Gennady Rudkevich
Economist. Former Assistant Professor of Political Science, focusing on Russia and Central Asia. All views my own.
@stanislavaseyev.bsky.social
Ukrainian journalist, writer, founder Justice Initiative Fund. Free Media Awards 2020; National Freedom of Expression Award 2020; Shevchenko National Prize 2021
@busbyj2.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Texas-Austin. Former Senior Climate Advisor DOD. Climate security, climate governance, clean energy, global health, US foreign policy. Author of States and Nature: The Effects of Climate Change on Security (Cambridge, 2022).
@mironovavera.bsky.social
Author of “From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists. Human Resources of Non State Armed Groups”(OUP). Affiliations @Harvard @MiddleEastInst and @ForeignPolicy.
@rachaelkoev.bsky.social
Independent, nonpartisan, pro-democracy, Christian. Certified translator of Spanish and Portuguese into English koevtranslations.com
@gnuggat.bsky.social
Retired. 1993-2017 Exec Director of the Berkeley Program in Soviet/Post-Soviet Affairs, Adj Assoc Prof Political Science.
@rmkubinec.bsky.social
Political scientist University of South Carolina. Interests: business politics/corruption, Middle East, measurement, Bayesian statistics The Bayesian Hitman: https://a.co/d/e4QmtKo Website: www.robertkubinec.com
@frankmaracchione.bsky.social
Postdoc, Pol/IR-Uni of Kent, PhD from Pol/IR-University of Sheffield - Global Political Economy/IR, South-South norms&production, China, Central Asia, Uzbekistan. With SPERI - Sheffield Pol Economy Inst and Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. (he/him)
@joannalillis.bsky.social
Almaty-based journalist reporting on Central Asia, author of Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan (2019) and Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan (out in November 2025)
@nickvant.bsky.social
London-based fact-checking producer at @reuters.com 📝 Focused on mis- and disinformation, online narratives, social media, AI, OSINT 👨🏻💻 Ex-researcher @ M&C Saatchi World Services. KCL War Studies grad (MA Int’l Conflict Studies) Views my own.
@europe-asia.bsky.social
Since 1949, the principal academic journal in the world focusing on history + current political-social-economic affairs in Russia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia.
@caci-silkroad.bsky.social
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center. Research on Central Asia, Caucasus, and Turkey (AFPC and ISDP Sweden). https://www.silkroadstudies.org/
@szakonyi.bsky.social
Associate Professor at George Washington University Co-Founder, Anti-Corruption Data Collective (@acdatacollective.bsky.social) Researching corruption, kleptocracy and authoritarianism in Russia and the West
@dovwaxman.bsky.social
Gilbert Foundation Chair of Israel Studies and Professor at UCLA. My research and writing focus on Israel-Palestine, contemporary antisemitism, Jewish politics, US-Israel relations, Israeli politics, and Middle East politics.
@miketierneyir.bsky.social
Director William & Mary's Global Research Institute | Prof. of International Relations | TRIP Survey (Bridging Academic-Policy Gap) | AidData (China's Development Finance) | International Organizations | Beer | Miami Dolphins https://mjtierney.weebly.com
@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social
Droa Party Foreign Affairs. Lecturer, PhD student. CEE Europe & Central Asia governance, identity, hybrid threats. University of St Andrews alumna. NAFO - KartFella
@metreveli.bsky.social
Associate Professor@Lund University. Editor & Podcast Host @ religioninpraxis.com. PI 🇸🇪of CHANSE-HERA RELIDEM project. Prev. Fellow @Harvard Ukraine Research Institute '23 & Harvard Davis Center '16-17. EU Prize Winner for Journalism '22 for https://toc.ge
@shashj.bsky.social
Defence Editor at The Economist. Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
@ldfreedman.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social
Prof at Institute for Military Operations, Royal Danish Defence College/senior associate fellow at NATO Defence College |Warfare, alliances and geoeconomics | Assoc ed of the European Journal of International Security |🇫🇷 in 🇩🇰| https://olivier-schmitt.com/
@warontherocks.bsky.social
Experience. Conflict. Commentary. Join our community: https://warontherocks.com/membership/
@proftalmadge.bsky.social
MIT professor, Brookings senior fellow, Wilson Center fellow, series editor at Cornell Press ⎮ Foreign policy, military operations, nuclear weapons, authoritarianism ⎮ Views are my own ⎮ Book: The Dictator's Army www.CaitlinTalmadge.com
@robyndixon.bsky.social
Washington Post. These days following Russia's war on Ukraine. I'm hoping I won't need to explain "Never been to Potomac" here.
@jackieschneider.bsky.social
Hoover Fellow, Director Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative, Stanford University. Research on international security, emerging technology, wargames. Views are my own.
@ulrichspeck.bsky.social
Independent foreign policy analyst and advisor. Weekly analysis for NZZ. Ex: Carnegie Brussels, Transatlantic Academy Washington, GMF Berlin, RFE/RL Prague; PhD in history. Bylines: NYT, FT, Moscow Times, Foreign Policy, Int Politik ...
@sambendett.bsky.social
Uncrewed, autonomous, robotic systems and Artificial Intelligence. Russian and Ukrainian weapons development. CNA, CNAS and CSIS. Opinions my own.
@ellenwapo.bsky.social
Intelligence and national security reporter at The Washington Post. Reach me securely on Signal at Ellen.626.
@mikehixenbaugh.com
NBC News senior reporter | Author of THEY CAME FOR THE SCHOOLS | Co-creator of SOUTHLAKE & GRAPEVINE podcasts | Retired t-ball coach www.mikehixenbaugh.com
@josms.bsky.social
The Journal of Slavic Military Studies investigates all aspects of military affairs in the Slavic nations of central and eastern Europe, as well as Eurasia, including adjacent themes of history, society, politics, economics, policy, and warfare.
@giocomai.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Researcher and data analyst at OBCT/CCI, previously at Dublin City University Research (since early 2000s): Russia and conflict in post-Soviet spaces Data […] [bridged from https://mastodon.social/@giocomai on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@jakecordell.bsky.social
Russia & Ukraine reporter @afpnews.bsky.social Now: Warsaw Before: Moscow, Tbilisi, Prague, London jake.cordell@afp.com
@miajankowicz.bsky.social
Senior reporter at Business Insider, writing about defence. Has the best cat. Likes are usually bookmarks, not necessarily my opinion, etc.
@crexuio.bsky.social
Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX): The Extreme Right, Hate Crime, and Political Violence, @statsvitenskap.bsky.social, @uio.no
@sgutterman.bsky.social
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus Editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
@cwjroberts.bsky.social
University of Calgary Poli Sci Instructor / CGAI Fellow / African politics-security-development-mining, IR/IPE, Cdn Foreign Policy / President, African Access Consulting ⚒️🏒
@ellehardy.bsky.social
wrote a book on Pentecostals, writing one on the Moonies, 1/3rd of @helltopaypod.bsky.social ellehardy.com
@andri-i.bsky.social
Researcher in international politics, critical security and migration @ City St George's, University of London: migrant advocacy, migrant rights, open borders
@alexebarker.bsky.social
World News Editor at Financial Times, ex Brussels bureau chief and media writer. Podcast: Hot Money. Sometimes dreams in Turkish. alex.barker@ft.com
@jackkilbride.bsky.social
Senior Journalist and Producer BBC News Main show #TheContextBBC with @cfraserbbc