Straight after an interview on European Security, I came to have a long hard stare at the reason we're having all these conversations.

I teach the EU. I have difficulty persuading students that bibliographies need to be in alphabetical order. I don't think I'll be very good at brainwashing them...

The proudest moment of my life post-PhD has been coming back to the PGR office after a long while and seeing that someone has updated the whiteboard. What a great crowd to be anxious with for four years 🫶🏼

EXCLUSIVE: The strike that destroyed a school in Minab, Iran was larger than has been previously reported. A nearby clinic was also hit. The evidence suggests a precision strike against an IRGC base that was adjacent to the school. www.npr.org/2026/03/04/n...

When you're an intelligence researcher at 3:45 but a long-distance aunt at 4pm 🫡

My forthcoming book with @srdj.bsky.social has a cover and will be out this winter with @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social

"After the attack they said 'let's make a deal,' more people should do that" might be the most disturbing thing Trump has ever said.

Think I'll block some time off this afternoon for, you know, screaming into the void.

Today is the last day to get your papers in for the European Security WG's 9th annual conference entitled 'European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin' 🇪🇺 Get your applications in now: https://ow.ly/YO3I50XSiTo Lucia Frigo

Red sky at night, expat-about-to-leave-again's delight.

‼️Just a couple of weeks left to submit an abstract for our online workshop, "European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin". Join the BISA European Security Working Group for a day of stimulating conversations and great feedback! Reach out to me for any questions or doubts about the application.

Join us on February 27th 2026 for our Annual Workshop at @mybisa.bsky.social European Security Working Group! This year's event, "European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin", welcomes contributions on several contemporary themes (see call for papers below ⬇️). Any questions? Message me!

In a twist that everyone could have predicted, me being in charge of this year's Christmas quiz means that some inspiration will be drawn from the 'wisdom' of the best dressed Bond.

'The problem is not just that Trump himself belittles intelligence. His administration is also creating conditions in which senior officials tailor their assessments to please him.' The standard of totalitarians. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Today I submitted my Mock Viva materials, then went and did some pottery in my weekly class. My past self would not believe this day, and I think she'd be proud.

’Intelligence, insecurity and the international: new encounters between IR and intelligence scholarship’, King’s College London, 7–8 May. Cheers for a wonderfully stimulating workshop folks, and thanks Hager for organising.

The election of #KeirStarmer’s government in the UK and its commitment to reset relations with the EU has offered the CER opportunities to help reshape that relationship. New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social annual report 2024 Read here:

Some PhD joy from last week, when after 3+ years of campaigning, we got to inaugurate the new PhD office at @rhulpir.bsky.social. We have windows!!!! The whole school of Law and Social Sciences came together (the pizza helped) and this blue plaque was put on the wall. PGR solidarity forever ✊🏼

Standing up to the authoritarian wave requires more than cheerleading for democracy; it demands making democratic societies more participatory, responsive, and adaptable at all levels, from local to national, in response to the societal shifts driven by the Internet over the past 15 years.

I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI

In Brussels today for the #EUUK Forum Annual Conference. With Starter's visit to Brussels yesterday and Brexit's 5 years anniversary last week, it's a stimulating time to reflect on the future of the relationship with representatives from industry and diplomacy.

Our European Security Working Group's Annual Workshop has started here at @plymuni.bsky.social ! With a great crowd online and in person, our great host Lorenzo Cladi presents his research on European security and transatlantic cooperation. @mybisa.bsky.social

Grateful for our growing and deepening community! ☺️We've come a long way from the isolated covid days @luciafrigo.bsky.social and I started our PhDs in

Experts on Security Studies: IR, War, Military, Intelligence, Defense, Terrorism... go.bsky.app/TQjeoVe

🚨 Just a few days left to join us in Plymouth in January for a workshop on "European security cooperation in times of global elections". Organized by yours truly at @mybisa.bsky.social European Security Working Group😊 Submit your abstract by November 30th! All info at www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

NEW: UK security officials have concerns about sharing intelligence with Donald Trump. MI6 are understood to have fears about Trump’s history of leaking classified information as well as his pick of Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief. inews.co.uk/news/uk-secu...

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📢 Join us in Plymouth in January for the yearly BISA European Security Working Group workshop, on "European security cooperation in times of elections"! 🚨The deadline for abstracts is November 30th. Travel bursaries available for ECRs and PhD students - feel free to reach out to me with any Qs!

Buzzing to be back at my Alma Mater University of Trento for #UACES2024. If you're here too, don't hesitate to reach out for a chat, a well-made Americano (no, I don't mean the coffee 🍹) or advice on where to eat or what to visit. @uaces.bsky.social @seceur-uaces.bsky.social

Instead of writing my paper for next week's #UACES24 conference @uaces.bsky.social I've started to put together a list of conference attendees already on Bluesky... Coming to #Trento? and/or interested in all things EU? #EuropeanStudies #EUlaw Have a look and follow! go.bsky.app/LwLMxw9