Dara Massicot
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russia and Eurasia Program. I cover military issues in Russia and Eurasia.
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@vcdgf555.bsky.social
Author. OSINT Researcher. Numismatist. Gardener. Nikon P1000 enjoyer. Occasionally decent cook. Aviation consultant/contractor. Snarky AvGeek. "Sharp-eyed aviation buff & flight tracker" ~ Brian Williams https://buymeacoffee.com/vcdgf555 She/her
@aronlund.bsky.social
Syria, Middle East politics, and Mediterranean security at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). Fellow at Century International, the Centre for Syrian Studies, and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). Occasional freelance writer.
@michaelbpetersen.bsky.social
Russian military and US Navy warfighting analysis at the Center for Naval Analyses; former Senior Advisor to US Navy Chief of Naval Operations; former director of Russia Maritime Studies at the Naval War College; Sailboats good, IPAs bad, opinions mine.
@emilkastehelmi.bsky.social
Military analyst, military history expert. Co-founder of Black Bird Group. Focusing on Ukraine, Russia and northern Europe. Contact: +358 407388158 [email protected]
@mclark.bsky.social
National Security Fellow researching the Russian military at the Institute for the Study of War
@katstepanenko.bsky.social
Russia Deputy Team Lead & Analyst @TheStudyofWar.bsky.social | Russian Information Space, Kremlin Drama & Force Generation | opinions my own https://www.understandingwar.org/press-media/staff-bios/kateryna-stepanenko
@karolinahird.bsky.social
Currently studying war @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. Focusing on Russia’s occupation of Ukraine and all things human rights in TOT. Opinions mine, although I’m “not an expert or analyst” according to the Kremlin, so be warned!!
@nlwartracker.bsky.social
Tracking usage/capture/destruction of weapon systems in #Ukraine theater of operations. Sharing combat footage and more follow @nlwartracker to keep up-to-date!
@georgewbarros.bsky.social
Russia Team & GEOINT Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War. I study war, 🇺🇦, 🇷🇺, & 🇧🇾. Maker of maps and fan of GIS. Led grassroots effort to provide Ukraine Javelins in 2014. W&M alum. https://understandingwar.org/press-media/staff-bios/g
@nicolegrajewski.bsky.social
Fellow with Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program and Associate with Harvard’s Managing the Atom | PhD from Oxford | working on nuclear issues involving Russia and Iran | author of Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine (OUP/Hurst)
@maxseddon.bsky.social
moscow bureau chief @financial times. in soviet russia, news reports you: [email protected]
@archer83able.bsky.social
Providing in-depth news coverage about the armed conflicts and crises all around the globe (focus on 🇺🇦 Ukraine). 📨 [email protected] YT: www.youtube.com/@archer83able ☕️ KoFi: https://t.co/zRfCNxRSdu
@jjhelin.bsky.social
Journalist, Fact checker @ http://HS.fi Ukraine War Analysis with Black Bird Group Political History at the University of Helsinki 📞 +358413106215 ✉️ [email protected]
@blackbirdgroup.bsky.social
@Black_BirdGroup Finnish OSINT group. Currently following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Don't DM, Email us: [email protected] Map: https://tinyurl.com/BlackbirdMap Our site: https://blackbirdgroup.fi/
@bctallis.bsky.social
Thought Leadership for Helsing - AI to Protect Our Democracies | Chair @DSI_Strategy |🇺🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇿🇬🇧 | #NeoIdealism | Post=personal, Repost ≠ endorse. Views mine
@hoanssolo.bsky.social
Modern Warfare; Defense and Military Analysis; New Book “Die Rückkehr des Krieges” out on October 25, 2024. Link: https://www.luebbe.de/quadriga/buecher/politik/die-rueckkehr-des-krieges/id_10507815
@kschake.bsky.social
Leads AEI’s foreign and defense team, author of Safe Passage, contributing writer at The Atlantic. Californian. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/
@kyivindependent.com
Independent English-language journalism in Ukraine Become a member: http://kyivindependent.com/membership/ One-time donation: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?interval=onetime
@samagreene.bsky.social
Professor of Russian Politics, King's College London. Director of Democratic Resilience, CEPA. Political sociologist. Progressive. Co-author, Putin v the People. 🇬🇧/🇺🇸
@grudkevich.bsky.social
Economist. Former Assistant Professor of Political Science, focusing on Russia and Central Asia. All views my own.
@prune602.bsky.social
Electrical/Power Systems Engineer, Internationally Recognized Queen of Anglo-Saxonia, “Expert” *sigh* there will be typos and long threads
@rtperson3.bsky.social
Prof. of International Relations at West Point, CFR Member. Specialist on Russian and post-Soviet politics, Eurasian foodie, partisan of tweed. Views & плов recipe my own.
@jakluge.de
Russia & Economics Deputy Head of Eastern Europe & Eurasia Division German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP Berlin) Picture: Tamek Kowalski
@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
@maxbergmann.bsky.social
Director of the Europe, Russia, Eurasia Program at CSIS. Podcasts EuroFile and Russian Roulette. Fmr State Department official. DC sports, Tottenham
@timfrye.bsky.social
Political Science at Columbia, Editor Post-Soviet Affairs, Political economy, autocracy, and the NBA, and not always in that order. Most recently, Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia.
@mikeeckel.bsky.social
Opponent of Quiet Desperation. Contains Multitudes. In Search Of Meanness Or Sublimity. Former Moscow Correspondent. Vladivostok Fanboy. @RFERL
@faburkhardt.bsky.social
Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies | Russia & executive power, elites, digital authoritarianism | "post-Soviet" space | Co-Editor at Russian Analytical Digest, Russland-Analysen, Ukraine-Analysen
@jimgoldgeier.bsky.social
Visiting Fellow, Brookings; prof/ex-dean, American University SIS; senior advisor, Bridging the Gap; Research Affiliate, Stanford. Views are my own. www.jamesgoldgeier.com.
@rand.org
RAND helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. Nonprofit & nonpartisan. Follow for our latest insights. www.rand.org
@sebastienroblin.bsky.social
I write about defense, history and aviation for Popular Mechanics, 19Fortyfive, Forbes, CNN, NBC, Inside Unmanned Systems. In past, National Interest. Former Peace Corps China.
@kevinrothrock.me
Russia watcher supreme. @meduza.io English-language managing editor. Based in Portland, Oregon. Signal: @KevinRothrock.01 / Find all my junk here: https://linktr.ee/kevinrothrock
@silverado.org
A bipartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing American prosperity and global competitiveness in the 21st century. https://silverado.org Podcast: GeopoliticsDecanted.com
@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.
@biannagolodryga.bsky.social
CNN Senior Global Affairs Analyst, Anchor. Wife, mom, stepmom, proud immigrant, Houston, TX ❤️🤘
@zachsdorfman.bsky.social
National Security Reporter. Features in Politico, Rolling Stone, Wired, Foreign Policy. Working on a book on the history of deep cover for Penguin-Random House. It’s always Berlin 1989 somewhere. Email: [email protected]
@emmamashford.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at Stimson Center, Columnist at Foreign Policy, and Adjunct Prof at Georgetown CSS. Research on US grand strategy and energy security. Working on a book about US foreign policy in a multipolar world. All views mine!
@radchenko.bsky.social
Historian of the Cold War and after. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor, Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. The author of “To Run the World.”
@christopherjm.ft.com
Chief Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times. 15 years 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
@rikefranke.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD UniofOxford, previously Sciences Po. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence #miltech. Podcast host at @SicherheitsPod.de & LeCollimateur
@michaelkofman.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
@sambendett.bsky.social
Uncrewed, autonomous, robotic systems and Artificial Intelligence. Russian and Ukrainian weapons development. CNA, CNAS and CSIS. Opinions my own.
@dvsteff.bsky.social
Nukes, missiles, military, space, tech, music, cats, #STRATDELA and #HYPERHYPE
@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