Monthly Archives: July 2011

 
Here is another highly recommended group pulled from the Blogs of War Watchlist. This is a very diverse set of sources covering intelligence, national security, counterterrorism, international affairs, politics, hacking, and a variety of other related topics. Think you, or someone else, should be included here? Drop me a comment here or on Twitter and I will take a look.

Abuaardvark – Marc Lynch. Blogger at Foreign Policy. Marc is an associate professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, where he is the director of the Institute for Middle East Studies. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.

Abumuqawama – Andrew Exum. Abu Muqawama is a blog dedicated to following issues related to contemporary insurgencies as well as counterinsurgency tactics and strategy. Abu Muqawama aims to be a resource for students, counterinsurgents, academics, and the general public.

Acarvin – Andy Carvin. Senior strategist at NPR. Online community organizer since 1994. Former director of the Digital Divide Network. Writer. Photographer. Dad.

Acorn – Nitin Pai. Editor of Pragati – The Indian National Interest Review & Fellow at The Takshashila Institution.

AdamWeinstein – Mother Jones editor, blogger, and former contestant on SURVIVOR: BAGHDAD.

AfpakChannel – Katherine Tiedemann. Tweeting analysis of the news about all things AfPak from her perch at the New America Foundation and Foreign Policy.

Alert5 – Military news from around the world. Blogs at Alert5. Actively covering the J-20 story out of China.

AlexHortonVA – Sergeant Major, Army of Dude (Ret.), Iraq Veteran and blogger for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

AlexLobov – Alexander Lobov. Melburnian. Financial journalist. Blogger. Asian financial markets. Middle Eastern politics. Afghanistan & Pakistan. Good food & coffee.

AllThingsHLS – Opinion and commentary on homeland security from a CT/INTEL perspective. Just an old sheepdog, protecting the flock, ensuring bad things happen to bad people.

Allthingsct – Leah Farrall. A girl with a few things to say on terrorism and counterterrorism. Australian. Ex counter terrorism analyst; (re)turned academic type w/ background in IR.

Attackerman – Spencer Ackerman. Reporter for Wired’s Danger Room blog.

Azelin – Aaron Y. Zelin. Research Associate, Department of Politics, Brandeis University. Studying Arabic at Middlebury. Specialist in jihadi intellectual thought and online activities.

BaghdadBrian – Brian Conley. Curating crises so you don’t have to. Opening space for those overlooked internationally. http://alive.in/libya #Libya #Egypt #Iraq #Bahrain #Afghanistan.

Bill_Romanos – Science, technology, space, intelligence, philosophy, writing, book collecting and reading, etc. Attorney.

BlakeHounshell – Blake Hounshell. Managing Editor of Foreign Policy magazine.

Caidid – MA in IR. Devourer of foreign policy, security, and Middle East studies. Writer. Volunteer. Artist. Boston sports fan. Yank Arsenal supporter. Grammar nerd.

CamillaFuhr – Freelance journalist/ photographer covering conflicts, war & military around the globe. Sometimes tweet in foreign languages about stuff/sports/news/weird.

CarvajalF – PhD in Arab-Islamic Studies Yemen NGO consultant-Yemen.

Cencio4 – David Cenciotti. Freelance Aviation Journalist, Writer, Expert, Geek • Among world’s most influential military aviation bloggers • INFOSEC Opinion Leader. Based in Rome, Italy.

ChrisAlbon – Ph.D. candidate researching the relationship between armed conflict, public health, and human security. Writes at ConflictHealth.com. He’s also the reason #ChrisAlbonDay exists.

CorentinBr – Research Fellow, Defense research unit / French institute of international relations.

Cyberwar_geek – IT professional by accident, geek by nature. Grad Student in IA and military buff/asymmetrical warfare hobbyist. Christ Follower.

Dangerroom – Wired Magazine’s national security blog.

DefenseTech – Defense Tech covers national security and global eruptions impacting military policy.

DianaWueger – Blogs about defense policy and military and intelligence issues at Gunpowder and Lead.

Dailyexception – National Security thoughts from New York defense investor Manish Thakur. Democrat. Patriot. Currently writing a book ‘How China Won The War on Terror’.

DaveedGR – Director, FDD’s Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization. Brilliant guy. Funny too.

Doctrine_Man – Comic. Who is the Doctrine Man? Caped man of mystery, mild-mannered Army officer gone cynical, or just another ham with mediocre PowerPoint skills? He could be lurking in a cubicle near you, pondering your comments, and preparing to strike with hard-hitting humor at the heart of hilarity!

DoDSpokesman – Col. Dave Lapan. U.S. Marine colonel. DoD Spokesman. Penn State grad. Wash Caps fan. Official account for U.S. Department of Defense.

Don_Reuters – Don Pessin. Reuters TV news producer based out of Washington, D.C..

Doylecjd – Christopher Doyle. Blogger at Acta Libertas.

Drjjoyner – Dr. James Joyner. Managing Editor of Atlantic Council. Blogger at outsidethebeltway.com. Former Army officer and college professor.

EliLake – National security reporter for the Washington Times.

EricMartin24 – Senior Editor of The Progressive Realist; Practicing Attorney; I’m into the whole brevity thing.

Evanchill – Al Jazeera English online producer, Chicago Bears enthusiast, Radiohead listener.

Fahadfaruqui – Journalist. Educator. A romantic and a dreamer who’s always venturing out to seek knowledge. Alumni Columbia University.

Fieldproducer – Neal Mann. Freelance Journalist & social media junkie working for Sky News. Breaking news on Twitter since 2009.

FMCNL – Frequency Monitor Centre the Netherlands | Radiocommunications Guru | Mil Aviation | Spy Technics | Radioscanner 3.0 | Icom fan | OSINT | SIGINT | Global ears.

FrostinaDC – Defense/National Security Analyst, Bleeding Heart Patriot, Human Rights Advocate, Traveler, & SCUBA Diver. Independent, Multifarious & Capricious.

G8tekeeper – Protective Security Practitioner ~ Cultivator of Risk Mitigating Strategies.

Geraldanthro – Internet Anthropologist Think Tank,Tactical Internet Sys analyst.Paradigm Intel,BSU’s,SCE’s.Cyber warrior,engage terrorist hackers,Competitive & Actionable intel.

Galrahn – Technologist, Entrepreneur, and Government IT Consultant with specialization in large public and private tech project strategy development and implementation. Great insight into Naval affairs.

HerbCarmen – Sailor. Georgetown EMBA student.

Husainhaqqani – Husain Haqqani. Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States of America

InkSptsGulliver – Ink Spots is a blog dedicated to the discussion of security issues across the spectrum of conflict & around the world. I’m a cog in the mil-industrial machine.

Itsme_leclerc – from a military family with records from WWI. Trying to contribute to the defense infosphere. French spoken here too.

IsdPodcast – Your daily source of Pwnage, Policy and Politics in the InfoSec community.

Jeffemanuel – Archaeologist, Combat Journalist, Columnist, SOF Veteran, and Scholar; Contributor to RedState.com.

JimmySky – James Skylar Gerrond. Military Technology Assessment, Info Nerd, Foreign Policy, Counter Insurgency, Law Enforcement and novice Social Engineer.

Jon_jeckell – Jonathan Jeckell. US Army officer with a background in physics, energy, military logistics, planning, operational design, & complex adaptive systems

Joshuafoust – Another protected feed and another sharp analyst. You can read his work at Registan.net and many other places.

JoshMull – Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for @bravenewfound/@firedoglake Project Coordinator at @SmallWorldNews Contributor to @EnduringAmerica and @Polizeros.

JustinDC – Justin Johnson. Defense policy dork with some conservative politics thrown in.

krypt3ia – Hacking and national security. Highly recommended (if he’ll let you follow).

Laurenist – If nothing else, always stand for equality and human rights (and misha collins). Blogs about “about international development, advocacy, and taking over the world” at Lauren(ist).

LeoShane – Capitol Hill, White House and Veterans Affairs reporter for Stars and Stripes. Philly sports fan trapped in DC.

LongWarJournal – The Long War Journal is dedicated to providing original and accurate reporting and analysis of the Long War (also known as the Global War on Terror).

Lrozen – Laura Rozen. Senior foreign policy reporter for Yahoo News.

Markknoller – CBS News White House Correspondent, Radio.

Max_Fisher – Max Fisher writes primarily about foreign affairs and national security. He previously produced the Atlantic’s Food Channel and has written for The New Republic and Conde Nast Traveler. Follow him on Twitter.

MaxVenator – No idea who he(?) is but a good read.

MelissaTweets – Frazzled mom, alternative health doc, conservative libertarian blogger, columnist, podcaster, radio host, iPhone & Mac lover, fantasy reading geek, #TCOT.

Noonanjo – John Noonan. Policy Advisor with @ForeignPolicyI, writer for The Weekly Standard, ICBM expat.

Ndubaz – Nicholas Dubaz. US Army Civil Affairs Officer. From New Orleans. Afghanistan vet. Interests: Conflict, development/aid, languages, classical music & travel.

PJCrowley – Omar Bradley Chair of Strategic Leadership, Dickinson College, Penn State School of Law and School of International Affairs, and Army War College, Carlisle, PA.

PNSR – Rethinking how national security works/ partnering for institutional innovation/ revitalizing American governance/ transpartisan.

Pressfreedom – Committee to Protect Journalists

Rei_Tang – Research Analyst and Communications @PNSR. Grand strategy, organizational design, interdisciplinary, other interests, not serious | Views don’t represent PNSR.

Rejectionking – S. Kashefipour. I’m an academic who studies Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Afghanistan. Biz is booming.

RobDuBois – Retired US Navy SEAL with life in 30+ nations. Author of forthcoming book and blog on balanced peacemaking: http://PowerfulPeace.net.

Robertcaruso – I stay in my lane and spend an inordinate amount of time imploring others not to stray from theirs.

RogueAdventurer – Corporate liaison specialist for the private security and defence industries. Freelance consultant and co-editor at Security Scholar.

Rory_Medcalf – Foreign affairs and security analyst, Asia specialist, India watcher, ex-diplomat, journalist, intelligence analyst. Program director at Lowy Institute, Sydney.

Samlagrone – Sam LaGrone. US Maritime Reporter for Jane’s Defence Weekly and Jane’s Navy International.

SarahJSchles – Researching religious freedom, persecution of religious minorities, pluralism, religious extremism. Coffee & sports lover.

Shean702 – Air Force veteran, life long student. Have had the rare opportunity to be at unusual places with unusual people. Foreign Policy/Military Affairs/Technology nerd.

SlaughterAM – Anne-Marie Slaughter. Professor of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State 2009-2011. Foreign policy curator.

Smallwars – Small wars community of interest. Tweets are re-posts from the Journal & SWJ Blog, new threads from the Small Wars Council discussion board, and news items.

Steven_metz – National security/defense analyst, author of Iraq and the Evolution of American Strategy. Appalachian by character: blunt to a fault.

Starbuck_WOI – Crispin J. Burke. Blogs at Wings Over Iraq

StripesBaron – Kevin Baron. Washington bureau reporter for Stars and Stripes, covering the Pentagon, national security and foreign affairs and stuff.

SultanAlQassemi – Sultan Al Qassemi. Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is a columnist for The National & Emarat Alyoum & founder of the @BarjeelArt Foundation. Tweets about the Arabian Gulf and blogs at Felix Arabia.

Switch_d – National security topics with a focus on hacking..

Tacticalblur – CEO Advanced Protection Services, LLC. Specializing in Armed Protection Officers, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Friend, Sheepdog, Patriot, Cigar Smoker.

TerrorResearch – Terrorism researcher (PhD in policy) focused on international relations, defense policy, homeland security and a bit of international law.

Texasinafrica – Laura Seay. Assistant political science professor at Morehouse College. I study community responses to state fragility & conflict in central Africa.

Th3j35t3r – Hacktivist for good. Obstructing the lines of communication for terrorists, sympathizers, fixers, facilitators, oppressive regimes and other general bad guys.

TheMoorNextDoor – Quid novi ex Africa? North Africa, foreign policy & American Muslim issues. Blogs at The Moor Next Door.

Weddady – Mauritanian activist, focused on civil rights in the Mideast and North Africa. Great updates on the situation in Tunisia. Blogs at Dekhnstan.

Vihargg – Vihar Georgiev. European affairs, geopolitics, law. Links and retweets are not endorsements.

W7VOA – Voice of America (VOA) Bureau Chief/Correspondent mainly covering NE Asia (Korean peninsula & Japan).

WhiteCanvasGrp – Creativity Unrestricted = innovation + technical acumen + academic scholarship.

WThomasWebb – MA in Intl Security at Univ. of St. Andrews. Interested in seapower, geostrategy, and great power politics.

Will_mccants – Johns Hopkins faculty, CNA analyst, former State CT advisor. Writes at www.jihadica.com about Islamiyya wa Jihadiyya.

Xrauscher_ – Xavier Rauscher. Passionate about international law, comparative law and international affairs. Blogger. Currently a legal intern at the Coalition for the ICC in The Hague.

Zachprague – Comms for @RFERL – editor @GandharaRFE – associate editor @EditorsCI – fmr. contributor @TheBrowser – these are my views, unless they’re yours.