New publication with Dr. Huw Dylan: how Russian disinformation exploits large language models to advance “the politics of eternity.” Tainted datasets embed lasting distortions in digital memory — a new frontier in info warfare journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kcsi.uk

1/3 📕 #CovertAction: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention is now out! I am delighted to have co-authored the chapter “Czechoslovakia: Covert Measures in Peace and War.”

🔎 Times are changing — and so are we. The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is now on Instagram. Follow for insights on intelligence, security, and global affairs, plus highlights from our research, events, and teaching. 👉 instagram.com/kcsi.uk

🚨Publication alert!🚨We start the autumn with a post from @bjorngronning.bsky.social and @stigstenslie.bsky.social from the Norwegian Intelligence School on intelligence failures and successes: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

🚨Publication alert: Our KCSI members, Huw Dylan and Elena Grossfeld (@kloosha.bsky.social) have published an #openaccess article. 'Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective' @warstudieskcl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0268...

Thks to TheWire.in for noting some of my recent work on UK & US covert Cold War interventions in Kerala m.thewire.in/article/hist... With elections due in Kerala next year its timely to revisit the issue of electoral interference @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kcsi.uk @universitypress.cambridge.org

It is finally here! It is publication day of my new book about ‘Operation Wrath of God’ - My research reveals for the first time how Western intelligence agencies helped Mossad to hunt and kill Palestinians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities in Europe @universitypress.cambridge.org

Many 🙏 to Dr Rosie Johnston & @recetvienna.bsky.social in Vienna for hosting me on the #TransformativePodcast: shorturl.at/X6Do9. Do check out Rosie's fantastic research on the #ColdWar politics of #audiojournalism & her team's project on global politics of #Czechoslovak #weapons: shorturl.at/NStm2

🚨Publication alert🚨 Our latest Insights piece by Satoshi Yoda - about Cold War operations in Japan - is out now: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

🚨Latest Insights piece now live!🚨Faisal Ajmal considers whether China has learnt from the interventions of other states in Afghanistan: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

Read the latest piece from our member, David Gioe, co-authored with Michael Hayden: ‘Trump Is Breaking American Intelligence’. A stark warning on politicized intel and national security risk. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

🚨Publication alert🚨Next up on our Insights blog is an examination of the threat of sabotage from Russia in space by @kloosha.bsky.social: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

🚨Publication alert🚨The second part of Dr Kevin O'Brien's Insights piece on Canadian intelligence is out now! With a focus on the concept of Canada's 'foreign intelligence' intelligence function, it's a must-read for anyone interested in intelligence in the Anglosphere: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

Check the latest piece by our member, Gill Bennett (@gillhistory.bsky.social) on how KGB defector Mitrokhin fought tyranny, one archive at a time. His revelations still reverberate 35 years on. 'How Mitrokhin waged war from the archives' engelsbergideas.com/reviews/how-...

🚨Publication alert🚨Our latest Insights piece from Dr Kevin O'Brien 'Canadian Intelligence at a Crossroads 2023-2025 (Part I)' is out now: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

Delighted that Spying in South Asia www.cambridge.org/9781108843676 has been named @iajournal.bsky.social book of the week. Thanks to @sandbaggerone.bsky.social for a generous review. @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingsindiainst.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social

Many 🙌 @nytimes.com for including #WatchingTheJackals in your Father’s Day roundup — in my favourite category, no less: "For the dad who’s still talking about The Americans finale." If you're shopping for the espionage aficionado in your life (or just yourself), see full list: shorturl.at/nov9V

📺 A new #BBCFour #Storyville documentary on #CarlosTheJackal now streaming on iPlayer. A sharp recap for those interested in the history & mythology of Cold War-era international terrorism. Many 🙏 to the creators for bringing insights from 📚 #WatchingTheJackals to life on screen. shorturl.at/JFUFh

New report from our member Elena Grossfeld (@kloosha.bsky.social) 'Quantity Has a Quality All of Its Own' — how Russian intelligence shifted to mass, low-cost tactics post-Ukraine invasion. Sabotage, spying & disruption at scale. What does it mean for NATO? www.cna.org/reports/2025...

Thanks to Prateek Joshi for a fantastic discussion on Spying in South Asia www.cambridge.org/9781108843676 on the Jan Man Gan podcast. Give the podcast a listen 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNEa... @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingsindiainst.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social

Many thanks to @shaunwalker7.bsky.social & @christogrozev.bsky.social for a fantastic evening at @theguardian.com Live. 🙌 @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

🚨Publication alert!🚨For a fascinating insight into the CIA's work in India, uncovered as part of the release of the Kennedy assassination files, take a look at our latest Insights piece by @paulmcgarr.bsky.social: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

🚨Our latest Insights piece has just been published, a review of former British diplomat Tim Willasey-Wilsey's book The Spy and the Devil: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

📢 Join in person/online for @theguardian.com Live Events where I'll be speaking alongside christogrozev.bsky.social & @shaunwalker7.bsky.social about the UK's largest #spytrial and what it tells us about contemporary #espionage & #activemeasures. 22nd May / 19:30-21:00 / Register: shorturl.at/yY8cf

The Shallow State: Trump 2.0 is putting America’s critical intelligence liaison relationships in jeopardy @warstudieskcl.bsky.social visiting professor David Gioe writes that Trump's return to the Oval Office may force U.S. allies to keep more of their secrets to themselves.

🎧 #WatchingTheJackals is now on #Audible & in other audiobook stores near you. Many thanks to @rbmediaco.bsky.social & #GUP for bringing this to life! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social

🚨 New article by our member David Gioe. 'The Shallow State: Trump 2.0 is putting America’s critical intelligence liaison relationships in jeopardy' theins.ru/en/opinion/d...

Great to be on @lucatrenta.bsky.social's new national security podcast for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Talked intelligence history, covert action in the Global South, & state-sponsored assassinations. Have a listen👇 newbooksnetwork.com/spying-in-so... @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

Had a 👍 time @soasuni.bsky.social talking to the Inspire Us Podcast on intelligence beyond the anglosphere. We covered 🇮🇳 🇨🇳 and 🇬🇧 🇺🇸covert interventions in the global South. Give us a👂 in youtu.be/XeG5T2fmGps @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social

🚨Publication alert🚨Our latest Insights piece - analysis of Signal-gate - by David Gioe and Tony Manganello is out now: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

📰 Very many thanks to @forbes.com Slovenskia & Milan Čupka for taking the time to discuss #WatchingTheJackals and #intelligencestudies. shorturl.at/x3LoO @warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social

There is still time to register! Join the Strategic Intelligence for Senior Executive course delivered by the KCSI members in collaboration with Emergent Risk International. 📅13 May 2025 📍King's College London, London, UK For more information and application, see ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/short-course...

Great to see India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, talk today on the economic opportunities & threats facing Delhi as the centenary of independence nears in 2047. Hope 🇬🇧 govt 👂🇮🇳 emphasis on ⬆️ student mobility in any FTA. @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk

📑 My latest for @warontherocks.bsky.social: #BulgarianSpies #JanMarsalek #OldBailey #WarInUkraine #FSB #GRU The largest spy trial in UK history revealed an unusual espionage network & how Moscow's covert ops escalated shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 👉 shorturl.at/ymu4U

Great article just published by @kcsi.uk Insights from Thea Gioe on the pressing importance of effectively utilising strategic intelligence in the corporate world kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

🚨Publication alert🚨A new Insights piece by Thea Gioe is online now, focusing on intelligence in the corporate world: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight.... It's a great insight into the increasing importance of intelligence for business leaders.

Had a great 🇬🇧 book launch for Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict @kclcgs.bsky.social @kcsi.uk 💥 A big thanks to @drichterova.bsky.social @stevenbwagner.bsky.social and Philip Davies for discussing the collection and their contributions 🔥 If you missed it you can get a copy amzn.eu/d/2upuLlZ

🚨Publication alert 🚨Our latest Insights contribution by Dr Huw Dylan - an obituary of Oleg Gordievsky - is now live! kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...

📚 Thrilled to see #WatchingTheJackals featured in @prospectmagazine.co.uk! 📚 Immensely grateful that #WTJ was included in the "Books in Brief: What to Read This March" section! A huge thanks to Pippa Crawford for highlighting some of the book's key findings. See full review ➡️ shorturl.at/dyetP

🎙️ In our latest podcast, @paulmcgarr.bsky.social discusses intelligence dynamics between the West and #India, and how democratic aspirations in the #GlobalSouth were often dismissed by Western intelligence during the #ColdWar. 🎧 Listen to it now: 👉 tinyurl.com/yc2zyexa

Great to see Alex Bomberg speak to @kcsi.uk tonight on commercial intelligence. Candid commentary on the challenges faced by private intelligence in a rapidly evolving global threat environment. Great questions from an engaged audience on this crucial & understudied field @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

We're happy to host the book launch of our KCSI member, Tony Insall, as he presents his book The Madness of Courage. The event will feature a discussion with Sir David Omand, former Director of GCHQ. 📅24 March 2025, 18:00 📍KCL Strand Campus, London (in-person) To register ⬇️ kcsi.uk/events/kcsi-...

In London next Monday? Don’t miss out on this engaging talk - limited spots are still available! Reach out to us soon to secure your place before they're gone. For more details and registration, check the link ⬇️

Huge 🙏 to @lucatrenta.bsky.social for this thorough review of #WatchingTheJackals. My fav part: "...[CIA Director Bill] Casey who – reportedly – was a voracious reader would have benefited from Daniela Richterova’s excellent Watching the Jackals." @kcsi.uk / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

KCSI Seminars are in full swing in March. This time we have another amazing talk on commercial espionage by Alex Bomberg. 'KCSI Sem­i­nar: Com­mer­cial Espi­onage: The Aca­d­e­m­ic The­o­ries and the Truth' 📅17 March 2025, 18:30 📍Strand Campus, London (in-person only) kcsi.uk/events/kcsi-...

📢 I am sure it wasn't an easy one to write, but I cannot wait to read this new book by veteran journalists and @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Visiting Fellows @andreisoldatov.bsky.social & Irina Borogan, out in June. Many congratulations! 👏

📣 Former #SIS Chief Sir Richard Dearlove on 📚 #WatchingTheJackals for @thespectator1828.bsky.social "Richterova has immersed herself in the Kafkaesque Stb archives for a decade...For former professionals and historians alike, it is a fascinating exposé." Full review 👉 shorturl.at/LSJ4E

Great to see India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, talk @chathamhouse.bsky.social Expertly chaired by @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social I discovered poor Dr Jaishankar has been gifted Spying in South Asia www.cambridge.org/9781108843676 I reassured him it makes a good door stop @kcsi.uk

We still have spots available for this amazing event in London on 10 March! Don’t miss out—register today and be part of something great.

Delighted to sign on the dotted line with Georgetown University Press to write a new history of India’s foreign intelligence service, the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), with the fabulous Tanvi Pate. 👀 for the book coming out soon-ish! @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingsindiainst.bsky.social