Come join our next lunchtime Brown Bag webinar! Details below:

Cool new insights into Kissinger's manipulations from @carolinelucas.bsky.social : thebrushcontact.substack.com/p/henry-kiss...

Hurrah for the bookworms and readers of democracy! www.spytalk.co/p/page-turne...

There's tremendous potential for Intelligence Studies papers and discussions here, too: defencescienceinstitute.com/news/3rd-wor...

We're keeping an eye out for the upcoming Fall 2025 issue of International Security and @aaronbateman.bsky.social's latest article. It looks fascinating!

What was inside a top secret regional #KGB spy museum in 1960? @socintelhist.bsky.social Find out in my new article based on the ongoing archival research of #KGB documents at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #spies #intelhistory #coldwar The link: tinyurl.com/y6v3by35

New addition Book: The Radical War of 1820: Police Spies, Government Spies, and Willing Informers by David M. Smale (published 12-06-2025) https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-war-of-1820-9781350513235/

Our Vice President @jrogg.bsky.social sat down with HUMINT founder @sashaingber.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion of the CIA's history of lethal targeting Forget James Bond--truth is more interesting! sashaingber.substack.com/p/the-cias-h...

@jrovner.bsky.social, @rorycormac.bsky.social, and @lmaschmeyer.bsky.social's new article is a super read on an important but neglected area of covert action: www.cambridge.org/core/service...

My new article on Substack! "Death and the Maidens: How Two Polish Sisters Deceived Soviet #Counterintelligence in Post-WWII Vilnius" Based on my ongoing research of #KGB files at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #intelhistory #SMERSH @socintelhist.bsky.social The link: tinyurl.com/3cubry5e

Oh, to be in Cambridge this Fall! (The good news is how many of these presentations will be streamed and available to us all). networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

This is going to be a fun read: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Thank you, @chekistmonitor.bsky.social.

Congratulations to @rorycormac.bsky.social for the new and very useful chapter on covert action in the newest edition of The Oxford Handbook of National Security Intelligence: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Who was #CIA's first penetration of Soviet intelligence? Perhaps not who you think. Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs

@intnatsecjournal.bsky.social latest call for papers is a super idea and a great opportunity if you work on the psychological side of Intelligence Studies. I can't wait to read the end result.

Fantastic speaking to Michael Young of Malcolm H. Kerr @carnegiemec.bsky.social about #WatchingTheJackals & lessons from Cold War CT. 👉 shorturl.at/v1tr1

This just might be the coolest job opportunity ever: networks.h-net.org/jobs/69269/i...

UT Austin's Clements Center for National Security offers a wonderful opportunity for support and mentoring while you finish your dissertation: apply.interfolio.com/173798

A super new read from @dvanp.bsky.social and @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social , just out today: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A super review of @guttmannaviva.bsky.social 's "Covert Diplomacy to Overcome a Crisis" networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Congratulations and the best of luck to you and your students.

Are you an early career scholars with substantially complete first book manuscripts (at least 50% of the planned book)? Check out the Toynbee First Book Workshop Competition 2025-26: toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f...

A fascinating article in a book that moves our field substantially forward. Congratulations!

How China’s Secretive Spy Agency Became a Cyber Powerhouse www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...

The latest Studies in Intelligence is out: www.cia.gov/resources/cs...

Please join us in congratulating @smarrin.bsky.social and Hamilton Bean. Both just hit 2,000 citations, but that's only a small measure of their contributions to Intelligence Studies. scholar.google.com/citations?us... scholar.google.com/citations?us...

Soviet deception operation you probably never heard about. Operation STORM, #MGB plan to fake the landing of #CIA agents in Lithuania. Based on my ongoing archival research at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social The link for my article: tinyurl.com/5h4zyj6c #spies #coldwar @socintelhist.bsky.social

Do you work on the intersection of intelligence and democratization or specialize in a country that democratized in the 1990s? Check out the International Journal for Intelligence and Counterintelligence's latest call for papers: networks.h-net.org/system/files...

Do you work in military intelligence or a related topic? This call for papers may be right up your alley: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

This year's Oxford Intelligence Conference Program on Oct 6-7 looks superb. You can find information and the link for tickets here: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...

Are you a full professor in Security Studies with a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Policy, History (Intelligence or National Security), or a related field? Please consider applying for or sharing this vacancy. We're a super team! utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

What a wonderful new podcast from @wwiimuseum.bsky.social ! www.nationalww2museum.org/war/podcasts...

Another fun read.

It's out! Truly a wonderful book, full of useful new insights. A groundbreaking contribution to the field of Intelligence Studies by so many of our favorite scholars. www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...

@matthefler.bsky.social's latest is an absolute must read:

Another fabulous opportunity, this one for early career scholars (PhD candidates, ABDs, & PostDocs): A two-day funded conference at the @wwiimuseum.bsky.social's Emerging Scholars Workshop. Go for it! networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

What a wonderful opportunity! The @wwiimuseum.bsky.social really is superb. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

So glad that I got a sneak peek. It's an excellent read. I'm even more glad that this will be out in time for me to use it in my spring 2026 syllabi. Kudos to all involved. @magslong.bsky.social @rorycormac.bsky.social @dvanp.bsky.social Genevieve Lester.

My new article on Substack! Part 3 of "11 Lithuanian #KGB Counterintelligence Operations Against the West in 1955." #spies #coldwar Based on my ongoing research at the Hoover Library & Archives, Stanford University. @socintelhist.bsky.social The link: tinyurl.com/48h2ujp6

🚨 TODAY is the pre-reg deadline for the ISA ISSS & APSA IS Sections meeting at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, in Washington, DC, taking place Oct. 16-18, 2025. Complete your registration & confirm your participation today! To learn more: buff.ly/FnxkvKQ

Feeling overwhelmed as an #EarlyCareer #Researcher? Listen to Episode 5 of @isa-canada.bsky.social's podcast, #ALADoctor, featuring @pmfrowd.bsky.social as he and @rbkpulln.bsky.social discuss the advice that #GradStudents receive on how to plan out their #Academic #Career: buff.ly/tqK5eig

The "Secrets on Display" discussion originally scheduled to be streamed from the International Spy Museum next Wednesday has been postponed. We'll post an update once a new day has been set. In the meantime, we highly recommend the book that underpins the discussion: www.amazon.com/Secrets-Disp...

Another @sandbaggerone.bsky.social pub. Good stuff!

"Wilford’s book covers seemingly familiar ground, but with a twist ... the imperial line—even if readers may not agree—provides a new point for contention". My review of Hugh Wilford's, The CIA: An Imperial History in Diplomacy & Statecraft. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RWYK6...