AGSI @gulfstatesinst.bsky.social The Arab Gulf States Institute is an independent, nonprofit institution providing expert research and analysis of the Gulf Arab states.
https://agsi.org/
Arab Center Washington DC @arabcenterdc.org Arab Center Washington DC is a nonprofit, independent, and nonpartisan research organization dedicated to furthering the political, economic, and social understanding of the Arab world in the United States.
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
Maja Göpel @beyond-ideology.bsky.social Political economist, sustainability transformation researcher, author, speaker, lecturer - www.maja-goepel.de 
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social Passionately Egalitarian. Professor, University of Maryland; Director, Critical Issues Poll; NR Senior Fellow, Brookings. Views are my Own. RT≠Endorsement
kobayashi ḫamṭu @mattboot.bsky.social language enjoyer, he/him
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Nasef @theegyptianhulk.bsky.social Host of @TahrirPodcast—Egypt & Middle East affairs. Research & Editorial @APSNtweets/@alSalonReviews. @AUC & @UNC Alum.
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com Weeknights 11/10c on Comedy Central and Paramount+
Max Gallien @maxgallien.bsky.social Political Economy, Development, Informality, Tax, North Africa. Author, "Smugglers and States" (Columbia 2024). Research Fellow
IDS and ICTD. 💚🐧
Michel Summer @leafandstream.bsky.social Medievalist at Heidelberg University.
'We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love.' - J. R. R. Tolkien (1943)
Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social Political Theory and Intellectual History. Politics of Architecture and Iconography. Some Public Affairs Commentary.
Posting in a personal capacity.
Texts mostly in LRB, Guardian, Foreign Policy, Architectural Review.
Representation: Wylie.
Dr. Noura Chalati @nourachalati.bsky.social Advocacy @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de |
Affiliate Fellow @unierfurt.bsky.social & @zmo-berlin.bsky.social
🔎 Syria & Middle East/ MENA politics
🔎 Transnational repression & free press
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🎓 on SYR-GDR intelligence relations at FU Berlin
Nick Lotito @lotito.bsky.social Political scientist @ Princeton SPIA. Middle East, international security, civil-military relations.
Esfandyar Batmanghelidj @yarbatman.bsky.social I invest in developing economies and study how sanctions are reshaping West Asia and the world. CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation. Adjunct Prof at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org The latest research in Political Science and International Relations from @universitypress.cambridge.org.
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Johannes Baader @empathempoert.bsky.social M.A. Student | Middle East | Environment | Youth
Mounir Zahran @mounirzahran.bsky.social Democratic theory | Constitutional theory | Syria |
thinking about liberal democracy
PhD-Candidate at @HumboldtUni & @FU_Berlin
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu President of the @ec.europa.eu
Mother of seven. Brussels-born. European by heart. 🇪🇺
António Costa @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu President of the European Council
Mohamed Amjahid @mamjahid.bsky.social Autor & Journalist. Anfragen bitte via mamjahid.net 📚 „Alles nur Einzelfälle?“, „Der weiße Fleck“ & „Let‘s Talk About S*x, Habibi“ @piperverlag👇🏽
Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Editor and CEO, Zeteo
Author, ‘Win Every Argument’
British-American
Andy Carvin @acarv.in Director of investigations, @weareoversight.bsky.social. Former managing editor and current nonresident senior fellow, DFRLab.org. NPR and Reported.ly alum. Woodturner, veteran of the prolactinoma wars. Calling BS is my calling. I used to tweet a lot.
Mark Little @marklittle.bsky.social Journalist entrepreneur. Talking media/tech/democracy. Founded Storyful. Co-founded Kinzen. Worked Spotify & Twitter. Ex-foreign correspondent 🇮🇪
Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social Professor of Middle East politics at Northwestern University. Author of "We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria" and "The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora." https://sites.northwestern.edu/wendypearlman/
Hannah El-Hitami @hannahel711.bsky.social Freelance journalist | Westasia/North Africa, migration, international justice
Carnegie Middle East Center @carnegiemec.bsky.social Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center provides informed policy research & analysis on the challenges facing the Middle East & North Africa. RT≠endorsement
interactFU.bsky.social @interactfu.bsky.social INTERACT Center for Interdisciplinary Peace and Conflict Research
at Freie Universität Berlin • conflict & violence • justice & accountability • research ethics & safety
Jessie Moritz @jessiemoritz.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University, specialising in Arabian Peninsula and Gulf political economy & sustainable development
Julien Barnes-Dacey @jbdacey.bsky.social MENA programme director at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Europe-based, once upon a time in Syria and Egypt
René Wildangel @realwildangel.bsky.social History PhD, EU-MENA, Human Rights, Writer, former Adjunct lecturer http://ihu.edu.gr - former head Böll-Foundation
Palestine/Jordan, alumni ECFR, GMF, ZEIT Bucerius. Back in Berlin from Thessaloniki.
Carnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org The Global Think Tank.
carnegieendowment.org
ZDF @zdfde.bsky.social Dieser Account des ZDF wird aktuell noch nicht bespielt. Ihr findet uns bis dahin auf Mastodon, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn oder Facebook. (Stand Januar 2025)
CNN @cnn.com Asking the hard questions and bringing unique perspectives from across the globe. This is CNN.
Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social All the news, opinion and analysis from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World
Al Jazeera English @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social #AlJazeeraEnglish, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
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Daniel Gerlach @danielgerlach.bsky.social Director general of Candid Foundation, Editor in chief of zenith Magazine zenith.me Author and occasional television host. Interested in international and Middle East Affairs. Opinions are my own.
Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social Analysis, insight and informed opinion on politics and public policy. https://politicalquarterly.org.uk
Dirk Moses @dirkmoses.bsky.social Teaches at the City College of New York, edits the Journal of Genocide Research. www.dirkmoses.com
Al-MONITOR @almonitor.bsky.social Independent and trusted coverage of the Middle East, providing unique insight on the trends & events shaping the region from top journalists in the region
Joyce Karam @joycekaram.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief, AL-MONITOR | Professor, GWU
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/china-middle-east-briefing-7305587918826319872/
Drop Site @dropsitenews.com Independent news on politics and war. No paywall - subscribe for free.
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zenith @zenith.me Deutschlands führendes Magazin zu Nahost, Maghreb und der muslimischen Welt. Jetzt Club-Mitglied werden: http://bit.ly/2oclwlC
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
Nils Minkmar @nminkmar.bsky.social Autor
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Der siebte Tag/steady
Montaignes Katze
Meine Threema-ID: https://threema.id/TMT5SBWM
American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social The premier scholarly research journal in political science. Read here: http://bit.ly/3fJQsoQ
Liveuamap @liveuamap.com https://liveuamap.com is platform that change the way you receive news. Latest news on the map. Contact us info@liveuamap.com.
Posts sometimes op-ed
Samir @obretix.bsky.social geospatial IT – OSINT/IMINT
John Marquee @johnmarquee.bsky.social Observer. OSINT/IMINT. Geolocation. GIS. Usual caveats.
Kyle Orton @kyleworton.bsky.social Write about jihadism, security issues, and foreign policy | Also a lot of history and religion.
@chloehadj.bsky.social @chloehadj.bsky.social 
Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social U.S. Senator, former teacher. Wife, mom (Amelia, Alex, Bailey, CFPB), grandmother, and Okie. She/her. Official campaign account.
Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social Dutchman 🇳🇱 in South 🇺🇸 | Politologist 🧑🎓 | columnist ✍️ | public speaker 🗣️ | Far-right politics 👌 | Soccer & Politics ⚽ | European politics 🇪🇺 | Defending democracy 👊 | punkrock 🎸 | #groundhopping ⚽🏒🏉 | movies 🎦 | watches ⌚ | no manels ❌ | only MY opinions 👋
Anna Kleimann @annakleimann.bsky.social Referatsleiterin Digitale Plattformen für die SPD // Vorher: Online-Kommunikation für Jusos • Freie Journalistin für Madsack und NOZ • Selbstständig mit Eichsfeld Magazin • Politikwissenschaft M.A.
Benni Köster @bennikoester.bsky.social Kommunikation bei spdde.bsky.social
Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social News product at Bloomberg. Before that, was in Moscow for 15 years with @bloomberg.com & @themoscowtimes.com. Still one eye on Russia. Chess fan. Views are mine
Lichess @lichess.org https://lichess.org The free chess server. No paywall, no tracking, no ads. Just the good stuff. User support requests should be directed to https://lichess.org/contact
Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social i have the best dog. chessplayer, cricket tragic, reader of books
Erwin l'Ami @erwinlami.bsky.social Chess Professional
Mr Dodgy from chess @mrdodgy.bsky.social it's me I'm free
JJ @chesscom.bsky.social Benoni influencer
https://linktr.ee/chessfeelspod
nojokechris.bsky.social @nojokechris.bsky.social Anti-joke activist, Working towards a more earnest chess world. Ex- Lichess. Opinions expressed are those of my employer, don't sue me, sue them.
Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social Dan Bock from Durham, NC. Three-time chess podcast guest. 114th best chess player in North Carolina. I have a Substack called the Chess Improvement Lab.
Web and mobile app developer, runner and dad in my spare time.
Cleomina @cleomina.bsky.social ♟️ Grew up playing chess competitively 🇬🇧 Represented Team England 👩💻 Took 14 year break 🎙️ I will come back to stream on Twitch when life is less busy ✨
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social Post mainly about chess, sometimes serious, often slightly silly. Around 2100 FIDE.
Lula (not from chess) @lularobs.bsky.social chess girlie / chesscom + twitch partner / chess Olympian / adult improver / all my links: https://linktr.ee/lularobs
Jennifer Shahade @jenshahade.bsky.social 3x National Chess Champ and PokerStars Pro
Newsletter: https://jenshahade.substack.com/
New book: https://geni.us/ThinkingSideways
How to Beat your Mom at chess videos: https://www.youtube.com/@JenShahade/shorts
julia 🐁 @fide.bsky.social international federation of chess and psychology and reading virginia woolf all night.
i live in the foggiest part of sf and i make a podcast with @chesscom.bsky.social
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social Kingpin Editor | Publisher | Chessist | Sceptic | Cake eater | writing a book about Sir George Thomas | All views my own | Mastodon @KingpinEd@newsie.social | Twitter @KingpinEd www.kingpinchess.net
Leon Watson @leonwatson.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of WorldChess.com. PR for English Chess Federation. Previously worked for Chess.com, Chess24, Chessable, The Telegraph, MailOnline & The Sun. Cricket fan. Chess coach. Season ticket holder at Spurs. #COYS
ChessPuzzle.net @chesspuzzle.net Improve your chess by solving chess puzzles on http://ChessPuzzle.net.
Martin B. Justesen @saychess.bsky.social Writes about chess at saychess.substack.com
Shivam Yadav @shivamnimzo.bsky.social Chess player/coach. Beginners and Intermediate-level players DM me for lesson info (chessdotcom/Lichess Username: shivamnimzo). #chesspunks
Chess Von Doom @chessvondoom.bsky.social Professional Pain Sipper. #chesspunks #chess
Phil Makepeace @philmakepeace.bsky.social Chess coach, chess consultant, fun uncle
www.makepeacewithchess.com
Ajedrez @ajedrez.bsky.social "O gentlemen, the time of life is short...
An if we live, we live to tread on kings"
Nick @whimsnickal.bsky.social Never knowingly serious. Comedy. #chess. A third thing. Hello.
whimsnickal.com
Dr. Mansa Keita @rasmansa.bsky.social Pseudonym. Rastafari. Computer Science PhD. Chess Master. Dad jokes. Arsenal FC. Science. Parenting. Anti-racism.
Zaur Tekeyev @imzaur.bsky.social Chess International Master. I like learning new things.
Maurits van der Meer @meermaurits.bsky.social Basketball fan. Occasional mathematician and statistician. I solve chess puzzles. #chesspunks
Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social Chess coach, Chessable author, CM/NM
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HanSchut
Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/author/HanSchut/
DSB Onlineschach @dsbonlineschach.bsky.social Wir halten euch über die aktuellen Online-Turniere des Deutschen Schachbunds auf dem laufenden.
Europe Échecs @europe-echecs.com La référence francophone du jeu d'Échecs !
https://www.europe-echecs.com/
Magazine - Revue - Actualités - Zone de jeu - Vidéos - Leçons - #Échecs #Chess #Ajedrez
Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess.bsky.social Former chessplayer (1979-1995).
From Scotland.
Writer on Soviet chess history; translator of Russian-language chess literature. Previously published by Chess Informant & Quality Chess.
Website: https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/
Jeff Ashton @chesspanda.bsky.social Chess master and owner of Panda Chess Academy. 
Jeremy Kane @chessmensch.bsky.social Dad, online chess man. Author of Starting Out: The Trompowsky and Starting Out: Queen’s Gambit Accepted on Chessable.
Danny Rensch @danielrensch.chess.com ♟️ Chief of Chess at Chess.com
♟️ My book “Dark Squares” is available for pre-order at go.chess.com/dark_squares
Andreea Navrotescu @andyrektchess.bsky.social 6x Championne de France des jeunes 🥇 & Woman Grand Master ♟️ |
Twitch Partner 🎙️ |
Languages spoken : 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇷🇴 |
📧 andyrektchess@gmail.com
Peter Heine Nielsen @phchess.bsky.social Coach of 2 chess world champions.
Husband of @vcmilyte.bsky.social
#StandWithUkraine
Dr. Scull @drscull.bsky.social Host of the chess podcast, Chess Journeys. I'm an adult chess improver.
Ian Harris @nmiharris.bsky.social Chess player, coach, tournament director.
www.redbanditchess.com #chesspunks
Women's Chess Coverage @onthequeenside.bsky.social Covering the top #womeninchess players in the world!
Same as Women's Chess Coverage on Twitter! Still mainly on Twitter (and lichess blogs!). One post per day here for now.
Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social Author of “The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov”. Volume 2 is coming out in August 2026, Volume 3 a few months later
Sam Copeland @sam-copeland.bsky.social Head of Community at Chess.com
Luciana Morales @lucianamorales.bsky.social 🇵🇪🇺🇸 Woman International Master of chess, queen of threads, and pun star writing for @chessable.com
https://linktr.ee/lucianamorales
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