As far as I am concerned, European security is being defined in Helsinki. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

I was very pleased to be interviewed by @andrewmueller.bsky.social on Monocle Radio. Andrew and I talk about my book, War in the Smartphone Age from 30 minutes, 45 seconds into the programme. cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Evidence mounts that Labour Party ministers have the political nous of the Tory Party…. Faak

Says the bloke with a PhD from Sussex University… 🙄

Here I am talking to @andrewmueller.bsky.social about my book. Was good fun.

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @mlorimer.bsky.social and @mgmessmer.bsky.social on Trump's crackdown on the menace of late-night chat show hosts and the day's other stuff, plus @warmatters.bsky.social on his terrific new book "War In The Smartphone Age". monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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I’ve no idea what on earth I’m doing in the telecommunications list on Amazon UK but, thanks to lots of good folks, I’m currently ranked second… So whoever is buying my book, beers on me!💪 amzn.eu/d/bpYVEHi

Just did an interview with Kate Gerbeau for @forcesnews.com. Am hoping their editors can turn my streak of consciousness into something useful. 🙏

Yesterday I was number 2 on the Amazon US best seller list for Military Sciences. Today I am number 1. Many thanks to all those who bought a copy. Feedback and comments very welcome! a.co/d/5TGkwrB

I just realised that my book comes out in the US today. This version is published with Oxford University Press. I am very pleased to say that it has already gained some fantastic reviews and comments on Amazon. a.co/d/enOSInK

Number 2 in military sciences on Amazon US. 😃 a.co/d/73eBUiI

Well deserved.

Number 2 in military sciences on Amazon US. 😃 a.co/d/73eBUiI

This looks very interesting!

Some fantastic questions from a packed audience at #WHWF25. The subject of my book defo got people switched on and thinking, even though it was 10am. Very pleased the conversations continued at the book signing.

This is untrue on most major issues (though the media eıite don't know this). It is untrue on immigration in particular. Untrue on climate, on Trump, on human rights, on inciting racism. And much else

My cats have just got their EU pet passport and now have more rights than I do! 😀

Total carnage

Very pleased to say that I’ve signed to have my book translated to Spanish & published by the Madrid based publisher La Esfera De Los Libros: www.esferalibros.com The Spanish version of my book will come out next year. Many thanks to @hurstpublishers.bsky.social & @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

I’ll be in Blighty at the “We Have Ways Festival” this coming Saturday 13 September to talk about my book. If you’re going to be at Blackpit Farm near Stowe then do say hello. Would be good to chat to folks who otherwise I only meet online. Grateful to @almurray.bsky.social for the invite

Very pleased to say that I’ve signed to have my book translated to Spanish & published by the Madrid based publisher La Esfera De Los Libros: www.esferalibros.com The Spanish version of my book will come out next year. Many thanks to @hurstpublishers.bsky.social & @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.

Congratulations to Dr Claudio Montesi on successfully defending their PhD. Many thanks to @davidbrenner.bsky.social and Professor Alice Hills who examined the PhD. Also many congratulations and sincere thanks to my co-supervisor at Sussex IR dept, Professor Fabio Petito.

Recent summer reading: I appear, inadvertently & interspersed with #civilprotection forays, to have built an escalation ladder...

Congratulations to Dr Claudio Montesi on successfully defending their PhD. Many thanks to @davidbrenner.bsky.social and Professor Alice Hills who examined the PhD. Also many congratulations and sincere thanks to my co-supervisor at Sussex IR dept, Professor Fabio Petito.

My second PhD student is defending his thesis today… 😬😀💪

Norwood Junction looking mighty fine this morning…

From apps that let civilians report enemy movements to viral memes that shape global perceptions, smartphones blur the line between everyday life and the battlefield and are transforming modern warfare. @warmatters.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5un447ba

Love it when a book you pre-ordered arrives on a long weekend. Looking forward to digging in, @warmatters.bsky.social!

No one elver willingly does business with JD Vance. He is literally a puppet of the vested interests that made him VP. He thinks he does power politics. Actually he just does insufferable arsehole.

A 2-1 win over Sirius puts AIK third in the table. Fans show their appreciation.💪

War in the Smartphone Age coming to Audiobook very soon! Very pleased that @liamgerrard.bsky.social is narrating! 💪

It was fantastic talking to @jshermcyber.bsky.social on the @lawfaremedia.org pod. Thanks for asking such great questions that really engaged with the things I discuss in War in the Smartphone Age. cc: @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

Stockholm, mid-week looking good. Winter is coming but no snow yet.

@warmatters.bsky.social joins today’s @lawfaremedia.org Daily to discuss his new book “War in the Smartphone Age.” We talked about everything from ‘context collapse’ on social media to the future of ‘participatory warfare.’ Listen wherever you get your podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

It was fantastic talking to @jshermcyber.bsky.social on the @lawfaremedia.org pod. Thanks for asking such great questions that really engaged with the things I discuss in War in the Smartphone Age. cc: @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

A real pleasure to speak on the @lawfaremedia.org podcast yesterday. With many thanks to @jshermcyber.bsky.social for asking some fantastic questions and opening up the subject and really engaging with my book.

Colour me shocked. @warmatters.bsky.social @philipwblood.bsky.social @dustinducane.bsky.social

Palantir’s share price. It go POP! I was at PwC during the dot com bubble. Something like that will sort out the AI sector! Anyhow only a matter of time before coders get replaced by AI coding platforms like Loveable. Time to get a new job working in a cafe! 😃 www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

Manic Street Preachers.... Fantastic gig tonight at Gröna Lund, Stockholm. One of the top gigs of 2025 for sure, and there's been a few! With @lexythugcat.bsky.social and @warmatters.bsky.social Full gig list here tentsmuir.wordpress.com/1490-2/ #ManicStreetPreachers #KeepMusicLive

Manic Street Preachers were on fire tonight in Stockholm in the pouring rain.

Also THEY’RE STILL FANTASTIC

Manic Street Preachers. Stockholm. Gröna Lund. Very sodding wet…

In which the Children’s Commissioner reveals she’s on Starlink’s payroll. What a dumbarse thing for her to argue. Just makes me annoyed.

This was very good fun. I think this was the first opportunity I had to just walk through the structure of the book and why I wrote it in the way that I did.

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Many thanks to Dr Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox and @aspi-org.bsky.social for publishing this review of my book. cc @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

Another review in of my book, “War in the Smartphone Age”. Brimblecombe-Fox notes the book “informs while provoking more questions”, is written for a “broad… audience [&] is a timely catalyst for brave & creative thinking about war, peace & the future” www.aspistrategist.org.au/bookshelf-sm...

I’m on the Fallout pod talking about my book with @philipwblood.bsky.social. It is a great podcast also more than ably cohosted by @dustinducane.bsky.social and @benskipper.bsky.social Check it out. youtu.be/jT0fVDwpQX0