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Neil loughlin @neiloughlin.bsky.social Senior Lecturer (associate professor) in comparative politics, City St George's, University of London. Authoritarianism, development, land and resources. Emphasis on Southeast Asia and China.
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Jessie Lau @laujessie.bsky.social feminist telling stories on identity & power 👩🏻💻 mostly on instagram.com/jessielauwrites
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Angelo M'BA @angelomba.bsky.social Chinese foreign policy & Indo-Pacific geopolitics, Schwarzman Scholar '26 @SchwarzmanOrg, Young Leader @PacificForum, Oxford Graduate
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Thorsteinn Kristinsson @stennikr.bsky.social Footloose academic. Interested in rising powers, relational IR, Liberal International Order, Asian regionalism, small state studies.
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Gary Rawnsley @garydrawnsley.bsky.social Head of the School of Law, Politics, & Society, University of Lincoln. Research on propaganda, public diplomacy, cultural diplomacy & soft power. Lover of all things literary. Living with Crohn’s Disease. Views expressed here are mine alone.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social Professor, journalist, political analyst, cynical optimist —- Public speaker via London Speakers Bureau --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottlucasworldview
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Nick Caddick @nickcaddick.bsky.social Assoc. Prof at Anglia Ruskin University: Narrative and conflict, international relations.
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Isabel Hilton @isabelh.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, China, geo-politics, climate; Founder of ChinaDialogue; contributing editor Prospect Magazine. Chair of Centre for Investigative Journalism; NED E3G; visiting professor Lau Institute, KCL, co-chair Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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Justyna Szczudlik/詩麗娜 @jszczudlik.bsky.social Deputy Head of Research & China Analyst, former (2016-2021) Head of Asia-Pacific Program, Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social Editorial Director and Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (@ecfr.eu)
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James Crabtree @jamescrabtree.bsky.social Analyst & writer. Billionaire Raj author. ecfr fellow. foreign policy columnist. Ex: IISS, FT, LKY School, UK Govt. LSE / Harvard.
Armida van Rij @armida.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social & Senior Nonresident Fellow @global-affairs.bsky.social. Ex-Chatham House & King's College London. European security, foreign policy & politics.
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Andrew Small @ajwsmall.bsky.social Asia Director at ECFR. Formerly: European Commission, German Marshall Fund. Posting on China / US / Europe Books, articles: andrewsmall.org
Andrew Ryan 阮安祖 @andrewryan.bsky.social Taiwan-based journalist + sound collector • TaiwanPlus Deputy News Director • Fulbright • buttered toast enthusiast • 🌈 • he/him
Alexander Sjöberg @alexsjoeberg.bsky.social Asia correspondent at the Danish daily Berlingske. Taipei.
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Matej Šimalčík @matejsimalcik.bsky.social Lawyer • Think-tanker • China wonk • #30under30 • CEO of CEIAS.eu • #china #taiwan #indopacific #governance #kleptocracy #fimi #law #economicsecurity #researchsecurity
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John Curtis @johncurtis.bsky.social Senior Researcher/Clerk at the House of Commons Library, researching Asia, Americas and the NI Protocol. War Studies alumnus. Follow for tepid takes on uncontroversial subjects.
Melissa Conley Tyler @mconleytyler.bsky.social Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D) at ACFID | Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne | AIIA Fellow | mconleytyler@asiapacific4D.com | She | 孔美莉
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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social China curious
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Sophia Gaston @sophgaston.bsky.social UK Foreign Policy Lead at ASPI and Visiting Fellow at King's College London
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Al Cook @adbcook.bsky.social Welshman. HADR Research Programme Coordinator & Senior Fellow, NTS Centre | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) | Nanyang Technological University | 🇸🇬 | Non-Traditional Security, Humanitarianism, Disasters, Myanmar, ASEAN, Asia-Pacific
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Justin Bronk @justin-br0nk.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow for Airpower and Military Technology at RUSI, London. Associate Professor II at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy. Pilot. Views are my own.
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Troy Lee-Brown @drtlee-brown.bsky.social Research Fellow @ UWA Def & Sec Institute | Editor @ Black Swan Strategy Papers | Project Manager @ Blue Security Program | Maritime Security, India FP, Indian Ocean, Defence | avmo
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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Founded in 1831, RUSI is the oldest defence and security think tank in the world.
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social Independent Defense Analysis, Unconventional Naval Warfare, author, submarines, #OSINT, illustrations. Mostly typos
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Blake Herzinger @bdherzinger.bsky.social I like big navies and I cannot lie. Navy Reservist | CIMSEC | Asian Security | ex-Citi, AEI, USSC, Twitter, Pacific Forum, US Pacific Fleet | Proud Idahoan | Opinions mine, but you're welcome to adopt them
Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social Professor of Strategic Studies, Author, Lover of Sicily. Purveyor of a “righteous-but-rational vibe”
Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social Reporter on the investigations team at the NYT. I always have a China-focused story in the works. Co-author of bestselling “When McKinsey Comes to Town”. Navy veteran. Send tips to Michael.forsythe@nytimes.com. DM for Signal.
Mike Yeo 杨启铭 @thebaseleg.bsky.social Defence reporter, military plane spotter, writer of books, scale model builder. Sometimes my worlds collide. An occasionally unserious X-ile. Personal account.
Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author of ‘THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE’ (Polity) & ‘KIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB’ (Hurst/Oxford)
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