🚨 New Publication! 🚨 In this piece, I examine both the extreme and the more “moderate” factions within the AfD 🇩🇪 and compare their positions on 🇺🇦/🇷🇺 with their stances on 🇮🇱/🇵🇸. Key insights and findings👇🏻 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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“Reichstagskuppel, Spreerundfahrt, »Informationsbesuch« in der russischen Botschaft: So sieht sie aus, eine typische Berlinreise der AfD. Die Fahrten werden aus Steuergeldern bezahlt, vom Bundespresseamt organisiert.” ⬇️

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“Es war kein dummer Zufall, dass ich in der Frankfurter Sponti-Szene gelandet war und mich da wohlgefühlt hatte. Das war ein Teil von mir, und der Teil kam in der offiziellen Politik völlig zu kurz. Ich habe alles ausprobiert…, aber es war nie mein Ding.”

“Can the UK afford to fight a war?” Join this open Chatham House event on 📅 27 November 2025 🕕 6-7PM Hybrid – In-person (Chatham House, London) & Online 👉 Register via: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o... @jamiegaskarth.bsky.social @gunjans.bsky.social @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social

He’s not mincing his words.

"Deterring Russia is a shared responsibility of all NATO allies, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told DW. But he sees less enthusiasm among the alliance's members than at the beginning of the war in Ukraine." DW www.dw.com/en/lithuania...

45% of English HE institutions expect to report a deficit this year, with sector income set to come in £438 million below forecasts, says regulator, warning some providers may need to take 'radical action' www.timeshighereducation.com/news/radical... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

“Dennoch hielt sich Bonn mit Kritik zurück, auch weil die Bundesregierung fürchtete, andernfalls könnten die CIA-Aktionen in der breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt werden und zu einer »Erregung« in der Bevölkerung führen.”

I am very pleased to say that the audiobook of War in the Smartphone Age is published today. I have listened to the free 5 mins & want to thank @liamgerrard.bsky.social for his excellent narration! cc: @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social amzn.eu/d/4N7WM72

LinkedIn remains a useful targeting platform for foreign entities (and MI5 is not a ‘spy agency’)

If you are not in academia, you might not know this, but job interviews used to be held at conferences IN HOTEL ROOMS. Women candidates in a hotel room alone with often all-male committees. People sitting on beds! The horror stories I've heard.

Morgen, gibt’s auch im Livestream

Wichtiges Thema, aber sieht stark nach einem Manel aus.

This accountability experiment is over.

So. Wie angekündigt. Hier mein wütender Rant zum Thema #Frauengesundheit ab 35. Genau genommen zu den Themen #Perimenopause #Menopause #Wechseljahre. Und zu der unterirdischen ärztlichen Versorgung. Ja, ja, über die Themen spricht man nicht. Nee, genau das muss sich ändern! Denn wusstet ihr, 1/

JPICT are very excited to announce our latest Call for Papers, a series of forum publications under the theme "Upheaval: Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism in a Changing World." We welcome short papers designed to foster a dynamic conversation ➡️ think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

It's a lifeline, not a comprehensive solution to the crisis, but if you're a UK-based PhD (or equivalent) in a SHAPE subject within 10 years of your viva, do join the British Academy's ECRN. It's free, has resources & you don't need to be employed in research or academia to be a member. 3/3

Sometimes intelligence partners care a lot about what happens after the sharing, and especially when it’s happening in plain sight.

The book is real! To celebrate, I will give out five copies to interested early career folks. DM if you’d like one.

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He’ll have a lot of time dreaming about ‘being like James Bond’ now.

Can't wait for our Wednesday, Nov 19, discussion with @tim-weiner.bsky.social about his super new book, "The Mission." This is going to be good! @lucatrenta.bsky.social @chekistmonitor.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social .

‘So stimmen 25 Prozent der Befragten der Aussage zu, es brauche in Deutschland „eine einzige starke Partei, die die Volksgemeinschaft insgesamt verkörpert“.’

A British citizen has been arrested in relation to the weapons cache in Vienna.

“Het bejubelde herstel van het politieke midden maskeert echter de gestage uitholling ervan. De pendule van de slingerbeweging slaat steeds minder ver terug. Na deze verkiezingen is het radicaal-rechtse blok als geheel niet kleiner geworden, het midden niet zo ver teruggeveerd als voorheen.”

Applications are now open for the Ann Ball Bodley Visiting Fellowship in Women’s History at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk offering scholars the opportunity to advance research in women’s history. Find full details: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh... #WomensHistory #ResearchFellowship #BodleianLibraries

Meet the Park Brothers: “The hi-tech displays are everywhere – all made by the Parks out of raw materials or discarded electronic devices, rescued parts, or remnants of some CIA experiments.”

Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)! epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Jahrelang hat sich die Künstlerin Regina Schmeken mit dem NSU-Komplex beschäftigt. „Blutiger Boden“ in Hamburg zeigt die verstörend normalen Tatorte.

#Fellowships: Academy in Exile invites 5 international scholars at risk for a 12-month fellowship. The fellowship opens up the opportunity to pursue a career in the humanities, social sciences, or law in a secure environment. @mellon.org 📍KWI Essen/ TU Dortmund ⏱️15 Nov 25 🔗 tinyurl.com/mwv3amzb

Exciting position @northeasternu.bsky.social ! Managing Policy Director at the new Institute for Information, & Democracy, please share with interested parties. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...

Since apparently normal procedures around classified and secret information aren't enough... #civmilsky www.reuters.com/world/americ...

“Das erste Mal seit dem Kalten Krieg wird die deutsche Justiz jetzt über einen solchen Tatvorwurf entscheiden, der sich auch gegen Russland richtet.”

At a time of multiple international crises, the Pentagon’s official positions will be relayed by Timcast, The Epoch Times, LindellTV and the Gateway Pundit, which means that many people simply won’t believe Pentagon statements at all. Which might be the point www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Could Chatham House please invite more foreigners with no …. to give, so they will say exactly what they think. Thank you.

Intelligence is about telling truth to power. If power isn’t interested in truth, what’s the point? open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

Someone wants attention on #caturday. #catsofbluesky

The other side of fast, unbureaucratic, wartime procurement. “The details of the case capture the chaos of wartime procurement as Ukraine rushed to source ammunition to fight Vladimir Putin’s invasion from anywhere that would help.” on.ft.com/42Xt3uB

This looks worth a visit. 🤫

Die Italienerin Sofia Corradi hat das Leben von Millionen Eu­ro­päe­r:in­nen geprägt. Nun ist sie mit 91 Jahren gestorben. Und wir erinnern uns.

Busy times for counter-intelligence.

🍁 Cardiff in the autumn. 👌

@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris). We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵: #PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐

“Etwa ein Drittel der gesamtdeutschen Wertschöpfung in der Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie passiert im Freistaat.”

France's newly appointed chief of defense, Gen. Fabien Mandon is preparing the nation's armed forces to be ready for a "shock, that would be a kind of test" from Russia.