Matthew Palmer
🇬🇧 MOD. Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre.
Thoughts & feelings on defence and other things. Not always as serious as I might seem. Views my own.
Longer thoughts & feelings on substack:
https://crackingdefence.substack.com/
@boredcormorant.bsky.social
Multi-domain cynicism. Not affiliated, merely prisoners, of the Defence Academy of the UK (chill out mate). Views are irrelevant and you should probably not take this so seriously.
@apolyakova.bsky.social
President & CEO @cepa.org; Prof Johns Hopkins SAIS; former Brookings Institution; Berkeley PhD, Russia, Europe, democracy, tech policy. Views my own. Media requests: [email protected]
@realmandeville.bsky.social
Medievalist & wanderer. 🏳️🌈 Travel, literature, history, cats. 📖’A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages’ - ‘stunning’ (The Times) University of Cambridge; Girton College Cambridge; London https://linktr.ee/realmandeville
@thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social
Advisor and consultant to various, esp creative sector. art, books, writing, roses, music, languages (I struggle but it’s worth it) Member of the House of Lords.
@ukcivilservant.bsky.social
I write about, and for, the UK civil service and regulators. Author 'How to be a Civil Servant' and 'How to Succeed in the Senior Civil Service'. Previously Business Department and CMA.
@iainbking.com
Author, former Director of NATO Mission Iraq, diplomat and academic. Fascinated by philosophy and thrillers. CBE, likes tea.
@macronin1.bsky.social
Risk taker not influencer. Not advice. HF guy and a *gulp* fintech founder. Some clown got to macronin first. Elbows up.
@nicmorton.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Middle Eastern and Global history (1000-1400) at Nottingham Trent Uni. Interested in pretty much everything medieval (all views my own) ✝️ University webpage: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/arts-humanities/nicholas-morton
@jjdroxford.bsky.social
Independent maritime intelligence producer, analyst & reporter. Subscribe to Intelligence articles at https://jamesdroxford.substack.com/
@historyrage.bsky.social
#HistoryRage is a #podcast by Paul Bavill where we invite historians to get angry about that one 'fact' you wish people would stop believing
@1642author.bsky.social
British Civil Wars enthusiast from age 10. Associate Fellow - Royal Hist Soc. Author with Pen & Sword. Durham. 📕Biography: Charles I's Private Life 🎬Podcast: CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words https://tinyurl.com/yvxvmsjk
@ssonh.bsky.social
A page dedicated to sharing historical naval photographs, and their stories. If you want the full stories of the photo, please click on the photo or visit our Facebook page. Please find us on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, & YouTube.
@navalairhistory.com
Writer naval/aviation hist. Council member Navy Records Soc. Words. Art. Photography. Silken Windhounds. He/him. Free Palestine
@defence-blog.com
Defence Blog is your reliable news source for everything you need to know about what's happening in the military community. We are an independent and professional news source for the world’s defense decision-makers.
@clairejowitt.bsky.social
Early Modernist, Prof UEA; Historical Lead, Gloucester Project & Co-Director, Hakluyt Project, book series co-editor, Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800 (AUP) https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/claire-jowitt https://www.gloucestershipwreck.co.uk/
@michellewb.bsky.social
Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Adelaide-born, London-based maritime intelligence analyst & journalist. Tanker tracker & expert in deceptive shipping practices, the 'shadow fleet' & global trade with experience spanning 25 years across 3 continents. Views my own.
@abeardedpanda.bsky.social
Paradox Interactive School of International Relations (ongoing) I hate your favorite dictator. Spicy liberal. (He/Him) https://www.offensive-bias.com/
@sandbaggerone.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham. Writes on 🇬🇧 intelligence. Remains an opinionated Northerner & Mancunian. ✍ Vetting, 'Friends' & UK intelligence 📚 🇺🇦 Views my own. 🔗 https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/people/daniel.lomas
@mollyblackall.bsky.social
Global Affairs Correspondent at @inews.co.uk, focusing on defence, migration and humanitarian crises
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
jack of like six to seven trades (journalist, author, radio person, etc) [email protected]
@maitelsadany.bsky.social
Human Rights Lawyer | Executive Director at TIMEP @timep.bsky.social
@profmurdoch.bsky.social
Professor of History @mhafhs.bsky.social Research & Teaching: - The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) - British Civil Wars (1639-1660) - Maritime Warfare & Law (1513-1713) - History of Military Thought, 500BC-2000AD 🗃 #Dyslexic in several languages.
@colonelflanders.bsky.social
Military history and warfare interest. Russia is a terrorist state. Slava Ukraini.
@sdecasien.bsky.social
Nautical Archaeologist & Ancient Historian • Greek & Roman Maritime History & Archaeology • Naval Warfare, Warships, & Naval Rams • Postdoc Research Fellow at Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China • PhD from TAMU. http://stephendecasien.com
@mattlevitt.bsky.social
Director, Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism & Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
@samagoodman.bsky.social
Senior Director of Policy at the China Strategic Risks Institute, co-founder & co-chair of the New Diplomacy Project, frmer Political Adviser to the Labour Party, advisor to Hong Kong Watch, & author of the Imperial Premiership. Views my own.
@newseye.bsky.social
A career spent in government affairs & media. Now an interested eye on the news. Not always balanced; there aren’t two sides to fascism or racism. Credit the source. Use ALT text :-)
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
News & information from the UK Parliament’s second chamber. Produced by its staff to show how the Lords checks and challenges the UK government. https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
Where elected MPs represent the public, legislate, and scrutinise the Government. Find out more about their work and how Parliament happens.
@willpooley.bsky.social
historian of witchcrafts, folklore, France 18-20th c ass. ed. French History ed. Cambridge Elements in Magic also #CreativeHistories not *literally* a birb
@ilvestoomas.bsky.social
Unsuccessfully retired ex-prez, ex-MEP, ex-foreign minister, ex-ambassador, ex-director of RFE-RL Estonian service, etc, ex cetera. Except for @darthputinkgb.bsky.social, I take seriously only those who post here under his or her own name.
@andrewmichta.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council of the United States. All views my own. Reposting doesn’t imply endorsement.
@jsargentr.bsky.social
Military Historian National Security and Strategy Logistics Geopolitical Risk Urban Warfare Ask me about LOGPOWER. Better than average insights/running analysis, and a bit different than many. At the Junction: https://jsargentr.substack.
@davidalman.bsky.social
Airman + consultant + aero engineer interested in national strategy, domestic policy, environmentalism, good food, and all things aviation. Views = mine alone. #airpower
@davidolusoga.bsky.social
British-Nigerian Historian - BAFTA Winning Producer/Presenter - Best Selling Author - AGENT [email protected]
@kajakallas.bsky.social
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Vice-President of the European Commission
@doctrinatrix.bsky.social
museum work • KU PhD student • WWI history and Interwar diplomacy • mil doctrine advocate • retired pilot • adventuress • rescue dog mom • cocktail drinker
@jamesmkemp.bsky.social
Public servant, delivering change mostly. Have worked in many departments. Based in Scotland. #GovPDC Explorer Scout Leader, sometimes gamer & writer
@leyeetsansjoie.bsky.social
(He/Him/His) Summa Cum Laude graduate of the Kendrick Lamar School for Haters Political Economy of Security, Indochina Wars, Security Cooperation, liberal democracy dickrider
@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/
@huwjdav.bsky.social
Professor of British Military History @kcl.ac.uk | Associate Dean Professional & Online Education SSPP | Award-Winning Book: Wandering Army | Next one: Forging Armageddon @YaleBooks.bsky.social | FRHistS
@moore.bsky.social
Cyber-warfare | PhD from KCL | Author of 'Offensive Cyber Operations' | Security @ Meta
@edwardlucas.bsky.social
Journalist, author, thinktanker, baker, swimmer, politician. Lifelong Kremlin-basher.
@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. [email protected]
@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: Project Duality, coming soon. Substack: www.BreakingBeijing.com Natsec. Tech. China.
@jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social
🇵🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺Research Coordinator at @democracyreporting.bsky.social, working on re:constitution programme - rule of law in the EU. Lives on Berlin-Poznań-Warszawa train. Usual disclaimers. He/him. Big fan of bios longer than 160 characters.