European firms boost executive security

Scholar power: 106.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	59%	36	106.2%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

50.0%

5.1 h

66

106.2%

Ranking score

1.509

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Ivan Katchanovski

60%

Scholar power: 60.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ivan Katchanovski	50%	16	60.0%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

55.0%

1.0 h

2

60.0%

Ranking score

1.251

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Oliver Stuenkel

56%

Scholar power: 56.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Oliver Stuenkel	42%	20	56.3%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

80.0%

2.2 h

0

56.3%

Ranking score

0.957

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Maria Snegovaya, Anne Applebaum, Elina Ribakova , and 1 more Maria Snegovaya, Anne Applebaum, Elina Ribakova, Klaus Adam

30%

Scholar power: 30.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Maria Snegovaya	57%	10	18.0%
🎓 Anne Applebaum	35%	9	10.5%
🎓 Elina Ribakova	5%	10	1.6%
🎓 Klaus Adam	1%	28	0.5%
Total			30.6%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

77.0%

14.0 h

473

30.6%

Ranking score

0.835

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Michael McFaul

106%

Scholar power: 106.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	59%	36	106.2%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

46.0%

5.2 h

31

106.2%

Ranking score

0.629

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Olga Onuch

18%

Scholar power: 18.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Olga Onuch	50%	14	18.7%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

54.0%

6.0 h

2010

18.7%

Ranking score

0.616

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Ben Tonra, Edgar Morgenroth, Richard S.J. Tol

33%

Scholar power: 33.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ben Tonra	61%	15	23.6%
🎓 Edgar Morgenroth	21%	19	9.2%
🎓 Richard S.J. Tol	1%	107	1.0%
Total			33.8%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

75.0%

14.1 h

324

33.8%

Ranking score

0.547

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Buoyed by the embrace of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin has supercharged his assassinations bureau and tasked it with murdering Europe's defense chiefs. www.ft.com/content/5da2...

Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn

Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations

www.ft.com

October 11, 2026 at 4:58 AM

Reposted by Lina Gálvez‐Muñoz, Trudy Harpham

15%

Scholar power: 15.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lina Gálvez‐Muñoz	29%	14	10.9%
🎓 Trudy Harpham	8%	40	5.1%
Total			15.9%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

57.0%

3.8 h

416

15.9%

Ranking score

0.54

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Ronald Beiner

17%

Scholar power: 17.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ronald Beiner	37%	22	17.4%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

49.0%

2.1 h

125

17.4%

Ranking score

0.509

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Michael McFaul

106%

Scholar power: 106.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	59%	36	106.2%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

45.0%

13.5 h

21

106.2%

Ranking score

0.453

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Michael Kofman

10%

Scholar power: 10.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael Kofman	53%	4	10.6%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

54.0%

1.6 h

84

10.6%

Ranking score

0.365

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Ben Tonra, Iikka Korhonen

27%

Scholar power: 27.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ben Tonra	61%	15	23.6%
🎓 Iikka Korhonen	7%	25	3.5%
Total			27.1%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

77.0%

13.7 h

184

27.1%

Ranking score

0.361

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Christopher Miller

@christopherjm.ft.com

"The @financialtimes.com spoke with officials from five different European intelligence agencies who warned that chief executives and other senior employees at defence companies were being targeted by Kremlin operatives."

www.ft.com/content/5da2...

Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn

Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations

www.ft.com

October 11, 2026 at 5:19 AM

by Lawrence Freedman

141%

Scholar power: 141.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lawrence Freedman	60%	62	141.7%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

46.0%

10.4 h

99

141.7%

Ranking score

0.36

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Lawrence Freedman

@ldfreedman.bsky.social

My latest post looks at how the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, stuck between Poland and Lithuania, has become a flashpoint in relations between Russian and Europe, a reminder of Russia’s vulnerabilities at a time when it seeks to project strength. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/watch-the-...?

Watch the gap

How Kaliningrad could become the flashpoint for a wider war with Russia

samf.substack.com

October 11, 2026 at 8:39 AM

by Michael McFaul

106%

Scholar power: 106.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	59%	36	106.2%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

55.0%

23.7 h

39

106.2%

Ranking score

0.34

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Volodymyr Ishchenko Reposted by Branko Milanovic

53%

Scholar power: 53.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Volodymyr Ishchenko	46%	7	36.5%
🎓 Branko Milanovic	23%	56	17.2%
Total			53.7%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index + sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

49.0%

7.6 h

15

53.7%

Ranking score

0.324

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Lawrence Freedman

141%

Scholar power: 141.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lawrence Freedman	60%	62	141.7%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

46.0%

10.4 h

0

141.7%

Ranking score

0.308

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

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Reposted by François Heisbourg

18%

Scholar power: 18.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 François Heisbourg	52%	12	18.0%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

84.0%

11.6 h

103

18.0%

Ranking score

0.301

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Franz-Stefan Gady

@hoanssolo.bsky.social

“Western intelligence agencies have warned Europe’s defence bosses that Russia is stepping up efforts to assassinate them, prompting companies to increase personal security around their top executives.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn

Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations

giftarticle.ft.com

October 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM

Reposted by Paul Nightingale, Christopher McCabe

6%

Scholar power: 6.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Paul Nightingale	11%	30	6.0%
🎓 Christopher McCabe	-	40	-
Total			6.0%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

69.0%

5.1 h

442

6.0%

Ranking score

0.291

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Stephen Bush

@stephenkb.bsky.social

We're already at war with Russia, exhibit 2342:

Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn

Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations

www.ft.com

October 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM

by Anne Applebaum Reposted by Dirk Pilat

38%

Scholar power: 38.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anne Applebaum	35%	9	31.5%
🎓 Dirk Pilat	13%	32	7.4%
Total			38.9%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index + sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

53.0%

23.3 h

1580

38.9%

Ranking score

0.279

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Trudy Harpham

5%

Scholar power: 5.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 50%, Business 25%, Law 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trudy Harpham	8%	40	5.1%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

84.0%

5.5 h

160

5.1%

Ranking score

0.262

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

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