Democracy, Human Rights and Governance
Practitioners and academics working to advance/halt the backsliding of democratic movements outside of the US. A mushy category that would be improved with more diplomats, multilats and civil society but here we are
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@cequirk.bsky.social
@cerianbond.bsky.social
Deputy director, Centre for European Reform, London @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social . Supporter of democracy, the rule of law, the EU & Ukraine. Opponent of authoritarianism, corruption & Putin's Russia.
@emgusk.bsky.social
Half of Post Polling, journalist, pollster, feminist, library fan, BRCA mutant. Nats! Caps! Terps! Kill them with kindness and methodological rigor. she/her signal: emgusk.04
@neilabrams.bsky.social
Corruption, democracy, rule of law, Eastern Europe, Ukraine. Words in WaPo, Slate, Foreign Policy. PhD, political science. He/him. Subscribe at https://www.readthedetox.com
@newlinesinst.bsky.social
Enhancing US security and global stability by focusing on local context and geopolitics. New challenges, new lines of thinking. Founded in 2019.
@geopol.bsky.social
Cosmpolitan Globalist. neocentrist. Pro NATO. Free market capitalism Promoting freedom and democracy around the globe.🇺🇲🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇿🇩🇪🇮🇱🇪🇺🇺🇦
@alexzfinley.bsky.social
Former CIA, author of the Victor Caro series, watcher of yachts, alexzfinley.com alexzfinley.substack.com
@erinsnider.bsky.social
IR, Middle East political economy, democracy aid, & development • Egypt she/her • Author, Marketing Democracy: http://bit.ly/3j8sN8k
@mmossman.bsky.social
Global econ, anti-corruption, War on Acronyms. Baltimore/Washington.
@niktwick.bsky.social
Editor with @libmod.de in Berlin, responsible for @russlandverstehen.eu; Longtime Journalist and Russia watcher. Formerly with the OSCE SMM in Donetsk 🇺🇦, @dpa.com Moscow and @themoscowtimes.com 📧 n.vontwickel@greyfriars.oxon.org; @niktwick.69 on Signal
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
History & Italian Professor, NYU; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
@ichbinilya.bsky.social
Writer and senior editor at OCCRP. Investigative journalism, democracy, corruption, US politics, Europe and Eurasia. More fun than this profile IRL. Currently in Amsterdam!
@kuorum.bsky.social
Expert on international order and Asian security. Director, Taiwan Policy Initiative and Senior Political Scientist @ RAND. 🇹🇼🇺🇸 Website: https://www.raymondkuo.com/
@dougklain.bsky.social
Policy Analyst @razomforukraine.org | Nonresident Fellow @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social | Writing and speaking on Ukraine, America, and the global fight for democracy. Opinions mine 🫡
@laurencebroers.bsky.social
Researcher, contemporary South Caucasus politics & regional dynamics | Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict | associate fellow, Chatham House | co-editor-in-chief, Caucasus Survey | recovering Xile
@nassefi.bsky.social
women's health/global health/human rights physician, novelist, creative content catalyst, TED(+MED)ster, single mama, Iranian-American, global nomad, feminist, thrillionaire; www.nassimassefi.com
@olesyavart.bsky.social
Conflicts and security issues in the South Caucasus. Former senior analyst at Crisis Group and journalist at the New York Times & Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. King's College London/War Studies alumna. Contact me at olesya.vartanyan@gmail.com
@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: press@cepa.org
@mrohava.bsky.social
Autocracies and identity politics| Ethnography| Qualitative methods | Nationalism studies | East European Politics | Own views
@cen4infores.bsky.social
Non-profit that exposes human rights & war crimes, counters disinformation, & combats online harms targeting women & minorities. www.info-res.org
@alexthat.bsky.social
American working on the Caucasus and Turkey, focusing on Armenian and Circassian issues. Yaratılışta bilgim olmadan var olan ne varsa rızam olmaksızın var.
@sumlenny.bsky.social
Founder of https://european-resilience.org. Have raised €1,5 million for Ukraine: https://european-resilience.org/charity. Everything for 🇺🇦's victory. Watch https://youtube.com/@euroresilience
@minczifra.bsky.social
Political & security analyst. 🇪🇺🇭🇺🇺🇸. FPRI Eurasia fellow, Bear Market Brief contributor. Ex-CEPA, ESI. Posts about 🇷🇺, 🇪🇺, illiberalism and its limits. Posts reflect my own views. Здесь вам не Toth. www.noyardstick.com minczifra.substack.com
@nickbouchet.bsky.social
German Marshall Fund Senior Visiting Fellow. US foreign policy, democratization, democracy promotion, civil society. Throw in some Eastern Europe and Russia and we're mostly good to go.
@olyaoliker.bsky.social
Europe & Central Asia Director @crisisgroup.org / Feminist / ❤️ punk rock / Opinions own / Endorsements clearly marked / https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/people/olga-oliker
@popovaprof.bsky.social
Polisci prof at McGill 🇨🇦⚜️ Democracy, rule of law, (anti)corruption in Eastern Europe 🇺🇦 🇧🇬 🇪🇺; post-Communism; Russo-Ukrainian war and its impact on European democracies; #UkraineIsEurope #DefendDemocracy https://linktr.ee/popovaprof
@afarrand.bsky.social
North Africa energy analyst | author of The Algerian Dream | American abroad
@daractenus.bsky.social
@heissenstat.bsky.social
Laurentian Associate Professor of History, St. Lawrence University. Non-resident scholar, Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies (SUITS) Middle East History and Politics Very unlikely to argue on-line. Blocks dumb, annoying, or noisy.
@marcishore.bsky.social
Historian, professor, author "The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution;" "The Taste of Ashes: The Afterlife of Totalitarianism;" "Caviar and Ashes."
@kincha.bsky.social
Journalist quietly eyeing a research gig (PhD/think tank). Interests: extremism, nationalism, gender & queer politics, CE Europe, media. Longest-running video editing beginner. Views mine. Contact: shotakincha[at]icloud.com https://shotakincha.tumblr.com
@delseroad.bsky.social
Head of Advocacy, Human Rights House Foundation. Former IFRC, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Peace Corps. Husband, father, advocate. American University School of International Service and St. Mary's College of Maryland alum. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally. He/His
@disinfo.eu
Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
@heinersalomon.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher at the research cluster for Global Social Policy Dynamics at @unibremen.bsky.social. Interested in quantitative social sciences, social protection, anti-racist and climate activism and cycling (not necessarily in that order).
@ericamarat.bsky.social
Professor. Opinions are my personal. Posting as a private citizen. Do not represent any institution or group.
@freedomhouse.bsky.social
A prodemocracy organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world.
@kassymbekova.bsky.social
Professor of eastern European history, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Russian and Russo-Soviet colonialism, imperialism, stalinism, post-stalinism.
@pierocastellano.com
Photojournalist, biker, reader, writer: street photography, heritage, rights and struggle for them. Food&wine and their history. Italy, Mediterranean, Europe. 🧿 https://linktr.ee/PieroCastellano
@chathamhouse.org
The Royal Institute of International Affairs - Chatham House. Independent thinking since 1920. Website🔗: chathamhouse.org Podcast🎙️: https://apple.co/45Bbbny Magazine: @theworldtoday.org Journal: @iajournal.bsky.social
@nateschenkkan.bsky.social
Personal account. For your freedom and ours! Opinions are mine and do not represent anyone else.
@nicolastenzer.bsky.social
Guest Prof Sc Po, Sr Fellow CEPA, Chair CERAP, Sr civil servant Blogger IR https://tenzerstrategics.substack.com/ Derniers livres : Fin de la politique des grandes puissances, Notre Guerre Ed. l'Observatoire #HumanRights #InternationalAffairs #SlavaUkraini
@samagreene.bsky.social
Director of Democratic Resilience, CEPA. Professor of Russian Politics, King's College London. Political sociologist. Progressive. Co-author, Putin v the People. 🇬🇧/🇺🇸
@mykolabielieskov.bsky.social
Research fellow at National Institute for Strategic Studies under UA President, senior analyst at UA NGO “Come back alive”; all ideas tabled here are private position
@alexhh.bsky.social
Ex-🇬🇧diplomat. Now an 🇺🇸. Resigned over Brexit lies. Frmr Ambassdr to 🇬🇪 . Writer Byline Times. Co-host Disorder Podcast. Patron, European Movement. Advisor Eurasia Foundation. Member, Commission on Political Power looking at how to strengthen UK democracy.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
Levin Professor of History at Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," with 20 new lessons on Ukraine, "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
@texasinafrica.bsky.social
Political scientist, tired. Development, governance, & conflict in Africa. T1D, Texas Longhorns 🤘🏻, & other stuff. I don't share my location on social media. Thanks for not asking! (she/her)
@seva.bsky.social
Seva Gunitsky, associate professor of political science, University of Toronto. book: http://amzn.to/2oRD2yG
@cequirk.bsky.social
Opinion research and advocacy/political strategy in declining democracies and emerging autocracies. Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answers to. Nice, FR quirkglobalstrategies.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinequirk/