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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: press@understandingwar.org. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar
Nick Kodama @nickkodama.bsky.social PhD candidate at Georgetown | Researching nukes, IR, Japan, East Asia | Also posting photos of my cat and food.
Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social News & insights from experts and affiliates | Not run by @faytuks | contact@faytuksnetwork.com | Join the community: http://discord.gg/faytuks
Brandon Sanderson @brandonsanderson.com #1 NYT Bestselling Author The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Tress & more Finished Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time
Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs & Director of European Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison. International political economy, international relations, & international finance. 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺 politics & economic policy. Tradeoffs in everything.
Andy Masley @andymasley.bsky.social When the going gets weird the weird turn pro. Researching and writing about AI and other topics from a broadly effective altruist perspective. On a grant from Coefficient Giving. andymasley.com
Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com Founder of ONEST | Global Affairs Analyst Fact-first reporting on diplomacy, geopolitics & global affairs. Explainers, briefings, interviews & deep dives. Read: onestnetwork.com Videos: youtube.com/@onestnetwork Support: onestnetwork.com/onestplus
Alex Becker @alexcbecker.net Safeguards @ Anthropic, but anything posted here is my personal view San Francisco Blog: https://alexcbecker.net/blog.html
Sharon 🪳 @sharonk.bsky.social political theologian at the ministry for the future (anglican social democrat) interests: classics, history, philosophy, conflict + IR, economics/economic history, foreign policy, climate change, east asia words: Foreign Policy/LiberalCurrents
Jim Teeth @drjamesjteeth.bsky.social I enjoy history, economics, politics, foreign policy and technology. I’m actually fairly knowledgeable about some of it. Over educated but under-credentialed. I have a fondness for Existentialism and Judaism.
Yu-Ming Liou @yumingliou.bsky.social Unfrozen caveman political economist. In my day, we didn't have fancy tools like causal identification, but we knew how to ask: “cui bono?" Former political scientist. Now I do research for an internet thing. The good one, though. 🇹🇼-🇺🇸 Washington, DC
Sorrel @sorrelish.bsky.social something nice with flowers or cats
Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer and Houston Rockets fan.
Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social Career public defender • Survivor & Amazing Racer • Fueled by rage at injustice • she/her
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.
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
John Abernathy @john-abernathy.bsky.social Independent Documentary Photographer Bearing witness without permission. No badge. No distance. 📍Minneapolis https://linktr.ee/john_abernathy_
Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social A husband, father, actor, director, & a climate justice advocate with an eye out for a better, brighter, cleaner, & more hopeful future for all of us.
Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net economist, 🇨🇳, policy research. this is for display purposes only. 🧸 contact: robertmarchini1993 at gmail. 🏳️‍🌈 they/them. new jersey resident. https://skymarchini.net/
Distributed Denial of Secrets @ddosecrets.org DDoSecrets is a 501c3 journalist non-profit devoted to publishing and archiving leaks and other data in the public interest. DDoSecrets.org LibraryOfLeaks.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Denial_of_Secrets DonorBox.org/ddosecrets
Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social
Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social Political science professor. Teacher/researcher of terrorism and extremism with a focus on the far-right. As likely to post about 40k, gaming, hip-hop or football as stuff that actually matters. #BillsMafia
Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social Writer, reporter, and floofy dog owner. Previously at ARTnews, Business Insider, Quartz and other outlets. Based in Toronto.
Andy Stone @andymstone.bsky.social Meta communications "Notable online pugilist"
Amy @lolennui.bsky.social Camera tinkerer. Contributor @ The Onion. amyash.me
Claudia Sahm @claudia-sahm.bsky.social macro, fiscal, Fed. creator of the Sahm rule recession indicator. Stay-At-Home Macro (SAHM) Substack.
Sara Straw @oneoneder.bsky.social
Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social Staff writer at The Atlantic. Cat guy, democracy defender. Actor for a day on Succession, Jeopardy champ. New Englander and curmudgeon.
Malware Unicorn @malwareunicorn.bsky.social @Straiker. Ex-Microsoft. Ex-Meta RedTeam, Ex-Endgame, Ex Fireeye. malwareunicorn.org
Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social milwaukee union thug avatar by @dsoart.com
acfoltzer @acfoltzer.net fun: cats, flying, photos, synthesizers, strategy games work: computer
Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Editor at large, The Bulwark. Director, Defending Democracy Together. Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol. Never Trump.
Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social Emmy-nominated reporter. Russia Today called me “notorious,” China kicked me out. Formerly Asia, Doha, California, more 🌏. Author of graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION out now!
OSINTtechnical @osinttechnical.bsky.social PAI enjoyer, OSINT guy ‪@truth.bsky.social‬ , my views/freezing cold takes are my own. Standard spiel about not endorsing retweets, likes, and comments.
Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com Chief Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times. 16 years living and reporting in Ukraine. https://www.ft.com/christopher-miller Author of the book, THE WAR CAME TO US, published by Bloomsbury: https://www.amazon.com/dp/139940685X
Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social Bloomberg News Global Defense Editor. Novelist, aviation geek, bartender, dad. Ex-NYT, Reuters. Grew up in Midwest, moved to Mideast. Views my own. Wrote a fun book about Chinese missiles: https://tinyurl.com/2p94pay6 Ad astra per aspera
Jane Lytvynenko @janelytv.bsky.social Reporting on tech and conflict for NBC News. Previously WSJ, Harvard Shorenstein Center, BuzzFeed News. Email: jane.lytvynenko@nbcuni.com Signal: janelytv.74 Currently based in New York.
War Mapper @warmapper.org Mapping conflicts If you would like to support me: https://buymeacoffee.com/warmapper
Dr. Raymond Kuo | 郭泓均 @kuorum.bsky.social Expert on international order and Asian security. VP of Research, Chicago Council on Global Affairs 🇹🇼🇺🇸 Website: https://www.raymondkuo.com/
Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social Strategist, Leader & Author | Retd Army Major General | Senior Fellow in Military Studies @LowyInstitute | @CSIS | Modern & Future war studies | Futura Doctrina substack | #BannedInRussia
Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Strategists and Strategy: collected essays, 2014-2024. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
Seva @seva.bsky.social Seva Gunitsky, associate professor of political science, University of Toronto. http://individual.utoronto.ca/seva/. book: http://amzn.to/2oRD2yG. substack: https://hegemon.substack.com/
Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social Former UA officer Founder of the Frontelligence Insight: https://frontelligence.substack.com To support my work: http://buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence
Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social Senior Game Designer at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). Adjunct Professor at Georgetown. Former US Marine. Opinions own.
B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social University of Reading (UK) PhD student studying naval strategy and amphibious warfare. Author of books On Tactics and On Operations. Occasional blogger: https://bafriedman.substack.com/
Samir @obretix.bsky.social geospatial IT – OSINT/IMINT
@kylejglen.bsky.social @kylejglen.bsky.social
Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russia and Eurasia Program. I cover military issues in Russia and Eurasia.
Michael Cruickshank @cruickshank.bsky.social Geospatial analyst, OSINT investigator, and journalist. Investigating the intersection of climate resilience and human systems, and sometimes writing fiction. From 🇦🇺, now in 🇪🇺. 📍Berlin, Germany https://www.michaelcruickshank.me/
Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social Former NavalNews & USNINews writer, Track Fuser, R-1/P-1 Budget Reader. For defense-related stuff Site: https://defensearchives.com/news
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” jihadology.net jihadologyplus.com
Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social Data, maps, and satellite imagery 🛰🌻🔭 viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com
Charlie Thomas @cthomasjamh.bsky.social Professor, African Military Historian, Co-Editor of the Journal of African Military History. Opinions expressed are solely mine. My book, Ujamaa’s Army, is available now!! https://www.ohioswallow.com/9780821425596/ujamaas-army
David B Larter @davidblarter.bsky.social Navy vet. Tweets on Navy, space, watches, scotch, history & other random unserious musings. All opinions mine, not employer's. Formerly Defense News, Navy Times
brasidas @brasidas.bsky.social Not Laconic
Minor Spear Carrier @tyrellmayfield.bsky.social || Pathfinding in a Brave New World || Former Minor Spear Carrier || Redefining the Modern Military || Writing a Kabul Memoir || Loyal Servant of the Republic || No Official Statements || BoD at @thestrategybridge.sky.social ||
Havoc @havocsix.bsky.social Army Engineer Vet & militant sarcasm enthusiast | Defense, foreign policy, & absurdism | Host Trip Wired: http://linktr.ee/tripwired1 | Historia magistra vitae | Opinions = mine alone |
Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social Writing about America’s post-9/11 wars https://linktr.ee/wesleysmorgan Author of THE HARDEST PLACE (2021) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/227894/the-hardest-place-by-wesley-morgan/ Signal: https://tinyurl.com/kzmejtaw
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) Subscribe to my newsletter (Nukesletter): https://panda.substack.com/
Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social Author of Redeployment, Missionaries, and Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War. Teaches at Fairfield University MFA.
Tony Stark @tonystark.bsky.social Author of the novel, EX SUPRA. Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Ex-Supra-Tony-Stark/dp/B0B6L9TD6J/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=f9e567ed-9cbb-4a51-9ebe-37646193cff5 Sequel: Duality, coming soon. Substack: Breaking Beijing. Podcast: WarTalk (ChinaTalk)
Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social Are you shittin me?!?!! No, but you'll print that and I'll probably be investigated Posts mine, but if you see something you think you can use to get me in trouble I did it on my own time and my own device, so good luck
Battle Order @battleorder.org ⚔️ Posting military unit graphics, fictional art, and quirky vehicles. #ORBATBoys https://www.youtube.com/@battleorder https://www.battleorder.org/
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.
Fubar 🇨🇦 @captainfubar.bsky.social Mil-Poster, Black 'n Arab, Unapologetic NATO Shill, Progressive. Proud Canadian; Patch Guy 🇦🇬🇱🇧
Doha @doha104p3.bsky.social Mil-Av, Maritime, Missile, Space, Defense, and some politics related posts | F-35 appreciator | Agile Combat Employment Supremacist | (Not very active here)
Strategic Trends @strategictrends.bsky.social US foreign policy and national security interests in the Indo-Pacific | Maritime minded | | Learning every day | Views my own. | Always humble
Zach Ota @zachota.bsky.social Personal Perspectives • Beholding the Pacific • Krulak Center • YCAPS • Allies & Partners • Amphibious Defense • Aloha
Paul M Kearney @strategerist.bsky.social US Army Goodpaster Scholar, Wargamer, & Paratrooper | USMA ‘09, KCL War Studies ‘15, G’town SSP ‘20 | PhD Candidate @ Duke PoliSci | Personal Acct per DoDI 5400.17
John Arterbury @johnarterbury.bsky.social Hotline Damascus
Matt Eminem @legalleadtheway.bsky.social | Law of War | LOAC | Int’l Humanitarian Law | The steel of freedom does not stain. Personal opinions, no employer endorsement, nothing here is legal advice. RLTW!
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social
Vodka 🧊 @vodkanon.bsky.social Disavowed Task Force 141 Operator | Disinformation Enthusiast | Anonymous Defence Source | Part-time Marlboro Lobbyist
Ian TB @iantb.bsky.social Retired #Marine, scribbler, #wargame analyst, podcast co-host, geek. Author of “A New Conception of War” on #USMC reading list. All views my own.
@thinkingbayonet.bsky.social @thinkingbayonet.bsky.social Not an official account of anything or anyone other than a guy who never learned when to shut his mouth. You'll Never Walk Alone.
Jeff Meiser @jwmeiser.bsky.social Former war college professor NDU now UPortland. Posts on politics, IR, strategy, hip hop. Book: Power and Restraint. My views rep only me.
Dead Carl @deadcarl.bsky.social www.deadcarl.com Writer on Clausewitz, international relations, and German history. Words in American Purpose and Liberal Currents. Kiran Pfitzner
Dark Laughter @darklaughtertdb.bsky.social OIF/OEF vet and Duffel Blog writer. DarkLaughterTDB (at) gmail (dot) com #satire #natsec
AirPower (MIL-STD) @mil-std.bsky.social Old radar types never die; they just phased array! Aerospace, Defense and NatSec related content #OpenSource. No affiliations to govt., media or industry
Pieter Van Ostaeyen @p-vanostaeyen.bsky.social Historian & Arabist Independent analyst on Jihadism, History, Arabic & Islamic Studies Publications available via https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-1988
Søren Sjøgren @sorensjogren.bsky.social Military officer | PhD | Institute head of R&D at the Royal Danish Defence College | Editor @sjms.bsky.social | Doctrine, planning, and command.
Whatismoo @whatismoo.bsky.social Transatlantic Doctoral Student covering the Cold War to the present. Logo adapted from that of the Soviet Army Studies Office
Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social Writer | Atlantic Council Fellow | Military Writers Guild Board Member | Irregular Warfare Initiative alumnus| Naval Institute Editorial Board alumnus | Krulak Center alumnus | Pacific Forum alumnus | School of Advanced Warfighting alumnus | Views My Own
Confused CPT @josh97.bsky.social Combined Arms, History, Star Wars, and INDOPACOM
Travis Reese (Against war with NATO) @ctreese2.bsky.social Small town kid. Joined the military. Stuck w/ it for 21 yrs. Stayed in defense. Planner & strategist. Inventor of the coffee egg cream & mocha coffee egg cream
Craig Whiteside @craigwhiteside.bsky.social teach for the Naval War College resident program at NPS in Monterey, CA; The ISIS Reader (Hurst 2020) and Non-state Special Operations (Routledge, 2025); dad, scout, sports fan, and Geronimo https://theisisreader.substack.com/
John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social Journalist, Fact checker @ http://HS.fi Ukraine War Analysis with Black Bird Group Political History at the University of Helsinki 📞 +358413106215 ✉️ John@blackbirdgroup.fi
Giancarlo Fiorella @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social Director of Research and Training | Bellingcat Assistant Professor | Utrecht University PhD, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies | University of Toronto www.giancarlofiorella.com Opinions my own
Jake Hanrahan @hanrahan.tv Journalist and filmmaker. Anti-censorship. Popular Front / Away Days / Gargoyle www.jakehanrahan.com
Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social Visual Investigations reporter at The New York Times. Previously with Bellingcat and Airwars.
Mark Stout @markstout.bsky.social Intelligence historian, former intelligence officer. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. University educator. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea.
MarQs__ @marqs.bsky.social
John Ridge 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @johnridge.bsky.social Physics | Weapons Systems | National Security | Foreign Policy | Arms Exports | Security Assistance | Tochnyi Contributor | Donate to Liberty Ukraine Foundation
jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social Writer for Defense Archive, volunteer with GeoConfirmed and contributor to Militaryland.net. Useful links https://linktr.ee/jeff2146
Hugo Kaaman @hugokaaman.bsky.social Researcher & analyst. Focus on SVBIED design & tactics by non-state actors. Articles @MiddleEastInst @JanesINTEL @EuroEyeRad. IR grad, MENA studies
Mike Nelson @mikenelson586.bsky.social Citizen. Legionnaire. 2 x Time person of the year (2003/2006) 2 x Iranian designated terrorist (2019/2020). ASR Recipient.