Defence experts & analysis
Defence writers, think thanks, and journalists, with a slight UK focus
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@johncurtis.bsky.social
@dansabbagh.bsky.social
Journalist at the Guardian - defence & security editor. Former news ed, media + political reporter, increasingly grizzled. Based in London, travel to Ukraine and elsewhere when I can
@danielfiott.bsky.social
Professor and Head, Defence and Statecraft, CSDS - VUB; and Non-Resident Fellow, Real Instituto Elcano. More on me: https://linktr.ee/danielfiott
@justin-br0nk.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow for Airpower and Military Technology at RUSI, London. Professor II at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy. Pilot. Views are my own. RUSI biography and publications: https://t.co/wgeOUvRQdO
@exum.bsky.social
Enthusiastic about Appalachia, bird dogs, a solid majority of my children, and 28-gauge shotguns. I sometimes write things here: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/andrew-exum/
@marksthompson.bsky.social
PhD. Military history; Peninsular War; Royal Engineers; Author of several books on Peninsular War, military engineering and soldiers. Web: https://marksthompson.weebly.com/
@matejrisko.bsky.social
Research Fellow Adapt Institute, Nukes | Missiles | Deterrence | Strategy & Planning | War & International Security | Air Power | Wargames | Strictly personal views, Usual Cavetas Igitur qui desiderat pacem praeparet bellum
@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
@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.
@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/
@chrisgingram.bsky.social
Strategist || Military Writers Guild Board Member || #MilSky Admin || Intersection of Foreign Policy, Conflict, Economics, Politics, History, and Writing || Non-partisan, but not amoral || Opinions my own.
@paulstrobel.eu
Political Comms for Quantum Systems 📲 Former Comms Invictus Games 2023 & MoD Germany 🪖 LSE Alumnus 🎓 War, Communications and their continuation by other means 🗣️
@munsecconf.bsky.social
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is the world’s leading forum for debate on international security. #MSC2025: February 14-16, 2025
@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
@markurban.bsky.social
Writing stuff for Sunday Times, BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime presenter of Newsnight 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils and more!
@ldfreedman.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
@jfb1066.bsky.social
Military Historian. Writing a book on Economic Statecraft and Money as a Weapon of War (OUP, 2025?). Next: Strategy. Author of 2 award-winning books on the First World War. Professor at University of Birmingham.
@garethjennings3.bsky.social
Aviation journalist reporting on all aspects of international military aerospace and wider defence issues.
@defensenews.bsky.social
Defense News is the global defense community's leading source of news & analysis on programs, policy, business & tech. Sign up for our newsletters: http://defensenews.com/newsletters
@josephhdempsey.bsky.social
Research Associate for Defence & Military Analysis, The International Institute for Strategic Studies
@gregbagwell.bsky.social
Former Royal Air Force Pilot & Senior Commander & current President of the UK Air & Space Power Association. All views expressed are strictly in a personal capacity.
@warstudent.bsky.social
Lecturer in Defence Studies Education at KCL | Doctor in War Studies | Centre for Grand Strategy Associate | Anglo-Japanese grand strategy post-45 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | Views my own
@warontherocks.bsky.social
Experience. Conflict. Commentary. Join our community: https://warontherocks.com/membership/
@thestudyofwar.bsky.social
ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: press@understandingwar.org. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar
@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
@kcsi.uk
KCSI is a diverse group of leading intelligence scholars & practitioners working together to better understand the evolving global security landscape. https://kcsi.uk/
@kclcgs.bsky.social
Bringing deep historical and strategic thinking back to statecraft and diplomacy. RT ≠ endorsements. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://kcl.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9a9365318218edc98cbeafb9c&id=8df627a6a6
@rusi.bsky.social
Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Founded in 1831, RUSI is the oldest defence and security think tank in the world. Website 💻: https://rusi.org/ WhatsApp 📱: https://bit.ly/4h0M5FQ
@ukdefencejournal.org.uk
One of the UK's largest independent defence and technology news websites. ukdefencejournal.org.uk
@shashj.bsky.social
Defence Editor at The Economist. Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
@johncurtis.bsky.social
Senior Researcher/Clerk at the House of Commons Library, researching Asia, Americas and the NI Protocol. War Studies alumnus. Follow for tepid takes on uncontroversial subjects.