Michael Morrell @genuinemichael.bsky.social Opti-mystic writer & futurist; father of two. Author with Richard Rohr of 'The Divine Dance.' Co-founder, Wild Goose Festival . Curator, TheSpeakeasy.info Read my stuff @ MikeMorrell.org/BonusChapter
Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social Contributing Editor at Monocle, host of Monocle Radio's The Foreign Desk and The Daily. Author of four scandalously under-rated books.
Steven J Phipps @stevenjphipps.bsky.social Climate scientist working at the intersections of climate change, the energy transition, international relations and humanitarianism. #Australia #Tasmania #Japan #Pacific
Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stevenjphipps/
NN @ittleennon.bsky.social International Relations, Security Studies, Conflict Resolution (Myanmar). Former sex worker, everybody’s favourite good-time girl. @NNversusNN on X
Joyce Glennon @jglennon.bsky.social DEMOCRAT, animal lover. Justice, BLM, Civil Rights. No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality. NO DM's
Orlando, FL (born in Louisville). Hometown Ft Myers (near Gulf of Mexico)
Michael Mollegard @michaelmollegard.bsky.social Private Pilot
Living the dream one flight at a time. ✈️ Being a private pilot has taught me that dedication, patience, and passion can take you places you once only imagined. Grateful for every takeoff, every view, and every mile ahead. 💙
Tim Aistrope @timaistrope.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Kent. Political culture and IR through cases on conspiracy and misinformation, international finance, social media, and populist movements, exploring narrative power and insider perspectives.
Morgan K | London Artist @mbymorgank.bsky.social Artist drawing on paper since Oct '25 using her human hands full of fingers and a racing brain to create things.
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Yale University Press London 📖 @yalebooks.bsky.social Yale University Press in London https://yalebooks.co.uk/
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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.
Jay Heisler @jayheisler.bsky.social Hey! I'm published in CNBC, Washington Examiner, Voice of America, US Naval Institute Proceedings and as a music journalist in Canadian newspapers. Here to check out the scene! Feel free to add me to LinkedIn or Facebook.
Dave Weasel @daveweasel.bsky.social Comedian, podcaster, etc. 5x billboard comedy chart topper
John Althuizen @earlblues.bsky.social 🇳🇱🇪🇺History. Literature. Art. Progrock. Jazz. Blues. Rock. World War II buff. Humanist. European.
@brendanktaylor.bsky.social @brendanktaylor.bsky.social 
Yesun Kim @yesunkim.bsky.social M.A. Candidate in Asian Studies, Georgetown SFS
Falk Rehkopf @falkrehkopf.com Leadership & Communication Coach • Senior Coach Practitioner (EMCC) • Certified Running Coach • Certified Team Coach
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Marcus Brand @marcusbrandbluesky.bsky.social 
Seungmin Ryu 유승민 @seungminryu.com Econ & IR student @ Yonsei
Previously @korea.csis.org · The Korea Society · East Asia Institute
🏠 seungminryu.com
🔗 linkedin.com/in/seungminryu
Dr. Matt Herbert @drherbert.bsky.social Global Thematic Lead on Human Smuggling and Head of Research for North Africa and the Sahel at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
Alexandra Mathieu @alexmathieu.bsky.social East Asian security, Japanese foreign policy, int'l status, nationalism, political behavior. Lowering my expectations 1 day at a time https://www.alexandramathieu.com
Jonathan Terluk @jonathan.prismorg.com 🏳️🌈. Way bigger in Japan. (unserious, but only when in lowercase.)
DC || linkedin.com/in/jterluk
@eraldo.bsky.social @eraldo.bsky.social https://eraldosouzadossantos.com/
Jennifer Lind @proflind.bsky.social Dartmouth prof. IR, East Asia, US foreign policy. Writes at Blueblaze.substack.com. Ask me about my dogs.
Ulrich Janse van Vuuren @ulrichjvv.bsky.social Humanitarian | Environmentalist | 📱 Digital media 👥 Advocacy 🌍 Global development 🎓 University of London ⭕️ UN Global Goals #Goalkeepers2030 🌿 For people and planet.
📍 Johannesburg, South Africa
James D Kim @jamesdkim.bsky.social Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Political Science
https://sites.google.com/view/jamesdkim
Stephen Herzog @herzogsm.bsky.social Professor of the Practice, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies | Associate, Harvard Project on Managing the Atom | nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, disarmament, technology
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"
Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
Olga Bourlin @olgabourlin.bsky.social Skeptic, progressive Democrat, anti-racist, anti-MAGA, anti-fascist, secular humanist, movie and opera buff. Former Board Member at The Freethought Society. Former Editor Kurtz Institute. Views are mine. No DMs. #StandWithUkraine #BLM #LGBTQ
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 🇨🇱🇨🇳🇰🇷
James Park @jyjamespark.bsky.social Research Associate for East Asia Program @quincyinst.bsky.social.
Follows, Reposts, Likes ≠ Endorsement. All views are mine.
Juliet Lu (she/her/hers) @profjulietlu.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Environmental Governance & Business
University of British Columbia, Forestry & SPPGA
Co-Host @beltandroadpod.bsky.social
Political Ecology, China in Southeast Asia, Sustainable Supply Chains, Rubber, Land Grabs
julietlu.com
Patrick Carver Fox @pcfox.bsky.social Realism and Restraint - formerly JQAS & Security Dilemma
Eurasia Group @eurasiagroup.net The geopolitical risk firm that helps you understand the world. Founded by @ianbremmer.com. Putting politics first for 25 years.
Cristina Flesher Fominaya @cffominaya.bsky.social Dog lover, writer, human rights supporter, yoga fan, political sociology, Ed in Chief Social Movement Studies, co-founder Interface, Democracy Reloaded (Oxford University Press), Prof. Global Studies, Aarhus U, PhD@UCBerkeley Book cover O. Calvo (crop)
Yonemura koichi @micungengyi.bsky.social reporter@Tokyo the Mainichi Newspapers 北京駐在2010-13、ソウル駐在2015-18。2度目の北京駐在2020ー23。今は東京。「北朝鮮・絶対秘密文書-体制を脅かす『悪党』たち(新潮新書)」
Prof. Gregory S. Gordon @profgsgordon.bsky.social Peking University STL, international criminal law (ICL) expert, biographer of Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz, leading authority on atrocity speech/incitement law, consultant on ICL speech-related crimes arising from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Sascha Trippe 🛰️ 사샤 트리페 @saschatrippe.bsky.social ⭐️ Astronomer – MSc, PhD, Professor (교수)
⭐️ Seoul National University / 서울대학교
⭐️ Black holes, AGN, radio astronomy, VLBI
⭐️ Born at 332 ppm CO₂
⭐️ Time zone: UT+9
⭐️ Trigger warning: math, physics, irony
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Thomas Müller-Färber @tmuefae.bsky.social Lead Intl. Affairs Protestant Academy LOCCUM Dialogues on security/peace issues (#ArmsControl #MENA #EastEurope) Ex: @diplo.de @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social @swp-berlin.org
https://www.loccum.de/profil/thomas-mueller-faerber
Koreanist @koreanist.bsky.social Ph.D. student working on modern korean and east asian history.
Patrick Cronin @patrickmcronin.bsky.social Asia-Pacific Security Chair, Hudson Institute &
Scholar in Residence, Carnegie Mellon University
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.
CSIS Southeast Asia Program @seasia.csis.org The Southeast Asia Program at CSIS is the premier forum for sustained elevated policy dialogue on Southeast Asia and US interests in the region.
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
CSIS Middle East @mideast.csis.org The CSIS Middle East Program focuses on the drivers of change in the region and is led by Mona Yacoubian. Follows/RTs ≠ endorsements.
CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program @erep.csis.org The CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program produces forward-looking analyses on transatlantic relations & political developments across Europe, Russia, & Eurasia.
John Delury @johndelury.bsky.social Living in Seoul... writing on empire, China, and America... watching the two Koreas... reminiscing about Rome
Liviu Horovitz @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social Researcher @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social & leading #STAND | once @csds.bsky.social, @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social, the CSS @ethz.ch or @belfercenter.bsky.social | nukes | transatlantic stuff | qual & archives buff
Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social Political science professor, academic dean, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.
Michael Spears, Colonel, US Army Retired, Savannah GA @mp-spears.bsky.social Infantry/Intel (CI) Enlisted 1974 Retired 2016, UC Davis: BS Biochem, Minor Art History; CSU Sacramento: MPPA: Air War College: MSS. Dad/Grandpa. CAL Aggie. Democrat. KPOP/KDRAMA Fan (INTJ). Views are my own. Still trying to learn Korean. Korean Name: 장 용진
Dagyum Kate Ji @dagyumkateji.bsky.social Politics and Foreign & Security Affairs Team Lead at the Korea Herald • Previous: VOA KR, NK News, Reuters TV • Opinions are my own
Amitav Bhattacharjee 🦋 @amitav63.bsky.social CEO @affinoretail @TechAsiaLab -- Tweets for STEM, AI, Security, #Robotics, Technology, ESG, #SDG, CSR and #Sustainability
Location: Bangalore, India 🇮🇳
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitavbhattacharjee
Simon J. Smith @sjasmith.bsky.social Scottish-American or American-Scot, I forget which. Associate Professor at Royal Danish Defence College and 'Scholar in Residence' at SDSU Center for War and Society. Editor-in-Chief of @defencestudies.bsky.social.
Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social Award-winning 🇨🇦 Journalist, Analyst, Producer Creator+ Host @thestateofthings.bsky.social National security, extremism, global affairs, mis/dis-information | OSINT | DM for Signal |
christysomos.com
Richard Fox Young @emeritusfox.bsky.social Emeritus professor, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
|| “Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick ||
Grant Rayner @grantrayner.bsky.social A mostly passive observer
Thomas Maresca @thomasmaresca.bsky.social Seoul correspondent for UPI, freelance for NBC News, others
* Previously covering Asia for USAToday
* 2019 EastWestCenter Jefferson Fellowships alum
Elmer Veldkamp @elmerveldkamp.bsky.social Teaching and research on Korea and East Asia. Modern heritage, museums, everyday culture.
Claire Chu @clairejchu.bsky.social Principal, Geoecon Threat Intel at Janes. Nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub. Tracking China’s overseas activity, foreign policy, and econ-security nexus. DC via CA.
I’m new here, posts incoming!
Michael Walsh @greatermiddleeast.bsky.social Sr. National Security and Foreign Policy Columnist / Lead Researcher on US national strategic plans / Occasional Lecturer at Foreign Service Institute / Former Sr Comm Mgr at Microsoft/ Affiliate at Georgetown SFS / Views own.
Lokman Karadag, PhD @drlokmankaradag.bsky.social Ph.D. in Political Science | US-China Relations, Great Power Politics, DPRK, Nukes and Geopolitics, in East Asia and Pacific |
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrLokmanKaradag/streams
Brenden Hiskins @bhiskins1984.bsky.social My interests are Asia literacy in Australia. I have a Masters degree in Asian Studies from Monash University and a Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Melbourne. My Linktree page is http://www.linktr.ee/brendenhiskins/
Threat Finance Intelligence - Consultancy & Training AML/CTF/CPF @andrew-mackay.bsky.social Independent AML/CTF/CPF Consultant and Trainer
Associate Fellow, RUSI CFS - Royal United Services Institute, Centre for Finance and Security
Doctoral Candidate (UPEACE) - Illicit Finance
ACAMS Malta Chapter Co-Chair
Military Charity Trustee
Sascha Simon @saschasimon.bsky.social Security & Defence Analyst | drones, emerging/disruptive tech & foresight | formerly 🇪🇺 EUISS & EDA, NATO Innovation Hub & 🇩🇪 MFA.
*Here privately*
Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social Stars and Stripes provides independent news and information to the U.S. military community from reporters and bureaus located around the world.
Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social Japanese politics analyst; author of The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan; Chicago-born Cubs fan now living in DC; marathoner.
Substack: Observingjapan.substack.com.
Business: www.japanforesight.com
Rain Liivoja @liivoja.com International law, military operations and military technology | he/him | 🇪🇪🇦🇺
Professor @uqlaw.bsky.social | Director @apils.org | Adjunct Professor @helsinki.fi
📍Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia
🔗 https://liivoja.com
Sant KG, PhD (not yet) @gsant1601.bsky.social A PhD student tackling AIML, addiction, and life’s challenges—researching, reading, writing, and connecting with people for a so-called “meaningful life.”
Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social Studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-guns-and-sedition-far-right-terrorism-in-america/20097522?ean=9780231211222&next=t
wndl "Dumocrat" bl @wndlb.bsky.social arbitrator/mediator/lawyer; curious, humanist, globalist; husband, father, zayde x4; Lexington Group. On Mdewakanton lands by MSP. Brown Line kid. Carney/Pope Leo/Raskin stan. RIP, Minnie, will never forget.
Abe Denmark @abedenmark.bsky.social Partner at The Asia Group • Senior Associate at CSIS • Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense • Not Actually Danish
Ben Forney @benforney.bsky.social Author of The Spy Hunter newsletter: http://thespyhunter.substack.com. Tracking industrial espionage and economic security trends.
PhD on Chinese espionage from SNU
Fotini E Douglas @fotiniedouglas.bsky.social Writer. Journalist. Based in Asia. Often satirical rarely simple. Fuelled by Guinness, noodles, dumplings and dreams. Memes and food are my love language. I have too many sarongs for my own good.
🌏🍜🍺✈️📿🧿🪩🕉🙏🏽
https://www.fotiniedouglas.com
Britt Robinson @brittrobinson.bsky.social 🇰🇷Korea-focused Gender Advocate. ✍🏽 Founder and CEO of #&Daughters. Board Member at National Association for Black Engagement with Asia #NABEA.
Anna Jeanine Kim @annajkim.bsky.social writer, currently based in Seoul
AA Bastian 卞曉菁 | باستيان @aabastian.com Freelance Journalist, Professional Interpreter @ForeignPolicy, Journal of Burma Studies, Honorable Mention “Japanese Carp”-75th Writers Digest Competition, https://aabastian.com
Rep'd by Amy Collins: The Dispatch: Rogue Americans in 19th C British Asia
Terence (Terry) Roehrig @tjroehrig.bsky.social Lecturer at UW-Madison in Poli Sci and Prof Emeritus at US Naval War College - Work on Korea/Asia-Pacific politics & security, ROK-US alliance, NK nuclear weapons, NLL, deterrence, maritime security. All posts are my own views.
Steven Denney @stevendenney86.bsky.social 🎓 Assistant Professor, Leiden University. 👨🔧Techno-optimist.
🏠 https://scdenney.net/
Prof David J Galbreath @djgalbreath.bsky.social Professor of War and Technology at the University of Bath. Working on digital battlefields. Occasional work on Ukraine. 
Nina Obermaier @ninaobermaier.bsky.social Former EU Ambassador to New Zealand and Brexit negotiator, here in a private capacity
Drew Thompson 唐安竹 @tanganzhu.bsky.social Former DoD official responsible for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. Currently based in Singapore. Senior Fellow at RSIS.
@HopkinsNanjing alum.
Yameen Huq @huqyeah.bsky.social Director of Cybersecurity Programs @AspenInstitute Alum: @QuincyInst, @defpriorities, @AmerCompass, @MissionforAZ, @jqasociety Tweets = PO; RT ≠ Endorsement
Khang Vu @khangxvu.bsky.social Boston College visiting scholar and Ph.D. Korea & Vietnam watcher.
William Yang @williamyang120.bsky.social Senior North East Asia Analyst at @crisisgroup.org
Foreign correspondent covering East Asia in my previous life.
Email: wyang@crisisgroup.org
Galen Kim Davis 정장광 鄭長光 @galenkd.bsky.social Dude in Sunnyvale, CA. Planning Commission Vice Chair. Dad of two, husband of one. Asian American advocate. Professional data wrangler (and more of course)
Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College | Editor @sjms.bsky.social | Posts about Civil-Military Relations, Politics, Security, and Drug War Absurdities
https://research.fak.dk/esploro/profile/christoph_harig/output/all?institution=45FBI_INST
Robert Ward @robertalanward.bsky.social Director of Geo-economics, Japan Chair ジャパン・チェア・プログラム Senior Fellow for Japanese Security Studies at The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robert-ward-44286611
Soul Park @soulpark.bsky.social Lecturer in IR @politicsuea.bsky.social | previously @National University of Singapore | PhD @University of NotreDame | IR, security and foreign-policy analysis.
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social Grandpa. Ex-expat in UK. Former State Dept.
Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social Teaches history at UCI, writes on China for the TLS, LARB, Dissent, WSJ, & other venues, 1st book on East AND Southeast Asia came out in June from Columbia Global Reports https://globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-milk-tea-alliance
Policy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social Advancing knowledge in public and social policy and politics. Edited by @berglundoscar.bsky.social, Claire Dunlop, @eakoebele.bsky.social, Kristin Taylor, @cmweible.bsky.social w/ @allegrafullerton.bsky.social
https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/pp
Bryan Betts @bryanbetts.bsky.social 🧑💻 Managing Editor at NK News & NK Pro
📍 Based in Seoul
🏠 https://bryan-betts.com/
Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social Senior International Correspondent for The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper. Now based in London, after stops in Moscow, Beijing and the Middle East. Author of The New Cold War (the book, not the thing).
Add me to your top-secret group chats!
Jinwoo Park @jinwoo-park.com Writer, Translator (Kr-En), Debut novel, Oxford Soju Club, coming in Sept 2025, 111k on TikTok
https://linktr.ee/jinwoopark0721