Alia Qaim Bukhari @aliaqaim.bsky.social Author: Layered Continuity @Routledgebooks | Political economy, development & negotiated authority | South Asian borderlands | Views my own
Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social Historian, writer, broadcaster. She/her. Latest book, FALLEN IDOLS, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022. HISTORY’S SECRET HEROES and THE LUCAN OBSESSION on BBC Radio 4. One of the Silk Road Slippers https://www.silkroadslippers.com
Cara Schulte @caraschulte.bsky.social Doctoral candidate @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld.bsky.social Senior Fellow and Director of the Stimson Center's South Asia Program
Juliette Rousselot @jrousselot.bsky.social Deputy Director for #Asia at @fidh-official.bsky.social
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Andreas Stefansson @andreasstefansson.bsky.social 
Fereshta Abbasi @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social Afghanistan Researcher @hrw.org
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Nancy Youssef @nancyayoussef.bsky.social Journalist. Egyptian-American. And according to one reliable source, "a much better stepmom than Cinderella’s.” http://WSJ.com #autismstepmom
Barin Sultani Haymon @bhaymon.bsky.social 
Lydia Wachs @lydiawachs.bsky.social PhD Candidate @stockholm-uni.bsky.social | Previously researcher at @swp-berlin.org, @rusi.bsky.social | Alumna @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social | nuclear issues, Russia, missile defence | views=my own
Samira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social Freelance journalist (mostly for the Guardian Long Read) and author of Karachi Vice. I am also on Substack @samirashackle.
Anne Speckhard @annespeckhard.bsky.social CEO/Founder International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE), Retired Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. I have interviewed over 800 terrorists, violent extremists, their family members.
Karlos Zurutuza @karloszurutuza.bsky.social Rojnamevan
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Kate Clark @clarkkate.bsky.social Senior analyst with the Afghanistan Analysts Network. Also swims, sings and enjoys the birds singing.
Margaux Benn @margauxbenn.bsky.social Reporter with Le Figaro's international section and independent documentary filmmaker. Past decade mainly in #Afghanistan; detours in East Africa, #Ukraine, #Syria... Co-SG @prenonslaune.bsky.social
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Faiza Rahman, Ph.D. @faizarahman.bsky.social Postdoc Fellow at Dartmouth Society of Fellows and Lecturer in Religion. Islamic Studies | Ethnography | Human Reproduction.
Sana Quadri | سناء قادري @sana25.bsky.social Writer, researcher and analyst on the political economy & international relations of the Arab Gulf and South Asia.
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Margarite Clarey @margariteclarey.bsky.social Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer @crisisgroup.org in Asia. Ex humanitarian and journo. DMs open 💫 Views my own.
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Ali Nadir @alinadir.bsky.social A curious humanist, husband, dad and a Gunner.
Simon Wolfgang Fuchs @simonwfuchs.bsky.social Associate Professor of Islam in South Asia and the Middle East at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem // Author of "In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi'ism between Pakistan and the Middle East" (UNC Press, 2019) // www.simonwolfgangfuchs.com
Christopher Clary @claryc.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science, University at Albany; Nonresident Fellow, Stimson Center
Abid Hussain @abidhussayn.bsky.social ZooWorld of a U2 Maniac!
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Pakistan Correspondent @ Al Jazeera English. Also available on Twitter and Threads.
Heather Barr @heatherbarr.bsky.social Women's rights associate director, Human Rights Watch. Alaskan in Cape Town. Queen of typos.
Graeme Smith @graemesmithauthor.bsky.social Senior Analyst, International Crisis Group
Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social Editor @insidereng, host @foreignoffpod, https://substack.com/@macspaunday, ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror: http://goo.gl/Jb6uEA. Next book on the GRU for @vikingbooks. macspaunday@protonmail.com
Alex Ward @alexward.bsky.social National security reporter, The Wall Street Journal. Author, “The Internationalists.” Fan, F.C. Barcelona.
Ruchi Kumar @handle.invalid Writer. Journalist. Humanist. Pacifist. #Ukriane #Afghanistan #Iran #India #Conflict
Basma Mostafa @basmamostafa.bsky.social Journalist in exile, voice from the margins | Fighting censorship with stories. https://basmamostafa.carrd.co/
Mohsin Dawar @mohsindawar.bsky.social Ex MNA-North Waziristan. Central Chairman National Democratic Movement- @NDM_Official, Ex Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee @NaOfPakistan
Frank O'Donnell @frank11285.bsky.social Research Program Head, @apln.network
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Bushra Gohar @bushragohar.bsky.social Former Member of Parliament
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Rahul Chandran @rchandran.bsky.social Building a more equitable, sustainable future. Public sector innovation / global policy / ESG / peacebuilding / humanitarian & health (hey, the SDG's are broad!). More #poetry & #cricket than might normally be found in such areas.
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Marvi Ahmed @marviahmed.bsky.social phd candidate @cornell | caste, climate, development, agrarian politics (& biryani and chai) | sindh/south asia
Sune Engel Rasmussen @suneengel.bsky.social Security correspondent for WSJ and author of "Twenty Years: Hope, War and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation". Eyes on war, the Arctic, organized crime and terror. He/him.
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Gainesville / Peshawar
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Kiyya Baloch @kiyyabaloch.bsky.social Journalist by profession. Currently with PEN Norway. Have reported for The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, The Diplomat, Daily Times. Often writing for the Jamestown Foundation and Dawn. Words for BBC World Service et al.
Sami Yousafzai @samiyousafzai.bsky.social Journalist
Hassan Hassan @hhassan.bsky.social Founder and Editor in Chief, @newlinesmag.bsky.social. New York Times Bestselling Author https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1682450201/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1699110557&sr=8-1. Father of two boys
Riccardo Valle @vallericcardo.bsky.social Research analyst & security consultant focused on jihadism & security in Afghanistan, Pakistan and South & Central Asia.
Ahmad Noorani @noorani.bsky.social Journalist
Ihtesham Afghan @ihteshamafghan.bsky.social HR Defender، Founder member #PashtunTahfoozMovment @NDM_Official Believes In Global Peace, RTs r Nt Endorsments.
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Ahmad Waqass Goraya 🇵🇸 @awgoraya.bsky.social Activist | Researcher | Anthropologist | Biologist | Threema:5KSH3S6P | Here to offend people | Alumni @uva_amsterdam
Gulalai Ismail @gulalaiismail.bsky.social Human Rights Defender, Founder Aware Girls and Youth Peace Network, Chair at NDM-USA.
Annie Zaman @natrani.bsky.social Sec & Humanitarian Advisor, Advisor FoE in Asia @freepressunltd; Board Member @engagemedia Reporting @dwnews @bbcnewshour, @times radio
Imran @iopyne.bsky.social 
Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin.bsky.social Senior Fellow @ Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Visiting Research Scholar in Dept of Politics @ Brandeis | Founder of Jihadology | Author of “The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham”
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Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social 23 years as a military ops analyst. Lots on DOD, especially special ops & irregular warfare. Author of a forthcoming book on the history of US CT in Afghanistan (https://a.co/d/00ChSA82). All views my own, RT not endorsement. Be droll, not a troll.
Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net Senior Fellow in Politics at All Souls College, Oxford. Interested in jihadism, Middle East history, and digital methods. Linux enthusiast and nature-lover
Leah Farrall @allthingsct.bsky.social @allthingsct on Twitter | OSINT, counterterrorism, financial crime, cyber enabled crime, security | Author, http://goo.gl/9tTfsn | Views = personal | Likes for collation only | 
Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social 
Ihsan Tipu Mehsud @ihsantipu.bsky.social Journalist and Analyst, Co-founder & Director News @thekhorasandiary.bsky.social . Former NYT https://mobile.nytimes.com/search?query=Ihsanullah+tipu+mehsud&sort=desc
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Meena Gabeena @meenagabeena.bsky.social 
Abdul Sayed ترمذی سادات @abdulsayedtarmize.bsky.social I am a research analyst focusing on jihadism, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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Sina Toossi @sinatoossi.bsky.social senior fellow at the @CIPolicy.bsky.social | write a lot about Iran, US foreign policy, Middle East | bylines Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Guardian & elsewhere | check out my substack: dissidentforeignpolicy.com
Niusha @niusha.bsky.social 
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.
Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social National Security Coordinating Producer at CBS News | Marine infantryman + Afghanistan veteran | Fan of Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Liz Sly @lizsly.bsky.social Journalist. Ex-Washington Post Mideast bureau chief. Also based in China, Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, India, Italy, US.
Gemma Sharpe @gemmasharpe.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Art History, Cold War internationalism, Modernism in Pakistan and South Asia | GC-CUNY alum | Cleveland based | From across the pond
Sameen @sameen-mohsin.bsky.social Associate Professor. Research bureaucratic politics, political elites, and governance in Pakistan. Views my own. Formerly LUMS, SOAS, LSE. https://www.sameenmohsinali.com/ Enthusiastic about 🏊🏽♀️🧶📚🤿🖼️, pop culture, travel. No DMs
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
Daniel Serwer @peacefare.bsky.social Prof Johns Hopkins SAIS, former VP @USIP and MinCounselor @StateDepartment. Blogging multiple international conflicts @ www.peacefare.net
Samar Al-Bulushi @samar42.bsky.social Political Anthropologist @UCIrvine * New book: War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States and the War on Terror. 🍉
thomas ruttig #AntiAbschiebungsIndustrie @thomasruttig.bsky.social #Afghanistan, german debates
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Husain Haqqani @husainhaqqani.bsky.social Author, professor, diplomat. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Senior Fellow Hudson Institute & Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy. Former Pakistan Ambassador to U.S. 
Hannah Bloch @hannahbloch.bsky.social Senior editor on NPR’s international desk.
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