Maia @maiamindel.bsky.social I was a Woke Youth :(
Blogging at https://someunpleasant.substack.com/
Nicole Grajewski @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Sciences Po CERI | Associate with Harvard’s Managing the Atom | working on nuclear issues involving Russia and Iran | author of Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine (OUP/Hurst)
Peter Bednár @pbednar.bsky.social Může za to územní plán, koeficient zeleně a parkování zadarmo.
Garvan Walshe @garvanwalshe.org Civic entrepreneur building broadsheet social media at kronkite.social. Lobbyist for electric planes.
I chair Unhack Democracy, do green libertarianism @ epicenternetwork.eu
My substackSurvival & Success on liberalism and globalisation: garvanwalshe.org
JamesInTurkey.com @jamesinturkey.com Turkish politics and elections website. Written by @michaeldaventry.com
Grigore Pop-Eleches @grigopop.bsky.social Professor of Politics and Int'l Affairs at Princeton University
Joost @almodozo.bsky.social Holland > Hungary > Spain
Same @almodozo as on Twitter, just without the Országház. Worked at OSF and CEU, but that's a long while ago. Studied East-European History, but that's even longer ago. Now, somehow, I ended up in Extremadura.
Anca B. @b-anca.bsky.social Cat lover 🐱 | Passionate about politics, international relations, and geopolitics 🌍 | Hate disinformation and post-truth politics
Democracy Reporting International @democracyreporting.bsky.social DRI supports local ways of promoting democracy with impartial analysis and best practice examples, bringing international standards of democracy to life.
Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social Democracy, elections and European politics with a transatlantic spin
Researcher, advisor, moderator
https://mariaskora.net/
Andrei Sterescu @andreisterescu.bsky.social EU Economist | Formerly @ecb.europa.eu | European 🇪🇺 and International Economic Policy | Views are my own and do not represent those of my employer
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/outsample
Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social Associate Professor in Political Behaviour at the LSE. I like campaigns and do experiments. http://www.florianfoos.net
Jack Dean @jackddean.bsky.social UCL SSEES PhD Candidate | Political Sociologist researching Populism, Political Parties and the Politics of Health | Views are my own | Focus on CEE
Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu.bsky.social Journalist & writer from Moldova. Often in Romania. Lived in the UK for 12 years.
Words: The Guardian, FT, BBC, London Review of Books etc.
Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social Journalist & Pulitzer finalist Historian. Fmr ed, @PoliticoMag & @washingtonian. Author of "Watergate: A New History" and "The Only Plane in the Sky" and other books. garrett.graff AT gmail OR ProtonMail. Subscribe to my newsletter: Doomsdayscenario.co
Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social Former ambassador of Belgium (ret.) to Ukraine (2011-2014) and Colombia (2017-2021). Memories of Soviet tanks are part of my Czech roots (remember 21.8.1968 ?) Here mainly to denounce Putin's war on 🇺🇦. @DefendDemocracy team member 🇪🇺
Filip Zelenka @zelenkaf.bsky.social Novinář v Respektu, dříve v deníku e15 - převážně ekonomická a politická témata
zelenka@respekt.cz
@jirihynek.bsky.social @jirihynek.bsky.social Reportér odkryto.cz
Randall Munroe @xkcd.com
CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies @ceias-eu.bsky.social #CEIAS is an #IR and #AsianStudies #ThinkTank dedicated to spreading knowledge about #Asia. Branches in Bratislava, Prague, and Vienna.
Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social Professor of EU and Human Rights Law. Usual disclaimers. Latest book: European Union Law, 5th edition, co-edited with Catherine Barnard.
Zselyke Csaky @zecsaky.bsky.social Senior research fellow CER @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social. Mostly EU stuff, sprinkled with some democracy & Central Europe. Past lives Freedom House, EUI, Bloomberg.
Jumping Rivers @jumpingrivers.com #python, #rstats, #shiny, #datascience training and consultancy. We help organisations extract the most from their data.
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social Financial Opinion Editor at the FT. I have views. A spotter of things in markets, companies, world affairs. Also interested in food and climbing.
Ondřej Stratilík @stratilik.bsky.social •Aktuálně.cz
•středoevropský dopisovatel Jane´s Defence Weekly
•občas e15, Euro & Okraj
•absolvent Podskalské 🍺
•ex LN, Finmag, CNN PN, Reportéři ČT
•news & defence & motorsport & pivo & Ova
•ondrej.stratilik@economia.cz
•čus!
Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action, Executive Chair of Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com. Posts with "TN" are from Team Norm
Steven Seggie @stevenhseggie.bsky.social marketing professor @ESSEC, ex-Turkey, UK, USA. Sport / politics / digital transformation / countering disinformation / “unsung hero of BlueSky” / 🐶
Western suburbs of Paris
Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social FT's US columnist/commentator. Author of several books including NYT best selling biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski (Simon & Schuster 2025). People lacking a sense of humour might get muted.
Ben Harris @econharris.bsky.social Brookings VP and Director of Economic Studies. Former Assistant Treasury Secretary and Chief Economist to VP Biden. Co-author of The Retirement Challenge.
Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social FT Alphaville reporter. Ex-“veteran” fund manager. Resolution Foundation Assoc. Baring Foundation Trustee.
Yakov Feygin @buddyyakov.bsky.social Political economy, Russia, ext. Also pictures of cats. Recovering historian doing financial engineering for the public sector the Center For Public Enterprise and still sometimes missing academia.
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674240995
Sebastian Boyd @sebboyd.bsky.social Markets Live strategist at Bloomberg News. Politics and history nerd. Book lover. Opinions are my own (or plagiarized from the wise and witty). Based in Chile. Part-time student at U de Chile.
Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social Bay Area US. Aging macro expat. Cheap lunch guy. 1st to ever rhyme Duce and Juche. Neoliberal peacenik. Has Herder immunity. The Stakhanov of dad jokes. 1/3 each phlegm, spleen & dad humors.
it’s me, aubrey plaza accord @sellingtheta.bsky.social markets // late 90s, early 00s reference maker // Arsenal FC
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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social "if that's the strangest thing you ever seen in your life, I'd say you haven't done much"
Douglas Irwin @douglasirwin.bsky.social Trade/economic history @Dartmouth College @Peterson Institute for International Economics Website: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/dirwin/
⤵️ @bryce.lol 🪑
Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social Covering politics, elections and data at The Economist
David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social Trade wonk, Brexit bore, globalisation defender, music lover, cricketer, gardener, supporter of mediocre football teams, who knows where the time goes?
Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social Chief economist @ Centre for European Reform. Eurozone macroeconomic policies | Role of 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 in EU. Formerly @ECB, @IMF, @Worldbank.
Robin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social Senior Fellow at @brookings.edu. Previously Chief Economist at IIF and Chief FX Strategist at Goldman Sachs.
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.
Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social FT opiner. "Sinecured oaf", “mutton-headed fellow”-two satisfied readers. Globalisation/trade/econ/snark. Cestrian, Londoner, Brit, European. RT≠👍 Views own. alan.beattie@ft.com. Sign up to my FT Trade Secrets newsletter https://www.ft.com/trade-secrets.
Aneta Zachová @anetazach.bsky.social Šéfredaktorka Euractiv.cz.
Direkt36 @direkt36.bsky.social A Direkt36 egy tényfeltáró újságíró központ.
Direkt36 is a center for investigative journalism.
Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social Data Editor, @thetimes.com
🇬🇧 How is Britain doing? 👉 thetimes.com/data
🔗 https://www.thetimes.com/profile/tom-calver
📧 thomas.calver@the-times.co.uk
John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social Economist and occasional politics dabbler. Working on a project to improve labour markets. Associate fellow, Centre for European Reform. Visiting fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Bath University. Accusations of bad faith or lying = block.
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
Maxim Bönnemann @maximb.bsky.social editor @verfassungsblog.de
Jevin D. West @jevinwest.bsky.social Professor @UW_iSchool, Co-founder of Center for an Informed Public @uwcip. I study misinformation in science & society. Book: tinyurl.com/y7ekfkhx
Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com Professor, UW Biology / Santa Fe Institute
I study how information flows in biology, science, and society.
Book: *Calling Bullshit*, http://tinyurl.com/fdcuvd7b
LLM course: https://thebullshitmachines.com
Corvids: https://tinyurl.com/mr2n5ymk
he/him
Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
Constanze Stelzenmüller @constelz.bsky.social Director CUSE, Germany explainer etc. @ Brookings; FT contributing columnist; Wizards Fan (I know). When the going gets tough, the tough go blonde. Pic: Marc Darchinger. Views my own, people.
Matt Levine @matt-levine.bsky.social the money stuff guy
John Morijn @jmorijn.bsky.social Professor of law, University of Groningen | Vice-Chair, EU Fundamental Rights Agency Scientific Committee | Founding Mentor, Our Rule of Law Foundation
Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de On matters constitutional.
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Libor Dušek @libordusekeu.bsky.social Ekonom mezi právníky na Univerzitě Karlově. Člen NERVu. Iracionálně zapálen pro myšlenku, že veřejné politiky mají být racionální.
Rob Cameron @robcjournalist.bsky.social Journalist/broadcaster for BBC/DW/RTÉ/ORF/CBC/Monocle Radio
Author of basedinbohemia.com
Daniel Novák @danielnovak.bsky.social Byznysová redakce www.seznamzpravy.cz, daniel.novak3@protonmail.com
Mirek Novák @xmirek.cz Pracoval ve státní správě a přežil. Otec, snílek, exČTÚ. Osobní účet.
Jan Trnka @jantrnka.bsky.social Scientist, teacher, wanderer, musician. Cancer metabolism, mitochondria, Bayesian #rstats at Charles University.
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1786-7562
Lectures https://www.youtube.com/@jantrnka227
Music https://severninastupiste.bandcamp.com
Jan Daniel @horalistani.bsky.social Researcher @IIR_Prague; fellow @prcprague; Lebanon, Syria, critical peace and security studies, security narratives, social theory
Robert Brestan @brestan.bsky.social Czech journalist, editor-in-chief of HlidaciPes.org
Jakub Zelenka @jakubzelenka.journalists.blue Šéfredaktor Page Not Found - https://pagenotfound.cz/
David Klimeš @davidklimes.bsky.social Newsletter a Audioletter Davida Klimeše ⭣ https://www.forendors.cz/davidklimes
Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social Charlemagne columnist & Brussels bureau chief, The Economist.
Past stints in Paris, Mumbai, London. Français. Personal feed.
Bio 👇. https://medium.com/@spignal/stanley-pignal-bio-2acd9b705ceb
Charlemagne@economist.com
Keir Giles @keirgiles.bsky.social Twitter refugee #1,383,497
Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social Presenter #TheLawShow @ BBC Radio 4 | Co-Academic Director #RuleofLaw Clinic @ CEU Democracy Institute | Visiting Senior Research Fellow @UCD Sutherland School of Law
Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social Director of the Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies. Managing Director Consortium for European Symposia on Turkey. Docent (Assoc. Prof.) of and pontificator on international relations. Opinionated. Painter.
Michal Ovádek @movadek.bsky.social Lecturer in European Institutions, Politics and Policy at University College London
https://michalovadek.github.io/
Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social Tracking autocratic legalism around the world from Princeton University.
Luis Garicano @lugaricano.bsky.social Economist.
Professor @LSE SPP
My webpage:
https://sites.google.com/site/luisgaricano/
Substack (innovation, econ., Europe): SiliconContinent.com
My book on the Euro is out on June 2025.
Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social Former Member of the European Parliament. Federalist. epc.eu cambridge-connect.uk @volteuropa.org @libdems.org.uk
Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social Do investigations for the FT, into dubious accounting and dodgy characters mainly. Wrote a book called Money Men about a spectacular fraud
Jana Bradley @ja-br.bsky.social Voice of those who cannot speak
Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social Wall Street editor at The Economist, co-host of our Money Talks podcast.
Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social Words and smiles.Partridge,Thick of It,Veep,Death of Stalin, Dr Strangelove Taskmaster,Podcast #StrongMessageHere. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0024cp6?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Patron of Child Poverty Action Group, @cpaguk.bsky.social.
András Tóth-Czifra @minczifra.bsky.social Political & security analyst. 🇪🇺🇭🇺🇺🇸. FPRI Eurasia fellow, chief editor of Bear Market Brief. Delphi GRC fellow. Ex-CEPA, ESI. Posts about 🇷🇺, 🇪🇺, illiberalism & its limits. My own views.
Здесь вам не Toth.
www.noyardstick.com
minczifra.substack.com
Dániel G. Szabó @gszd.bsky.social Former research Officer at @democracyreporting.bsky.social on human rights and the rule of law. Past: Budapest City Hall, @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social, member of the National Election Commission. Usual disclaimers.
Sophie Pedder @sophiepedder.bsky.social Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. Author of “Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation” (Bloomsbury)
Jens Hittrien @jenshittrien.bsky.social Criminologist independently observing Syrian conflict. Bridging between (open source) research, local reporting & journalism, flavoured with proper thoughts.
Mihnea @miyhnea.bsky.social Politics, history. Europe, MENA.
Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social 📊🗺🗳 Poll aggregation and election analysis in Europe #EP2029
📧 contact@europeelects.eu
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social Professor of Modern North American History at the University of Oslo, Norway. Nuclear strategy and arms control.
Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social Former political researcher and professional elections nerd specialising in electoral and party systems. Current day market research analyst for museums, heritage, the arts and charities around the world. UK's number one Romania-phile. Still a nerd. He/him
Gábor Békés @gaborbekes.bsky.social Economics Associate Prof, CEU Vienna.
Trade, applied IO, organisations. sites.google.com/site/bekesg
Author, "Data Analysis for Business, Economics, and Policy" (Cambridge UP) https://gabors-data-analysis.com/
@arsenalfc fan.
Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social Former internet celebrity. Former journalist. Current human author and @apiln.bsky.social Supreme Leader. Ally. fizzandnonsense.bsky.social completes me.
Anna Wieslander @annwieanna.bsky.social PhD.
Director Northern Europe, 🇺🇸 Atlantic Council; Chair Woman Institute for Development and Security Policy; Member, 🇸🇪 Royal Academy of War Sciences.
François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social Senior adviser (Europe), IISS,
Special adviser, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social Senior Correspondent ARD London 2008- 2025 • previously Warsaw/New York • Loving London • Living on a Narrowboat • Also writing for Prospect/Blaetter and others.
Jakub Krupa @jakubkrupa.bsky.social Europe Live, Guardian / Board Member Fulham Supporters Trust, in H5. / One stop shop for all things #PolesinUK.
Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social 🇵🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺⚖️ Senior Research Coordinator at @democracyreporting.bsky.social, re:constitution programme - rule of law in the EU. Lives on a Berlin-Poznań-Warszawa train. "European Elitist". He/him. Full-time nerd. I'm a fan of bios longer than 160 characters.
Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social Vice Dean and Professor at the IE School of Economics, Politics and Global Affairs at IE University, Madrid (she/her)
www.catherinedevries.eu
Respect the Marble Substack: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
VSquare.org @vsquare.bsky.social 🔎 Investigating Central Europe | We are a non-profit investigative journalism platform: https://vsquare.org
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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social Professor of Law, Dean of @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social, Senior Research Fellow at the CEU Democracy Institute in Budapest, and co-director of @goodlobbyprofs.bsky.social. Usual disclaimers.
Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social An anti-poverty charity and community of food banks working to end hunger together 💚
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