My review of Steve Coll's book Achilles Trap. A great book that highlights how misunderstanding and certainty can lead to bad policy. Highly recommend! issforum.org/reviews/jerv.... Thanks to @h-diplo.bsky.social for the opportunity. @kcsi.uk

Jervis Forum Review 170: Oakley on Coll, The Achilles Trap Steve Coll, who is the author of Ghost Wars and Directorate S, has once again provided readers with an engaging and well-researched book on US policy in the Middle East; this time on the factors that led to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.[1]…

🚨 New in KCSI Insights – "The 2026 U.S. Nation­al Defense Strat­e­gy: Wor­ship­ing Trump and Set­ting Clear Priorities" by Dr @dpoakley.bsky.social 🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

Will Trump Blow Up America’s Most Effective Spying Alliance? - The Wall Street Journal Great article by Bojan Pancevski! Thanks to Bojan for the opportunity to give my perspective. I recommend Richard Kerbaj’s book, The Secret History of the Five Eyes. A well researched and engaging read!

@dpoakley.bsky.social as we were saying this afternoon👇😀

Intelligence and National Security just published the article my friend and former colleague Jeff Rogg and I wrote! Spreading the “smog of war”: the impact of propaganda, social media, and OSINT on U.S. civil-intelligence relations.

"David Ucko’s, The Insurgent’s Dilemma, is a captivating book that is a must-read for national security professionals, PME professors, and those interested in the future of insurgency"—and that's just the first sentence! (lnkd.in/ePwFGj6v). Many thanks, @dpoakley.bsky.social, for great review.