It's on now! I am at the AskHistorians Reddit Forum answering questions about KGB spy fiction & my new book #KGBLiterati! See you there! @socintelhist.bsky.social

A quick reminder to send your proposals in for the SIH Annual Conference, which will be held in London this October. 📩 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 — please send proposals to [email protected].

Great crowd last night at the Commonwealth Club of California for my talk on #KGB institutional culture & my new book #KGBLiterati. Q&A for almost an hour! @socintelhist.bsky.social

📄 Call for papers 🙌🏼 King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) is delighted to partner with the Society for Intelligence History (SIH) to host the SIH Annual Conference at King's College London on October 11-13, 2026. @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social (1/8)

𝗖𝗙𝗣: Join the 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆’s 2026 conference, hosted at King’s College London with the 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 kcsi.uk and the 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @warstudieskcl.bsky.social 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 15, send to: [email protected] www.intelligencehistory.org

Less than two weeks to go before we can read Peter Grace's wonderful new book with Georgetown University Press--but you can preorder it today. www.amazon.com/dp/164712644...

What a story!

Coming soon and we can't wait. Congratulations, @lucatrenta.bsky.social and @avramovok.bsky.social!

The call for papers is out for the International Association for Intelligence Education's European Chapter's annual conference, hosted by the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies (BCISS) at Brunel University London from Sep. 8-10, 2026. iafieeurope.org/events/annua...

We just learned that we've lost the irreplaceable, legendary Dr. William (Bill) Burr, who gave us so much with his work for @nsarchive.bsky.social. What a loss, but what a legacy he lives behind.

A super opportunity for graduate students: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Absolutely worth a read. Whatever your interests, you'll find something: nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Congratulations, Dr.s Newbery and Hijzen! networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

My new article! "NKVD Plan to Undermine the Catholic Church in Lithuania in 1941" Based on my ongoing research of #NKVD/#MGB/#KGB files at Hoover Library & Archives! @socintelhist.bsky.social @hooverinstitution.bsky.social The link: tinyurl.com/2ah69ze6

A fascinating look at the influences that shaped Indian intelligence. www.orfonline.org/public/uploa...

Think subversion is a modern innovation? Guess what? networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Congratulations, @drichterova.bsky.social. So well deserved!

Congratulations, @chekistmonitor.bsky.social, for the well-deserved excellent review.

"Napoleon's Lost Treasure for Stalin's 70th Birthday" One of the most bizarre Soviet #counterintelligence pursuits I discovered while researching #KGB files at Hoover Archives. @hooverinstitution.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social Read it here: tinyurl.com/muc3chyk

We're enjoying our co-founder @markstout.bsky.social's latest review. This definitely sounds like a memoir worth reading. networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

What an interesting conversation: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Congratulations, @chekistmonitor.bsky.social and well done!

Next Tuesday, December 2nd, is Giving Tuesday. Please keep us in mind as we continue to build our ability to serve you.

Thank you, @tim-weiner.bsky.social for a marvelous discussion!

#KGBLiterati at the Commonwealth Club of California. January 15, 2026. @uoftpress.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

This conference is going to be superb. We hope to see you there. www.bletchleypark.org.uk/nihc/

We couldn't agree more! @chekistmonitor.bsky.social kgbstack.substack.com/p/why-you-sh...

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...