Ryan O'Farrell
Non-state actors and conflicts / mostly East Africa & the Levant / geolocations / Ohioan / Defections Operations Coordinator at the Bridgeway Foundation / @SAISHopkins alum
@julesduhamel.bsky.social
Geospatial analyst specialised on armed conflicts and political violence. #Sahel and more. Contact: julesduhamel@protonmail.com | Website: julesduhamel.com
@bigseb31213.bsky.social
my diamonds come from the most horrific situations possible
@triciabacon.bsky.social
Associate Professor at American University. Former State Department CT analyst.
@james-barnett.bsky.social
Researcher, consultant, and PhD candidate studying conflict in Africa. Fieldwork fanatic, interdisciplinary inclinations, Nigeria-based and -focused. Various affiliations, but all views my own.
@dankaszeta.bsky.social
Londoner. CBRN expert, particularly nerve agents. Freeman of the City of London. Liveryman. "Legal Juggernaut". Anglican. Ex Verger. Author. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Scourge of llamas. Former US Army. Former USSS. #NAFO Fella
@crg-ugent.bsky.social
The Conflict Research Group is a multidisciplinary research unit at Ghent University. We are primarily interested in the micro-level dynamics of conflict.
@tombowk.bsky.social
Editor in Chief at Zitamar News, www.zitamar.com Follow Zitamar here too: https://bsky.app/profile/zitamar.bsky.social Brit abroad since 2014. Currently living in The Hague.
@dinomahtani.bsky.social
Independent researcher and writer, focused mainly on African affairs. Formerly CrisisGroup, UN, FT, Reuters, Guardian. PhD candidate at LSE.
@abuaardvark.bsky.social
Marc Lynch. GW Professor, on leave AY24-25 and hopefully hard to find. AMERICA’S MIDDLE EAST (Hurst) on the way! Find me at https://abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io
@pstaniland.bsky.social
UChicago political scientist, amateur bee photographer, Carnegie South Asia nonresident scholar, despairing Bulls fan, public school parent, etc. http://www.paulstaniland.com
@annateesch.bsky.social
#Sahel Researcher & analyst working on armed groups + hybrid orders in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger - currently adviser at http://stabilisation-platform.de/en / Non-Resident Fellow GPPi https://gppi.net/team/anna-schmauder/ thru-hiker 22/23
@casusbelli.bsky.social
Slightly French Analyst | #OSINT #IMINT and monitoring | Mostly Africa and ex-USSR | RT ≠ endorsement
@alicefereday.bsky.social
Senior Analyst, North Africa and Sahel Observatory @Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime Researching illicit economies in the Sahel, with a focus on Niger and Chad
@andrewlebovich.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute. Post-doc with with the Danish Institute for International Studies. PhD in African History from Columbia University. Learning and writing about the Sahel, North Africa, and France.
@nihadaboud.bsky.social
Limbo | PhD in Government | Senior Research Officer @ Essex Law School | Conflict & terrorism | Strategies & behaviors of militant groups | Previously ETH & AUC —— https://sites.google.com/view/n-aboud
@anelieseb.bsky.social
Director of Strategic Stabilization Advisors. At one point worked at State Dept., now a pen for hire. Thoughts on politics are my own, posts on West African terrorism, policy, and security are sometimes informed.
@adamkinzinger.bsky.social
Former US Congressman, Proud RINO, husband, and military man. Fighting the MAGA brain worms daily! Adamkinzinger.komi.io Adamkinzinger.substack.com
@pkrugman.bsky.social
@samuelhelfont.bsky.social
Middle East/International history. Newest book: Iraq against the World (OUP, 2023). Naval War College@Naval Postgraduate School. PhD@Princeton. Views my own. https://www.samuelhelfont.com
@marcowenjones.bsky.social
Associate Professor Northwestern University in Qatar | Studies Disinfo, Digital Repression & Gulf Politics | Author Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East (Hurst & OUP) Political Repression in Bahrain (Cambridge University Press) | Cat Fancier
@ufsahelresearch.bsky.social
The Sahel Research Group at the University of Florida. We study politics, religion, security, trade, literature and languages in the West African Sahel https://sahelresearch.africa.ufl.edu/
@simnasr.bsky.social
Journaliste spécialiste des mouvements jihadistes FRANCE24 Senior Research Fellow Soufan Center Auteur de « État islamique, le fait accompli » (Plon) الناسُ صِنْفانِ: مَوتَى في حَياتِـهِمُ/ وآخَرونَ بِبَطْن الأرضِ أحْـيـاءُ
@hasretkargin.bsky.social
Researcher/ Focus on Africa https://open.substack.com/pub/hasretkargin?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4mz338
@menastream.bsky.social
@charliewerb.bsky.social
Sub-Saharan Africa (mostly Sahel) | Terrorism | Conflict | Opinions are my own
@emorier.bsky.social
Professor of African History | Queen's University Belfast | Interested in Politics, Religion, Armed conflicts, jihad, peace, Africa, Mozambique, Portuguese-speaking world, Switzerland, missionaries. Webpage: https://qub.academia.edu/EricMorierGenoud
@trbrtc.bsky.social
Visual Investigations reporter at The New York Times. Previously with Bellingcat and Airwars. Doing what I'm doing now (open source investigation combined with traditional reporting) because of Twitter's community. Retired hitchhiker.
@sharonk.bsky.social
political theologian at the ministry for the future interests: classics, philosophy, conflict + IR, economics, foreign policy, climate change, east asia (korea + japan) words: Foreign Policy + LiberalCurrents
@p-vanostaeyen.bsky.social
Historian & Arabist Independent analyst on Jihadism, History, Arabic & Islamic Studies Publications available via https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-1988
@rebel44cz.bsky.social
Military history, SCW, OSINT, space, electric cars. NATO/EU/Ukraine supporter. Oryx Blog Administrator. http://ko-fi.com/rebel44cz
@ollymizzi99.bsky.social
Journalist at The New Arab covering the MENA. Sussex and St Andrews alum. Finally got round to substack writing here: https://substack.com/@ollymizzi99
@darren.africandefence.net
Director at African Defence Review (@africandefence) Covering African conflicts with a specific focus on Southern Africa. Email: dolivier@africandefence.net Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/9yYQ7ONQJ8KYa71byz4avvZuSICtMLWim0AlDOYqYwwZhOSZaVpGKLUzYPBqrJAM
@robertpostings.bsky.social
| Freelance journalist in London | Previously in China + Jordan | Written for The Times, Time Out Shanghai, The PIE, The Defense Post + more.
@leventkemal.bsky.social
Journalist - Analyst Conflict zones, terrorism, and security Bylines at @MiddleEastEye @AJStudies @ActaFabulae Circassian
@liamkarr.bsky.social
Africa Team Lead for @criticalthreats Focus on security challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. Opinions are my own. Reposts, follows, and likes ≠ endorsements.
@thomasvlinge.bsky.social
Freelance journalist/researcher with a passion for the struggle for democracy, human rights & wildlife preservation. Reporting on wars, uprisings & conservation
@jnoves.bsky.social
Executive Director of the Global Interagency Security Forum. NGO Safety and Security
@gianlucamezzo.bsky.social
Editor, OSINT and visual investigations @CNN Email: gianluca.mezzofiore@cnn.com
@vincentfoucher.bsky.social
West African politics maniac. Bissau-Conakry-Dakar-Banjul & all things Boko Haram. https://www.lam.sciencespobordeaux.fr/membre/vincent-foucher/ https://afriquexxi.info/ https://polaf.hypotheses.org/la-revue .
@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/
@tomaszrolbiecki.bsky.social
Security analyst and researcher. Focusing on VEOs in Sub-Saharan Africa, primarily Lake Chad.
@calebweiss.bsky.social
Defections Program Lead for Uganda at Bridgeway Foundation. Kampala-based. Editor @LongWarJournal. Focused on jihadism and political violence in Africa.
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@akmckeever.bsky.social
Amman-based New Yorker obsessed with Cape Breton (and Syria) This week in northern Syria newsletter👇 https://akmckeever.substack.com
@judithverweijen.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Utrecht University. Researching militarization, resource conflict & violence at the intersection of conflict studies, political ecology & geography. Focus on eastern DRC.