People who help me think (on #strategy)
Strategy, writing, foreign policy, military planning, political science, economics, a little art.
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@chrisgingram.bsky.social
@bdbrands.bsky.social
@rgrimmturner.bsky.social
I should be reading, or writing, or exploring. A vet, the other kind. Or both, actually. Trained in Pathology, OTJ Prev Med. Rabies is not your friend. "Bitey and probably stinky”
@mickreilly.bsky.social
Here again for the first time. Saturdays you will find me fishing and instigating here in FL. Hopefully this is better than the other.
@jenmittelstadt.bsky.social
Historian of politics, the state and movements in the US. @RUHistoryDept, @SFNDHE, series editor Power, Politics and the World @PennPress
@briankerg.bsky.social
Writer | Atlantic Council Fellow | Irregular Warfare Initiative Fellow | Naval Institute Editorial Board | Krulak Center Alumnus | Pacific Forum Alumnus | School of Advanced Warfighting Alumnus | Amateur Historian | I Do War Stuff | Views My Own |
@fieldmontgomery.bsky.social
Dad to Teen Queen, lawyer to your pets, gratefully retired infantryman in a past life, educator of sorts. Pineapple belongs on pizza. Fascists need not apply.
@deadcarl.bsky.social
www.deadcarl.com Writer on Clausewitz, international relations, and German history
@michaelstahlke.bsky.social
It is best to love first what you are fitted to love, I suppose: you must start somewhere and have some roots, and the soil of the Shire is deep.
@oberstwklink.bsky.social
"Der S4 des Diskurses" @hemicker | #MilHist | #Wargaming | "The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice." - Alfred Thayer Mahan | "My advice. Don't skip good hot dogs when you get them." - James T. Kirk #SNW
@jmberger.com
Scholar of extremism, dystopia (fictional and otherwise) ► EXTREMISM @mitpress http://amzn.to/2BKXLgU ► OPTIMAL: A dystopian novel http://amzn.to/3aKYZ99 ► https://www.jmberger.com/ Commission on AMZ links PhD @ Swansea University Law School
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@profjessblankshain.bsky.social
Associate professor, mom, triathlete, dog person, Swiftie. US foreign policy, civil-military relations, & bureaucratic politics. Personal views only. Posts before 9/23/23 are imports from the other place.
@megjhennessey.bsky.social
Director of Teaching and Learning Center for military education institution. Host of Axon podcast. Swimmer. All views my own.
@katelemay.bsky.social
Director, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. Scholarship: suffrage, and the crossroads of Art History and Military History. Co-curator “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions” at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
@heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social
historian | training for my first marathon (in 2026) | plant & cat mom | views expressed are mine alone
@jacobstoil.bsky.social
Military Historian who is easily distracted by random research projects, Chair of Applied History at the Modern War Institute, Senior Fellow of the Urban Warfare Center. Follows/Likes/Reposts don't = endorsements. Posts represent my personal thoughts only
@slfoster22.bsky.social
Husband, GirlDad, Soldier-thinker || Recovering XO || Strategist in a Tactical World || GMU @ScharSchool MPP || Opinions Mine and Not Representative of Army or DoD
@klkuzminski.bsky.social
Deputy Director of Studies and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security | Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Security Studies Program | Military Personnel Management | Civil-Military Relations
@czin.bsky.social
Texan. Professor (PhD). Historian of WWII France and occupation. Go Cowboys, Visça Barça, Formula 1. Opinions my own.
@michaelneiberg.bsky.social
Writer, Teacher, and Historian at US Army War College. Also a Dog Walker, Coffee Drinker, Traveler, Yinzer For All Seasons, and Family Man. Posts are personal and do NOT represent my employer or Army policy.
@herreramilhist.bsky.social
Military historian | Early & 19c America | Author | Professor US Army War College | Lecturer US Naval War College Fleet Seminar | Californian | My views mine alone | https://www.amazon.com/author/raherrera
@dburbach.bsky.social
Prof. International Relations & National Security. Space security, civil-military relations. Cats, science, photography for fun. Providence RI; Oregonian at heart. Posts, RTs are personal ONLY. Teach at NWC but dont represent US Navy | Assoc Ed @TNSR.org
@helenebismarck.bsky.social
Historian and Writer, Anglophile and European. Dr. Phil. FRHistS. Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI. All views strictly my own. www.helenevonbismarck.com
@mzmargulies.bsky.social
Civ mil relations. MUFC. "Aggressively non-pretentious" musical taste.
@bethbailey.bsky.social
Historian of US military, war, and society / Author of An Army Afire and Sex in the Heartland / KU now; next year @Cambridge / quilt / cook / travel / mow my roof / HSF / somewhat out of date website: https://bethbailey.org/
@dcockrell.bsky.social
Psychological Operations nerd, recovering Group S3 - strategy, PSYOP, influence, Int'l Affairs, history & Ska/RP≠agree /all opinions mine/#WPS
@warroomeds.bsky.social
WAR ROOM is the online journal of the United States Army War College, created through the gracious support of the U.S. Army War College Foundation. https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu
@scholarsstage.bsky.social
• Director https://www.strategictranslation.org/ • Essayist http://scholars-stage.org • Long takes on 🇨🇳 politics, 🇺🇸 conservatism, ancient history
@sarotte.bsky.social
Author of NOT ONE INCH: AMERICA, RUSSIA, AND THE MAKING OF POST-COLD WAR STALEMATE Foreign-language editions now in press/in print, including German: NICHT EINEN SCHRITT WEITER NACH OSTEN (Not One Step to the East), C.H. Beck, 2023
@philklay.bsky.social
Author of Redeployment, Missionaries, and Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War. Teaches at Fairfield University MFA.
@lindsaypcohn.bsky.social
Political Scientist (all views own), Visiting Assoc Prof @ Columbia SIPA; civ-mil relations, military orgs/manpower, public opinion, foreign policy, militarized policing, democratic theory, intl/natsec law, pol econ
@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)
@michaelkofman.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
@russellworthparker.bsky.social
Writer. Editor in Chief of The Tom Beckbe Field Journal and Lethal Minds Journal. Retired Marine. Strong opinions on Labradors, breakfast, music, and bbq. Pretty flexible otherwise.
@royparker.bsky.social
Husband, Father, brother, friend, veteran, cavalry scout, Army University Press, documentary film maker, student of current Army doctrine, WWII, and urban warfare. PhD student at Kansas State University.
@mickcook.bsky.social
Australian digital producer, #writer and PhD Candidate #GameDesign. Producer and host of The Dead Prussian #podcast, producer of Generals podcast. All My Links: https://linktr.ee/MickCook
@kjmcinnis1.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Defense & Security Department & Director, SWSP @CSIS. Priors: Capitol Hill, Pentagon, Chatham House, Kings College London. PhD War Studies. Author. Mom. Herder of cats. NATO nerd.
@drichterova.bsky.social
Associate Prof/SL in Intelligence Studies @warstudies @kcl.ac.uk www.KCSI.uk Interests: #ColdWar #intelligence #covertops, #terrorism, USSR/Russia, CEE, #MiddleEast Author of 📙 #WatchingTheJackals 👉 https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Watching-the-Jackals
@marcwjason.bsky.social
Husband and father. Battalion Commander, Tiger 6. World traveler, reader of books, SCUBA, self-appointed member of the Papaya Army Formula 1, Georgia Southern Eagles. Decency matters.
@erikthehistorian.bsky.social
Military/Digital Historian and Vietnam War specialist, soccer player, EDM fan, avid gamer, lives with my wonderful wife and a posse of Shih-Tzu's and cats.
@sorensjogren.bsky.social
Military officer | PhD | Institute head of R&D at the Royal Danish Defence College | Editor @sjms.bsky.social | Doctrine, planning, and command.
@draefox.bsky.social
Award-winning author | WW1 | Military History | Series Editor, War & the British Empire (McGill-Queen's UP) | Next book: A ‘World’ at War: An Intimate History of Britain & the Greater War, 1909-23
@thestrategybridge.bsky.social
Official account for The Bridge, an org focused on the development of people in #Strategy, #NationalSecurity, & #MilitaryAffairs. Publishing & funding leaders. https://thestrategybridge.org/
@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
@contingent-mag.bsky.social
History is for everyone. Every way of doing history is worthwhile. Historians should be paid for their work. www.contingentmagazine.org
@attackerman.bsky.social
Journalist & author of REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA & PRODUCED TRUMP, contributor to Zeteo, IRON MAN for Marvel. Subscribe to FOREVER WARS for ‘natsec’ journalism: https://www.forever-wars.com Signal: attackerman.81
@ninajankowicz.com
☀️ CEO, @americansunlight.org 🙅🏻♀️ Author, disinformation expert, advocate for targets of online abuse. 😆 Tucker Carlson once called me a “highly self confident young woman” and meant it as an insult
@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
@heidiurben.bsky.social
Prof of the Practice @GeorgetownCSS | Non-Res Senior Associate @csis_isp | civ-mil, natsec | Views mine alone | Go Irish, Hoya Saxa https://www.cambriapress.com/PoliticsArmy
@carriealee.bsky.social
Personal account, public servant: Democracy & war, Civ-Mil, NatSec & Strategy. Member at CFR, Fellow at CNAS & Truman Project. Running enthusiast.
@charig.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College | Co-editor @sjms.bsky.social | Posts about Civil-Military Relations, Politics, Security, and Drug War Absurdities https://research.fak.dk/esploro/profile/christoph_harig/output/all?institution=45FBI_INST
@srbolton.bsky.social
Traveller, soldier, leader, mentor, daredevil gravelleur. Serving & growing the next gen of Army leaders. Campaign capable, comfortable w/ ambiguity. Let’s talk history, strategy, SOF, & sosh. Likes: bikes, books, bourbon, & whatever blows your hair back.
@docl.bsky.social
Polsci PhD. Professor. Iconoclast. Inter-disciplinarian. Evidence seeker. Beard grower. Simplicity admirer. Golden retriever concierge. Occasional schadenfreudean. #RCJH #NAFO ⚛︎
@jemh.bsky.social
Still working on a witty tag line. 🇦🇺 in 🇺🇸 studying all things strategy & security. Lover of wine, hiking & cricket.
@waryarnspinner.bsky.social
✨ Reader, writer, lawyer, spy ✨ Rays fan 🦬 CU Boulder/UT Austin alum 🤘🏼 Voting rights + voter protection 💙 💪🏼 Frequent posts about 🐓 chicken + homemade soup 🥣 Yandy Díaz fangirl
@shmof16.bsky.social
Husband/Father/XC Skier/Writer/Pilot/Veteran. Temporarily immortal. Author of Kekekabic: http://bit.ly/33jIP7r and Hugging This Rock: http://goo.gl/h7CfYh. Angry Shmo Substack: https://ericchandler.substack.com/p/angry-shmo
@dansukman.bsky.social
Author, Soldier, Hockey Player, Daler, Strategist, JPME, JAWS, Essayons!
@iantb.bsky.social
Retired #Marine, scribbler, #wargame analyst, podcast co-host, geek. Author of “A New Conception of War” on #USMC reading list. All views my own.
@darklaughtertdb.bsky.social
OIF/OEF vet and Duffel Blog writer. DarkLaughterTDB (at) gmail (dot) com #satire #natsec
@mg1986smitht.bsky.social
Soldier for Life. Retired. The most lethal weapon on the battlefield is your brain. Trust your instincts. I’m probably not what you were expecting. Nice IRL. signal @SmithT1986.56
@amnagel.bsky.social
Historian of race, war, and empire in the late 19th-early 20th centuries.
@errantstrategry.bsky.social
Strategery. Bombays 🐈⬛. #GoBlue. Good 🍺 and human powered 🚴🏼. #doepicshit. Opinions are shitty, typis are freee.
@strategerist.bsky.social
US Army Goodpaster Scholar, Wargamer, & Paratrooper | USMA ‘09, KCL War Studies ‘15, G’town SSP ‘20 | PhD Student @ Duke PoliSci | Personal Acct per DoDI 5400.17
@jsargentr.bsky.social
Military Historian National Security and Strategy Logistics Geopolitical Risk Ask me about LOGPOWER or my urban warfare concept. Better than average insights/running analysis, and a bit different than most. Oh, and my tweets are coming home!
@puffrolsen.bsky.social
Leader of Airmen/Lifter of heavy objects/Lightsaber aficionado/mediocre author (KR Paul) Awesomely dorky Follow/💜/RT≠endorsement Views my own
@ericmmurphy.bsky.social
Birds, Math, Literature, & Airpower. BoD Member @Strategy_Bridge, #Strategy, #Development, #NationalSecurity, #MilitaryAffairs. Repost is not endorsement. Nothing interesting to say.
@teaandtactics.bsky.social
@heathertregle.bsky.social
Human being, Attorney, Unapologetic feminist, Mother of dragons, Serial procrastinator
@mtmcgurk.bsky.social
IWI Fellow 2025. Views are my own and do not represent DoD or the Irregular Warfare Initiative. Army, aspiring historian, poet, metalhead, reader #irregularwarfare, #writing #poet. #cats #LetsGoPens 🐧 #library #milsky Radical candor is our currency
@richganske.bsky.social
Supporter and Defender of the Constitution of the United States. Husband, father, strategist, Airman, fallibilist, and pragmatic idealist. I am a proud board member of @thestrategybridge.bsky.social.
@ndkirschmann.bsky.social
Over-educated cat lady / NATO nerd & NAFO fan / All opinions are my own / Not official and definitely not serious / was @ndkirschmann at the old hangout
@elenawicker.bsky.social
Military jargon, terminology, dictionaries, and documents. Georgetown PhD. Buzzword enthusiast.
@jpclark97.bsky.social
Historian | Educator of strategists | Editor-in-chief @warroomeds.bsky.social | Author "Preparing for War: Emergence of the Modern US Army, 1815-1917" | Now writing “Acts of Madness: US Military Strategy in the Pacific, 1898-1941” | www.jpclark.works
@doctrinatrix.bsky.social
museum work • KU PhD student • WWI history and Interwar diplomacy • mil doctrine advocate • retired pilot • adventuress • rescue dog mom • cocktail drinker
@motheroftanks.bsky.social
Opinions are my own. Likes, RTs, Follows do not equal endorsement.
@nathankfinney.com
Servant of the Republic on the Edge of Empires | Fellow, Duke Program on American Grand Strategy & @AtlanticCouncil.bsky.social | Ed., @britjnlmilhist.bsky.social | Pres, @milwritersguild.bsky.social | Historian of WWI (book @cornellupress.bsky.social)
@mikejason.bsky.social
Once a Soldier; NATO and Allies matter. History, Food and Typos. CivMil & Professional Ethic. Government is Serious Business for Serious People. Ally. Tanks. Decency. St. Francis stan account. I delete often and block liberally. All views own.
@notabattlechick.bsky.social
Purple-haired civil servant. Public Diplomacy person. Historian. Author. Educator. Leader. Tar Heel. COVID Long-hauler. Doodler. Procedural-drama obsessed smart lady. Cat servant. 2x speed audiobook aficionado. Occasional trouble maker. All views my own.
@milwritersguild.bsky.social
The Military Writers Guild (MWG) is a global non-profit network of service members, veterans, civilian analysts, and writers dedicated to advocating for, collaborating on, and promoting military affairs and security-related writing.
@kdahlstrand.bsky.social
Historian. GWOT Veteran. A whole human being in her own right.
@salisbot.bsky.social
Naval Iconoclast - Editor of The Broadside, Sea Power Research Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy, Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, War on the Rocks
@mazjovanovich.bsky.social
Aussie military aviatrix, test pilot, lapsed physicist, occasional writer. Come for the aeroplanes, stay for the snark.
@risabrooks12.bsky.social
Marquette Prof studying U.S. and comparative civil-military relations, political violence & armed forces in democracies and non-democracies.
@tyrellmayfield.bsky.social
|| No Official Statements || Redefining the Modern Military || Writing a Kabul memoir || Servant of the Republic || Minor Spear Carrier || Will Not Surrender Prematurely || BoD at @thestrategybridge.bsky.social ||
@soonergrunt.bsky.social
Retired Soldier, Union guy, public lands lover. Capybara fan. Servant to Freddie the Rescue Pup. Utah Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. -Mencken Policing my tone is a surefire block
@queenofthinair.bsky.social
Montanan in exile. Philosopher Queen. Diva. Foodie. Shoes. Not my first rodeo. Learning, charitible discussion, interesting ideas. No BS. Every day is Ethics Day! Military Ethicist. Books #OnObedience #RethinkingMilitaryHonor #Broicism My views only.