Weaponized Economy
An incomplete list of some great people working on sanctions, export controls, investment restrictions and other tools of economic statecraft. Some folks regional, some global. Edits to come
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@reziemba.bsky.social
@zoe-liu.bsky.social
Senior Fellow @cfr.org; PhD, CFA. Award-winning Author. Opinion my own.
@delaneysimon.bsky.social
Senior Analyst, U.S. Program @crisisgroup. Before, UN in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen. New here. Usual caveats. https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/people/delaney-simon
@benjamincoates.bsky.social
History Prof at Wake Forest studying US & the World, empire, law. Writing a history of the Us and economic sanctions. Co-editor, US in the World book series w/Cornell UP. Wrote a book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/legalist-empire-9780190055585
@nigelcory.bsky.social
🇦🇺🦘Director, Digital, Tech, & Trade Policy, Crowell Global Advisors. Non-resident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research. Fmr ITIF and DFAT. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelcory
@robertalanward.bsky.social
Director of Geo-economics, Japan Chair ジャパン・チェア・プログラム Senior Fellow for Japanese Security Studies at The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robert-ward-44286611
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social
Prof at Institute for Military Operations, Royal Danish Defence College/senior associate fellow at NATO Defence College |Warfare, alliances and geoeconomics | Assoc ed of the European Journal of International Security |🇫🇷 in 🇩🇰| https://olivier-schmitt.com/
@chorzempa.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, focused on Finance, Tech, and Nat Sec related to China.
@martijnrasser.bsky.social
Senior Director for Economy at the Special Competitive Studies Project
@poliscikeith.bsky.social
Political scientist; I study economic security, economic sanctions and statecraft, foreign policy, proliferation financing, strategic trade, and methods. PhD, University at Albany, SUNY (2021). http://www.poliscikeith.com
@kimbolsen.bsky.social
Associate Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations | Sanctions, Geoeconomic Diplomacy, Economic Security |
@ceabely.bsky.social
Assistant Prof. at New England Law | Boston; views my own. Author of The Russia Sanctions (Cambridge University Press).
@maaikeverbruggen.bsky.social
PhD Researcher Nederbelg in Brussel ☞ History & the Future║Emerging Technologies║Arms Control║Military Innovation║Environment║Bikes and Trains║Europe║Art on long term sick leave, so don't expect anything NL/EN
@srubenfeld.bsky.social
senior reporter, financial crime and corruption, MLex. Talk for hours, I hardly know ya But I, I'm listening https://www.mlex.com/mlex/financial-crime
@brephd.bsky.social
Political scientist with expertise on economic sanctions, strategic trade controls, and WMD security issues.
@danielmcdowell.bsky.social
Family man | Professor @Syracuse | Sr. Fellow @Atlantic Council | Fmr. China Fellow @TheWilsonCenter | Geoeconomics, Finance, & Cleveland sports | www.danielmcdowell.org
@annajerzewska.bsky.social
PhD in Customs and Trade Facilitation. Founder of Trade and Borders. Customs rapporteur for EuroCommerce. Customs and International Trade Lead at CBAMBOO. Brexit veteran
@fraghi.bsky.social
Economic security and China Research Leader China and Economic Security at Rand Europe; Non-resident Fellow at Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies @CSIS; host of the podcast Geoeconomic Competition. Former MERICS, IAI
@gloriaxiong.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Colby College | PhD @CornellGov | Economic Statecraft and Sanctions
@gbeaumier.bsky.social
Assistant professor in politics and international studies @ENAP | Postdoc @Georgetown & @McGill | PhD @PAISWarwick @ulaval Studies new technologies, data, AI & global governance https://enap.ca/a-propos/bottin/guillaume-beaumier-professeur-adjoint
@ian-j-stewart.bsky.social
🏴🇬🇧ExecDir James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies DC @miis Past @DefenceHQ, @warstudies. Nonpro, emerging tech, China. Nuc engineer. Phd War Studies. http://nonproarchive.com
@soliman.bsky.social
Tech & Geopolitics & Business & EMEA. Director, Middle East Institute. Fellow @ FPRI & Third Way & Trilateral Commission. Charts & Maps. Book: West Asia (10/2025)
@jessicawhyte.bsky.social
Assoc Prof. of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales. Writes about economic sanctions, human rights, neoliberalism, international law.
@drclaraportela.bsky.social
researcher on European foreign policy, international sanctions and security studies I University of Valencia, Spain
@sophielmeunier.bsky.social
@simonlester.com
Founded WorldTradeLaw.net & ChinaTradeMonitor.com Non-Resident Fellow @bakerinstitute.bsky.social Formerly @wto.org Trade Policy feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqzu2eazvxb5fohoc4nap33y/feed/aaab5ctu4u4fc
@iikkakorhonen.bsky.social
Head of BOFIT (Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies), not representing the official views of my employer, RTs not endorsements https://t.co/E0YqzEKBp7
@gdp1985.bsky.social
RAND China Research Center. Former Senior Geo-Economics Analyst at Bloomberg, CSIS Economics Program, DNIO for Economic Issues at NIC, and CIA. All views my own.
@mattlevitt.bsky.social
Director, Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism & Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
@hanaattia.bsky.social
Junior Professor of Security Policy and Peace at Leuphana University & Research Fellow at GIGA. Interested in how states and IOs respond to global security challenges. Focus on the use of economic coercion & sanctions
@dantannnyc.bsky.social
Oliver Wyman Partner - Global Anti-Financial Crime Leader, Atlantic Council Sr. Fellow (fmr OFAC & FRBNY) -- Husband, Father & PHL native - *views are mine
@fbermingham.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent for Europe at the South China Morning Post. Tracking the shifting tectonic plates of global trade and geopolitics. All posts should be heard in a Fermanagh accent.
@abenewman.bsky.social
W/Henry Farrell, Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy (Holt 2023/Penguin); Georgetown; This is a private account.
@tobiasgehrke.bsky.social
Geoeconomics and economic security at European Council on Foreign Relations | PhD
@bmomani.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Waterloo in Political Science and Senior Fellow at CIGI, interested in International Affairs.
@fpriorbis.bsky.social
Someone who follows geopolitical and geo-economic trends and studies how national security decisions get made. All comments are personal opinions and do not reflect any official/institutional views. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolas-gvosdev-925485301/
@maxhess.bsky.social
Founder - Enmetena Advisory, Fellow @FPRI & @IISS_org. Eurasia, political economy, sanctions, international affairs, debt & sovereignty. Buy my book Economic War: Ukraine & The Global Conflict Between Russia & The West: https://linktr.ee/EconomicWar
@mshagina.bsky.social
Diamond-Brown Senior Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy, IISS | Ex @FIIA_fi and UniZurich | Economic statecraft, sanctions & energy.
@yarbatman.bsky.social
I invest in developing economies and study how sanctions are reshaping West Asia and the world. CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation. Adjunct Prof at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
@jessmarindavis.bsky.social
PhD. Social scientist and entrepreneur combining research and practice. Illicit finance expert, newsletter writer, consultant. Working to stop bad people from doing bad things with money. Co-host of Secure Line podcast.
@jakluge.de
Russia & Economics Deputy Head of Eastern Europe & Eurasia Division German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP Berlin) Picture: Tamek Kowalski
@himself.bsky.social
http://www.henryfarrell.net Now out with Abe Newman, Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy (Holt, Penguin). https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250840554
@dandrezner.bsky.social
Political science professor, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.
@reziemba.bsky.social
Geo-economics, EM, Energy/Resources. Obsessed by sanctions, sovereign wealth, debt, supply chains, trade. Ziemba Insights CNAS Horizon Engage NYU 🇨🇦 wine economist (dip WSET). NYC mostly, YVR often https://rziemba.substack.com