app/profile/cipolicy.bsky.social
New book "Quest for Loved Ones. Learning from the Mothers of the Missing in Mexico"
https://michaelwchamberlin.com
@caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is a UK-based organisation working to end the international arms trade. Nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
https://linktr.ee/caatuk- S Sofia Guerra @sofiaguerra.bsky.social Under construction… @winwithoutwar.bsky.social
Vicki Gass @vbgass.bsky.social HR activist, animal lover, cook, reader of non-fiction and fiction, politico, migrating from X, LAWG ED, all postings are personal
Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) @aoav.bsky.social Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) investigates and records harm to civilians in conflicts around the world. For press inquiries, please contact
@iainoverton.bsky.social
www.aoav.org.uk
Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social Investigating the US and UK military industrial complexes as economic, climate and geopolitical threats. By @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @cplusc.bsky.social.
Elizabeth Minor @elizabethminor.bsky.social Policy Manager @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social Views own etc. She/her
Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social Dimaagi naxal
By day: directing policy at Hindus for Human Rights (@hfhr.bsky.social) and setting up Hindus for Human Rights Action (@hfhraction.bsky.social)
By night: writing about pop culture and politics at https://substack.com/@popculturegeopolitcs
Stephanie Meciar @stephmeciar.bsky.social PhD Candidate @ The University of Queensland, School of Public Health. She/Her. Researching the arms trade, commercial and political determinants of health.
Suzie Shefeni @suzieshefeni.bsky.social a young woman in afriq.
Kris Burck @krisburck.bsky.social Chemical and biological weapons, bikes, and law
He/him
Agaba Tabitha @tabitha-agaba.bsky.social
Jordi Armadans Gil @jordiarmadans.bsky.social Política, llibres, cine, música, activisme, justícia global, drets humans, desarmament i pau.
#Peace #HumanRights #Disarmament
'Pau. El valor de la vida als nostres dies'
https://arallibres.cat/cataleg/pau-el-valor-de-la-vida-als-nostres-dies
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
Project Ploughshares @ploughsharesca.bsky.social Established in 1976, Project Ploughshares is a Canadian peace research institute with a focus on disarmament and international security, specifically related to the arms trade, emerging military and security technologies, nuclear weapons, and outer space
Rosa Luxemburg NYC @rosalux.nyc New York Office of @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social, focusing on US and Canada, the United Nations and Global South perspectives.
Shobha Shrestha @shobhashrestha.bsky.social Advocate for Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, Disarmament
@matthewbolton.bsky.social @matthewbolton.bsky.social
Control Arms @controlarms.bsky.social International campaign to #ReduceHumanSuffering, armed violence, and conflict through international arms control. #ArmsTreaty
Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social Professor of Political Theory. Technology, politics, ethics and war are my main preoccupations. Lately also the Apocalypse.
John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social Reporter, The New York Times. Former U.S. Navy EOD & Iraq vet. Reach me securely via Signal at: johnismay.01 or by email at: john.ismay@nytimes.com
Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor @minemonitor.bsky.social Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is an initiative providing research for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the Cluster Munition Coalition
https://www.the-monitor.org/
Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social The Latin America Working Group promotes U.S. policies that advance human rights, peace, and social, environmental, and economic justice in Latin America.
@elias-y.bsky.social @elias-y.bsky.social
Paul Esau @paulesau.bsky.social
@deviatar.bsky.social @deviatar.bsky.social
Tom Hamilton @tomashamilton.bsky.social Barrister at Guernica 37 Chambers (UK)
'The Arms Trade and International Criminal Law' (OUP 2025)
Formerly UN, ICC, & Asst Prof, University of Amsterdam Law School
https://academic.oup.com/book/59603
Cluster Munition Coalition @banclusterbombs.bsky.social The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) works to protect civilians from cluster bombs through the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions
https://www.icblcmc.org/about-cmc
https://t.co/sVNRycvSov
International Campaign to Ban Landmines @minefreeworld.bsky.social The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, works with the Mine Ban Treaty for a world without landmines.
www.icblcmc.org/about-icbl
https://t.co/sVNRycvSov
Trevor Ball @easybakeovensz.bsky.social Weapons Technical Analyst at Armament Research Services (ARES). Previously Bellingcat, US Army EOD.
Tamar Gabelnick @tamargabelnick.bsky.social
Mark Hiznay @markhiznay.bsky.social Associate Arms Director, Human Rights Watch
Arlington, VA
Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social Senior Director of Public Safety Policy at Center for American Progress. Opinions are my own.
Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social Stop Killer Robots works to ensure human control in the use of force. Our campaign calls for new international law on autonomy in weapons systems. #TeamHuman
10 Percent for All @10percentforall.bsky.social A global campaign to cut military spending, reframe security, and invest in humanity.
@cogoodman.bsky.social @cogoodman.bsky.social
Perú por el Desarme @peruporeldesarme.bsky.social Peruvian civil society initiative to raise awareness about the risks of #autonomousweapons and the militarized use of #AI.
Corruption Tracker @armstradect.bsky.social Documenting Corruption in the Arms Trade. A joint project of Shadow World Investigations, the World Peace Foundation, and RüstungsInformationsBüro.
https://corruption-tracker.org
Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC) @gensac.network An initiative by @nyucic.bsky.social.
Learn more: https://gensac.network/
#sdg16gensac
Reaching Critical Will @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social Reaching Critical Will works with activists, affected communities, and the UN for disarmament and demilitarization. We bring an intersectional approach to ending weapons and war and building solidarity for peace and justice.
www.reachingcriticalwill.org
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining–GICHD @thegichd.bsky.social Working toward a world free from explosive ordnance risks, where communities thrive.
Heartland Initiative @heartlandorg.bsky.social Advancing Human Rights in Investment
https://heartland-initiative.org/
Rich Stazinski @rstazinski.bsky.social "You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh, !@#$ it." -- M. Gustave
Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com A magazine of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs, founded in 1922. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/
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Shadow World Investigations @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social We undertake path-breaking investigations into cases of grand corruption, corporate malfeasance and excessive militarism, predominantly in the global arms trade.
ED: @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social
DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social Founded by Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, DAWN works to reform U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, hold abusers accountable & magnify the voices of experts/activists from the region. dawnmena.org
Roy Isbister @royisbister.bsky.social
Ray Acheson @rayacheson.bsky.social they/them. abolitionist, antinuclear. author: Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy and Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders, and Cages. organizer at reachingcriticalwill.org. writer at counterpunch.org. more at rayacheson.com.
Ruth Rohde @ruth4peace.bsky.social Sometimes writes about arms trade & disarmament things in 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪. Researcher SWI UK @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social & Corruption Tracker @armstradect.bsky.social. Don't Despair - Organize! Personal views. ♡ not endorsements. she/her 🏳️🌈
bicc - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies @bicc.de Dedicated to research and policy advice on the conditions, dynamics and consequences of violent conflicts. 🌍 Worldwide.
www.bicc.de
Imprint: http://bit.ly/3bLgeMe
Laura Varella @lauravarella.bsky.social Coordinator at reachingcriticalwill.org. Views are my own.
INEW @explosiveweapon.bsky.social The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) is an NGO partnership for action to prevent suffering from use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
bit.ly/m/inew
@giselalujan.bsky.social @giselalujan.bsky.social
Emma Soubrier @esoubrier.bsky.social Director of the PRISME Initiative; Associate Researcher at the Institute for Peace and Development at the Université Côte d’Azur (Nice, France); also associated with the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University (Boston, U.S.A).
PRISME @prismeorg.bsky.social Pathways to Renewed and Inclusive Security in the Middle East - Initiative directed by Emma Soubrier with the the World Peace Foundation (Tufts University in Boston, US) and the Institute for Peace and Development (Université Côte d'Azur in Nice, France).
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/
World Peace Foundation @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social Est. 1910 | Affiliated with The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University | Research for non-violent futures
https://linktr.ee/worldpeacefdtn
León Castellanos-Jankiewicz @leoncastjan.bsky.social international law and arms trade. working on the b sides
leoncastellanos.com
Andrew Feinstein @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social Former ANC MP; Stood against Keir Starmer in Holborn & St. Pancras; Author of ‘Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade’ amongst others. Anti-racist, anti-genocide, anti-corruption. Views my own
Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com He/Him. I work on security, borders, and migration at the Washington Office on Latin America (my views, not necessarily theirs). I'm also at wola.org, adamisacson.com, borderoversight.org, Mastodon elefanti.co/@adam
Jon Rainwater @jonrainwater.bsky.social Executive Director of Peace Action. We're for a world free of nuclear weapons & resolution of international conflicts through cooperation and diplomacy. (he)
Hassan El-Tayyab @hassaneltayyab.bsky.social Legislative Director for Middle East Policy at FCNL
Lindsay Nichols @lindsaynichols.bsky.social Proud mom, attorney fighting gun violence, immigrant, Marylander, gardener, dog lover. Rewilding my backyard. Once taught high school Latin. Opinions my own.
James Yap @jamesyap.bsky.social B-I-G Y-A-P-P-A/
No info, for the D-E-A
Sarah Elaine Harrison @seharrison7.bsky.social Nonresident Fellow @StimsonCenter
Valerie Insinna @valerieinsinna.bsky.social Covering Congress and the defense industry for breakingdefense.com, but also destroying your feed with cat photos, aviation memes and ramblings about fandoms you couldn't care less about
The Military Emissions Gap @militaryemissions.org We monitor and analyse military and conflict emissions data and advocate for accountability for the military's contribution to the climate crisis, a @ceobs.org project. www.militaryemissions.org
Olena Kryzhanivska @olenakr.bsky.social Defence Analyst | Senior Editor @ NATO Association of Canada | Ukraine’s Arms Monitor newsletter
Instituto Sou da Paz @soudapaz.bsky.social Há 26 anos, fortalecemos o diálogo democrático e a ação por um Brasil mais seguro. Vem com a gente aqui e nas demais redes! 👇
www.soudapaz.org
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate. We do whatever it takes to reach a landmine before another child does, working with communities across the world to save lives.
Visit MAG's website: maginternational.org | Follow us: https://linktr.ee/MAGonline
Ursala Knudsen-Latta @ursalakl.bsky.social Alaskan. Legislative Director for Peacebuilding Policy
@quakerlobby.bsky.social
Annie Shiel @annieshiel.bsky.social US Director at Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC). She/her. Views mine, RT ≠ endorsement.
@kathilynnaustin.bsky.social @kathilynnaustin.bsky.social
@lodedew.bsky.social @lodedew.bsky.social
Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social Advancing a more peaceful, just & sustainable world by centering people & the planet in US foreign policy.
Home of International Policy Journal and UnDiplomatic Pod, The Iran Podcast and Black Diplomats.
Learn more at internationalpolicy.org
Anna Stavrianakis @annastavrianakis.bsky.social Arms trade, militarism, global insecurities and global (dis)order @ Uni Sussex and Shadow World Investigations
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
PAX @paxvoorvrede.nl Wij maken werk van vrede. Al meer dan 75 jaar. Sluit je aan!
Jeff Abramson @jeffabramson.bsky.social
Matt Schroeder @mschroeder77.bsky.social Senior researcher at Small Arms Survey covering arms trafficking, illicit small arms and light weapons, and MANPADS proliferation. Diehard Dallas Cowboys fan.
Alex Hiniker @hiniker.bsky.social Disarmament fan due to years working on landmine and cluster bomb clearance in Cambodia, Laos, and Lebanon. Syria also has a place in my heart.
I dig public transit and local government, too.
Proudly from PG County. Now in Pittsburgh.
Women for Weapons Trade Transparency @w2t2impact.bsky.social Unveiling the hidden impacts of militarization on human security, autonomy, and justice. Women-led and transparency-focused.
Learn more & join us at w2t2.org.
Francesco Vignarca @kkvignarca.bsky.social In Rete Pace Disarmo e Osservatorio Milex cercando nonviolenza. Il meglio: famiglia e amici.
Scrivo di pace, disarmo, spese militari, commercio di armi.
Нет войне! No War!
Janet Abou Elias @janetabouelias.bsky.social democratizing foreign policy @quincyinst.bsky.social | co-founder @w2t2impact.bsky.social | research fellow @cipolicy.bsky.social
Mike Stone @michaelstone.bsky.social Reuters reporter covering the U.S. arms trade. Mainly focused on Ukraine and Golden Dome for now. Read my stories here: https://www.reuters.com/authors/mike-stone/; RP's≠endorsements. Views=own.
@omarsdahi.bsky.social @omarsdahi.bsky.social
Colleen Moore (she/her) @cmoo11.bsky.social Peace, justice, disarmament. Perpetually sad Bills fan 🦬. Views=mine. “Hopelessness is the enemy of justice."
Nyein Nyein Thant Aung @nyeinnta.bsky.social Security | Myanmar | SEA
Laura Boillot @lauraboillot.bsky.social International law and policy on protection of civilians from weapons
Sarah Leah Whitson @sarahleah1.bsky.social Executive Director of @dawnmenaorg; former head of HRW's Middle East North Africa Division.
Nico @nicosananes.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Associate, War & Geos project (Newcastle University) | Board Director, Scientists for Global Responsibility | Expert, Forum on the Arms Trade