The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social TIMEP is dedicated to centering localized perspectives in the policy discourse on the Middle East and North Africa. (Twitter: @TIMEPDC)
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Hamid Khalafallah @hamidmkk.bsky.social Sudani | Pan-Africanist | Researcher and Policy Analyst | PhD(ing) grassroots movements and political transitions
Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social Communications @hrw.org (Associate Director, Europe)
Board of Directors @sportrightsall.bsky.social
Past: Foreign Desk, Dutch newswire ANP
@stephjohanssen.bsky.social @stephjohanssen.bsky.social Humanitarian Advocacy at MSF Germany • Formerly Associate Advocacy Director at Women's Refugee Commission and UN & EU Advocacy Director at Global Justice Center • Views are my own • she/her
Abdinasir Farah @abdinasirfh.bsky.social Development | Humanitarian | Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen|
Praxis Labs @praxislabs.bsky.social One Health, Migration & Social Protection on land & at sea | by D.Braam | Health, migration, climate change @WHO, LSHTM, CSER Cambridge | prev UN, EUI, IFRC, Gates Cambridge | Animals & Zoonotic Disease Dynamics in Displacement | http://www.praxis-labs.com
Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social The Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) is an association of governmental organisations, church development agencies, civil society networks, and political foundations.
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict @gppac.bsky.social The world’s largest member-led network of local peacebuilding and conflict prevention organisations.
Present and active before, during, and after conflict.
de*beweging @debeweging.bsky.social Samen staan we sterker. Als sociale bewegingen slaan we de handen ineen om broodnodige verandering te forceren. Lees het manifest met alle eisen: debeweging.org
Op 24 mei gaan we massaal de straat op, sluit je aan! https://destraatop.nu
Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social Opinion columnist covering gender and politics at The Guardian. Writer in residence at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Host of the podcast In Bed with the Right. Real piece of work.
Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social Historian. PhD Researcher: University of Amsterdam / NIOD-Institute for War, Holocaust & Genocide Studies. Researching historical narratives in international criminal trials ( #Rwanda / #Cambodia / #ICC)
Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social Environmental open-source investigations, tracking drone warfare, research based advocacy for PAX, contributer Bellingcat.
Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de Research and policy advice on the effects of megatrends in Africa. We are a joint project by Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Kiel Institute).
SWP International Security @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social Forschungsgruppe Sicherheitspolitik | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik @swp-berlin.org
International Security Division | German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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
Gerrit Kurtz @gerritkurtz.bsky.social Researcher at German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP Berlin). Focus on conflict prevention, peacebuilding and diplomacy in the Horn of Africa (Sudan and Ethiopia). Own views. Retweets not endorsement.
https://gerritkurtz.net
Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social University of Bradford.
First Peace Studies Department in the UK.
Louise Mallinder @louisemallinder.bsky.social Deputy Director QUB Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice | Professor of Law | law and peace, transitional justice, amnesties | PhD MRIA
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/louise-mallinder
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
IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) – a renowned research institute and influential think tank for global sustainable development.
| Netiquette: https://blogs.idos-research.de/netiquette/
Matthias Rompel @matthiasrompel.bsky.social Director East Africa & Horn of Africa @giz.de, formerly Country Director Ethiopia, Djibouti, Malawi. Global Citizen, International Cooperation Practitioner, Hon. Professor @jlugiessen.bsky.social
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"
Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social Historian; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
SWP Africa & Middle East @swp-mea.bsky.social Africa & Middle East Division | Forschungsgruppe Afrika & Mittlerer Osten
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (@swp-berlin.org)
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Berlin
Inclusive Peace @inclusivepeace.bsky.social We support civilian-led peace efforts in complex conflicts, combining research with real on-the-ground action to help build inclusive societies that last. Rooted in local leadership, free from outside agendas. 🏳️ https://inclusivepeace.org
Nahal Toosi @nahaltoosi.bsky.social Senior foreign affairs correspondent and columnist at POLITICO
Sara Torrelles Vives @saratovi.bsky.social Immigrant & feminist working to achieve #SocialJustice & #ShiftThePower to locally-led peace @Saferworld | Resist, Insist, Persist✊ Views are mine only.
Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social Professor at ICTA-UAB and Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE • Author of THE DIVIDE and LESS IS MORE • Global inequality, political economy and ecological economics
EuPRA @euprapeace.org The European Peace Research Association
We provide a permanent European Forum for Peace Researchers and facilitate contact between scholars
https://www.euprapeace.org
Michael Keating @eipkeating.bsky.social Executive Director European Institute of Peace, fmr UN SRSG Somalia
ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org ECDPM is a leading think tank working on international cooperation and sustainable development, particularly Europe-Africa relations
European Institute of Peace (EIP) @eurpeace.bsky.social European Institute of Peace: Promoting peace through dialogue and engagement.
The Continent @thecontinent.org The Continent is Africa's most widely read newspaper. Get the most recent edition delivered for free on:
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DiEM25 @diem25.bsky.social Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 — Organising resistance against organised power. Website: diem25.org
Shit Nonprofits Say @nonprofitssay.bsky.social Capturing the aesthetic beauty of nonprofit organizational expression. From the people who brought you the same on Twitter/X.
Laia Balcells @laiabalcells.bsky.social Catalan American; Yale educated political scientist; Georgetown professor. Mother of two. Views here are personal. Reskeets are not endorsements.
Stroomversnellers @stroomversnellers.bsky.social Trainingen op het gebied van Strategie & Organizing, Samen sterk, Media & Communicatie en Actievaardigheden voor NGO's en grassroots.
www.stroomversnellers.org
Thea Hilhorst @theahilhorst.bsky.social Professor of humanitarian studies at the Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University. #TheHagueHSC #bikepacking #SafeFieldwork #030 @flyingless
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @franceskalbs.bsky.social This is an unofficial placeholder account. If you represent Ms. Albanese, we will hand you this account. Thank you
De Nieuwe Vredesbeweging @nieuwevredesbwging.bsky.social Voor demilitarisering, dialoog en de-escalatie. Voor vrede.
Platform van meer dan 20 samenwerkende vredesorganisaties.
Wil je meedoen? Meld je aan via onze website! https://nieuwevredesbeweging.nl/
Ivan Briscoe @ibriscoe.bsky.social Senior director for policy @crisisgroup.org. Fan of Stone Roses, Jorge Luis Borges and Toffee Crisps. Preoccupied by the world and devoted to Latin America. Ex Buenos Aires Herald, El País, UNESCO & Clingendael Institute.
Dr Bibi van Ginkel, LLM @bibivanginkel.bsky.social Programme Lead PCVE at International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)|Senior Researcher ICCT| Owner and founder The Glocal Connection - Platform for Shared Security | Member of Advisory Commission on Public International Law
Danny Wijnhoud @dwijnhoud.bsky.social 
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social The Quaker United Nations Office is a Quaker presence at the United Nations representing Friends’ concerns for global justice and peace to an international community.
Chr. Michelsen Institute @cmi.no Research centre conducting research for a just and equal world.
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) @swp-berlin.org SWP is a Berlin-based research institute advising political decision-makers on foreign and security policy. http://bit.ly/SWP_PrivPol / Netiquette: http://bit.ly/SWP_Net_en
Øystein H. Rolandsen @ohrolandsen.bsky.social Prof. at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) https://www.prio.org/people/4704
No glib quips, just a list of some interests: mediation, security assistance, organised violence, foreign interventions, culture, South/Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sahel.
Team Afrika | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung @boellafrica.bsky.social Hier postet das Afrika-Referat @boell.de. Aktuelle Informationen und Anmeldung für unseren Newsletter auf unserer Webseite: https://t.co/i4lriKC174 
Conflict & Society RPA • University of Amsterdam @rpa-cs-uva.bsky.social The Conflict & Society Research Priority Area (RPA) brings together researchers on conflict and violence transcending disciplinary boundaries @FMG_UvA. https://conflictsociety-uva.com
Cordula Droege @corduladroege.bsky.social Chief Legal Officer @icrc.org
International humanitarian law #IHL, humanitarian disarmament, humanitarian action.
Free Press Unlimited (FPU) @freepressunlimited.bsky.social We protect #pressfreedom and the safety of #journalists with over 300 in-country and regional media partners worldwide. Together we make independent news and information available to everyone. Because people deserve to know.
freepressunlimited.org
ActionAid Nederland @actionaidnl.bsky.social ActionAid is een internationale vrouwenrechtenorganisatie die zich hard maakt voor een rechtvaardige wereld met een eerlijke economie en leefbare omgeving.
Goede Doelen Nederland @goededoelennl.bsky.social Goede Doelen Nederland is dé brancheorganisatie van in Nederland gevestigde goede doelen. Zij zijn op allerlei terreinen actief. Van gezondheid tot internationale hulp. Van cultuur tot dierenbelangen. In binnen- en buitenland. 
CONCORD @concord-europe.bsky.social European Confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation
ACT Alliance @actalliance.bsky.social ACT Alliance is one of the world's largest faith-based global justice networks, championing sustainable progress for local communities in 140 countries.
http://www.actalliance.org
CARE @careorg.bsky.social We, at CARE, save lives, defeat poverty, and fight for people, especially women and girls. Creator of the original CARE Package®.
#ShiftThePower @shiftthepower.bsky.social We are a movement of people and organizations working to tip the balance of power in the development sector and the international aid system https://shiftthepower.org
Katharine Derderian @kderderian1.bsky.social Working @amnestyeu.bsky.social for human rights in EU foreign policy (Africa, Asia, Americas).
Posting on all things human rights and humanitarian.
Nomad happily landed in Belgium.
Nic Hailey @nichaileyalert.bsky.social Executive Director, International Alert
#peacebuilding #conflict
Chair, Manchester Camerata
Chair, Waldorf Learning Foundation
Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies @sdg16.plus Working to accelerate delivery of SDG targets for peace, justice, equality & inclusion (#SDG16Plus). Hosted by @nyucic.bsky.social | Initiatives: @peaceinourcities.org, @gensac.network
Uppsala Conflict Data Program @ucdp.bsky.social World’s main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war. ucdp.uu.se
Conflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org CEOBS is a UK charity that provides a voice for our environment - and those who depend upon it - when it faces harm from armed conflicts and military activities. Our military and conflict greenhouse gas emissions project is @militaryemissions.org
@csfsudan.bsky.social @csfsudan.bsky.social 
PAX @paxforpeace.nl Make peace work.
Olivia Herman @oliviaherman.bsky.social Legal Practitioner, Researcher & Scholar | Human Rights, IHL, ICL & TJ | Author of Reparations by Armed Groups https://tinyurl.com/433a2emw | Views my own
Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Vice-President of the European Commission
Palestine Solidarity Campaign @pscupdates.bsky.social Official account of Palestine Solidarity Campaign. We campaign for peace & justice for Palestinians in support of international law & human rights & against all racism. RT≠endorsement
Eye On Palestine @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social Ran by the WSU4P team | instagram.com/wsu4p
🇵🇸 Spreading the message of Eye on Palestine on BlueSky
Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
https://linktr.ee/lithub_
New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social An award-winning magazine for the best writing from around the world. Longform essays and informative analysis run daily.
http://lnk.bio/newlinesmag
Million Haileselassie @millionh.bsky.social Journalist
Tigray, Mekelle
Northern Ethiopia
Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social Newspaper person. Co-founder @thecontinent.org and The Atlas (theatlasnewspaper.org)
Kemigisa @kemigisa.bsky.social Journalist and researcher
Elective politics in Eastern Africa and African Feminisms. Plant 🪴 👩🏿
“My role was to do a story and avoid becoming one”- James Baldwin
Kristof Titeca @kristoftiteca.bsky.social Professor @iobua.bsky.social, @uantwerpen.be
Senior Associate Fellow @egmontinstitute.bsky.social
Researching conflict, governance and geopolitics in Central & Eastern Africa
DRC / Uganda
www.kristoftiteca.com
Eye on The Horn @eyeonthehorn.bsky.social 
@jasonkstearns.bsky.social @jasonkstearns.bsky.social 
Gisa Tunbridge @gisatunbridge.bsky.social Journalist in Ethiopia
Roman Deckert @romandeckert.bsky.social Sudan|ese & SouthSudan|ese @❤️ since 1997, #Utopia #HighFidelity. #MediaDev @ MiCT. #Wikipedia 4☮️. Based in Versoix, Geneva.
Amanuel Tesfaye @amanueltesfaye.bsky.social Doctoral Student @helsinki.fi | AAU & LSE Alumnus | Eyes on Ethiopia and the Horn | Proudly Ethiopian 🇪🇹
francesco strazzari @zaz.bsky.social professor of international relations | studies armed conflict and social change - Substack (IT): @francescostrazzari
Thomas van Linge @thomasvlinge.bsky.social Freelance journalist/researcher with a passion for the struggle for democracy, human rights & wildlife preservation. Reporting on wars, uprisings & conservation
Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social Author - 'THE INVENTION OF AMSTERDAM' out now! (https://amzn.to/2QJx3bh). Writer, aid worker, speechwriter, recovering Tory. Columnist @ADnl; articles NYT, Telegraph, New Statesman, Groene Amsterdammer etc. Buy my new book, it’s good!
Declan Walsh @declanwalsh.bsky.social Chief Africa correspondent, The New York Times
Fasika Tadesse @fasikat.bsky.social Journalist, covering Ethiopia’s economy, business, finance and political landscape
Terrence Lyons @tlyons.bsky.social Student of civil wars and contentious politics, particularly in the Horn of Africa
kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social Teach/research/write African politics & pandemics.
Editor, Good Authority https://bsky.app/profile/goodauth.bsky.social
Host, Ufahamu Africa Podcast https://bsky.app/profile/ufahamuafrica.bsky.social
Hilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social Assistant Prof @ Korbel School of International Studies | studies gender and violence | into coffee, running, lifting, and dogs
Dr. Yolande Bouka @yolandebouka.bsky.social Asst Prof Africa | Gender and Feminist Theory | Critical & Decolonial IR | Race and IR | 
Justin Lynch @justinlynch.bsky.social Managing Director, Conflict Insights Group, a public benefit analytics and research firm. co-author Sudan's Unfinished Democracy http://tinyurl.com/4mfzbe3n. views my own.
Africa Center for Strategic Studies @africacenter.bsky.social Advancing African security by expanding understanding, providing a trusted platform for dialogue, building partnerships, and catalyzing solutions
Prof Nic Cheeseman @fromagehomme.bsky.social Prof of Democracy, Director @CEDAR_Bham at @unibirmingham, founder @AfricaDemocracy, columnist @TheAfricaReport, collab with @thecontinent_, retwts not...
Roger Middleton @rogermid.bsky.social Founder The PhotoBridge Project www.thephotobridgeproject.org
Also Horn of Africa research. MD Sabi Insight Ltd and Rift Valley Inst Fellow. Ex CDI, Oxfam & Chatham House.
Africa Confidential @africa-confidential.com In-depth analysis of political, economic and security developments across the African continent since 1960.
See more: http://africa-conf.com/m/Africa-Conf
Laura Hammond @laurahammond.bsky.social SOAS DVC Research & Knowledge Exchange. Migration, refugees, diaspora, food security, conflict, Ethiopia Somalia, whippets
Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social Migrant.
Northeast Africa & Red Sea. Frontiers & state visions, regional political economy & security.
Works at @rvinews.bsky.social
Views my own.
Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social RVI is a non-profit organization working in eastern and central Africa to bring local knowledge to bear on political and economic development. 
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@martinplaut.bsky.social @martinplaut.bsky.social