The FP Twitterati 100

A who’s who of the foreign-policy Twitterverse in 2012.

JUNE 18, 2012

In a year of economic and political upheaval, with China on the rise, Europe seemingly in meltdown, and the Middle East in flames -- amid a pitched battle for the White House -- here are the 100 Twitter feeds you need to follow to make sense of it all. To make it easy, we've even collected them for you in a handy, one-stop list.

ALL-AROUND NEWS AND VIEWS

David Frum (@davidfrum) -- Canadian pundit and former speechwriter for George W. Bush; sort of coined the phrase "Axis of Evil."

Neal Mann (@fieldproducer) -- Social-media editor at the Wall Street Journal, formerly with Sky News. Avid climber.

Steve Inskeep (@NPRInskeep) -- Globetrotting host of NPR's Morning Edition.

Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) -- Digital editor for foreign and national security at the Washington Post; self-described Yeti expert.

Mark Knoller (@markknoller) -- Longtime White House correspondent for CBS News; fount of obscure presidential trivia.

Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) -- Crusading columnist for the New York Times; has traveled to every member of the Axis of Evil at least twice.

Jim Roberts (@nytjim) -- Gentlemanly assistant managing editor of the New York Times; Grateful Dead fan.

Andrew Schwartz (@handrewschwartz) -- Senior VP at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington and a great aggregator of national security news.

Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) -- Lightning-fast editor of BuzzFeed; ringleader of the American political twittersphere.

Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) -- BBC foreign editor and Middle East watcher.

Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) -- Outspoken executive director of Human Rights Watch.

Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) -- ABC News senior White House correspondent and master of snark. Breaks a ton of news, both domestic and foreign.

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