Heaven forbid the NSA museum should honor NSA trailblazers some of whom were women or minorities. What has happened at the National Cryptologic Museum is disgraceful. That said, I probably should have expected it. #intelhist
1/I understand legit debate re: #DEI & whether pendulum swung too far, too quickly.
But what happened today at @NSAGov's @NatCryptoMuseum is unacceptable. Trump Admin new DEI policy disgraces cryptological historical trailblazers & icons in community.
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But what happened today at @NSAGov's @NatCryptoMuseum is unacceptable. Trump Admin new DEI policy disgraces cryptological historical trailblazers & icons in community.
See two covered areas? https://
February 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Heaven forbid the NSA museum should honor NSA trailblazers some of whom were women or minorities. What has happened at the National Cryptologic Museum is disgraceful. That said, I probably should have expected it. #intelhist
March 17, 2026 at 2:29 AM
New addition
Book: The Next War: Indications Intelligence in the Early Cold War by Timothy Andrews Sayle (published 15-07-2025)
https://press.ucalgary.ca/books/9781773856230/
Book: The Next War: Indications Intelligence in the Early Cold War by Timothy Andrews Sayle (published 15-07-2025)
https://press.ucalgary.ca/books/9781773856230/
The Next War: Indications Intelligence in the Early Cold War
The Next War draws on recently declassified documents to reveal the hidden history of allied intelligence networks during the early Cold War.
press.ucalgary.ca
July 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Hey! You soldiers! Don't go tattooing stuff on your body that could be used by enemy order of battle analysts! In fact, no tattoos whatsoever, please. (From the USAHEC's World War I Survey collection.) #intelhist #wwi #fww
August 21, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Hey! You soldiers! Don't go tattooing stuff on your body that could be used by enemy order of battle analysts! In fact, no tattoos whatsoever, please. (From the USAHEC's World War I Survey collection.) #intelhist #wwi #fww
US military attaché HUMINT system along the Danish-German border at the end of WWI. The head of this network was someone operating under the vice-consular cover. The posts at the border are farms. Farmers were paid for each German deserter they brought up the chain. #FWW #intelhist
August 16, 2026 at 2:48 AM
US military attaché HUMINT system along the Danish-German border at the end of WWI. The head of this network was someone operating under the vice-consular cover. The posts at the border are farms. Farmers were paid for each German deserter they brought up the chain. #FWW #intelhist
Forthcoming book from Cambridge UP, "Eyes and Ears: Secret Agent Work in Cold War China" looks extremely interesting. This is a "primary source reader," apparently. #intelligence #intelhist
Eyes and Ears
Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Eyes and Ears
www.cambridge.org
June 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Forthcoming book from Cambridge UP, "Eyes and Ears: Secret Agent Work in Cold War China" looks extremely interesting. This is a "primary source reader," apparently. #intelligence #intelhist
Many thanks to @lucatrenta.bsky.social for the great questions and being a wonderful host for an NBN interview about my book that takes a broad look at the far-flung American #intelligence efforts during World War I. #FWW #intelhist #milhist
It was a real pleasure to welcome (back) @markstout.bsky.social to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Tune in as we discuss his excellent book. Come for top notch intelligence history, stay to find out who really wrote Shakespeare.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Many thanks to @lucatrenta.bsky.social for the great questions and being a wonderful host for an NBN interview about my book that takes a broad look at the far-flung American #intelligence efforts during World War I. #FWW #intelhist #milhist
The Intelligence Studies Bibliography. An *outstanding* resource listing books, articles, podcasts, conferences, etc. Includes #intelhist. It's the work of Yusuf Ali Ozkan of Imperial College London and King's College London who, sadly, is not on Bluesky.
#polisky #FWWhist #WWII #ColdWar #19thC
#polisky #FWWhist #WWII #ColdWar #19thC
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April 27, 2024 at 3:54 PM
CIA in a summary description of a 1976 study on the use of new analytic techniques (new to the Intelligence Community, that is) at CIA, DIA, and INR. #polisky #intelligence #intelhist
June 8, 2024 at 3:12 AM
CIA in a summary description of a 1976 study on the use of new analytic techniques (new to the Intelligence Community, that is) at CIA, DIA, and INR. #polisky #intelligence #intelhist
It was a pleasure to review Jeffrey Rogg's book "The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence" for @lawfaremedia.org. There is much in it to chew on and debate and the topic, civil-intelligence relations, is of great and growing importance. #intelligence #intelhist
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Have Not Aged Well
A review of Jeffrey P. Rogg, “The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence” (Oxford University Press, 2025).
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It was a pleasure to review Jeffrey Rogg's book "The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence" for @lawfaremedia.org. There is much in it to chew on and debate and the topic, civil-intelligence relations, is of great and growing importance. #intelligence #intelhist
I’m delighted that King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence has joined Bluesky! They’ve also provided a really useful list of many of the intelligence historians who have accounts here. Give them all a follow! #intelhist #milhist #skystorians
Hello world!
We are thrilled to join @bsky.app and look forward to connecting the #intelligence studies community members here. We are eager to share our exciting events, publications, prizes, and more with all of you.
If you are not following us on other platforms, here is our website.
kcsi.uk
We are thrilled to join @bsky.app and look forward to connecting the #intelligence studies community members here. We are eager to share our exciting events, publications, prizes, and more with all of you.
If you are not following us on other platforms, here is our website.
kcsi.uk
King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence
Building and sharing knowledge around global intelligence policies, practices and their impact on government decision-making.
kcsi.uk
August 21, 2024 at 1:17 PM
I’m delighted that King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence has joined Bluesky! They’ve also provided a really useful list of many of the intelligence historians who have accounts here. Give them all a follow! #intelhist #milhist #skystorians
Here's the cover, as that link didn't give it.
#intelhist
#intelhist
September 28, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Here's the cover, as that link didn't give it.
#intelhist
#intelhist
"Thanks to...discoveries in the Czech Security Service Archive, we are now able to reconstruct the doctrine that informed the Soviet Bloc’s way of sabotage...and draw parallels with the...suspected sabotage attacks...in Europe and the US since the Russian invasion of Ukraine." #intelhist
#Russia
#Russia
The Long Shadow of Soviet Sabotage Doctrine? - War on the Rocks
Boris Nikolaevich Rodin was a known entity in the KGB. Operating as an intelligence officer in London from 1947 to 1951, he helped manage the defection of
warontherocks.com
August 20, 2024 at 1:53 AM
"Thanks to...discoveries in the Czech Security Service Archive, we are now able to reconstruct the doctrine that informed the Soviet Bloc’s way of sabotage...and draw parallels with the...suspected sabotage attacks...in Europe and the US since the Russian invasion of Ukraine." #intelhist
#Russia
#Russia
Great chatting to Erin O'Brien about my @warontherocks.bsky.social piece on #Soviet #sabotage #doctrine & what Czech security and intelligence archives can tell us about the #ColdWar:
warontherocks.com/episode/the-...
@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk #skystorians #intelhist #milhist
warontherocks.com/episode/the-...
@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk #skystorians #intelhist #milhist
How Putin is Reviving Soviet Sabotage Doctrine - War on the Rocks
warontherocks.com
August 22, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Great chatting to Erin O'Brien about my @warontherocks.bsky.social piece on #Soviet #sabotage #doctrine & what Czech security and intelligence archives can tell us about the #ColdWar:
warontherocks.com/episode/the-...
@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk #skystorians #intelhist #milhist
warontherocks.com/episode/the-...
@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk #skystorians #intelhist #milhist
NSA has launched a podcast: "No Such Podcast." Their first episode is "How We Found Bin Laden: The Basics of Foreign Signals Intelligence." #intelhist #terrorism #intelligence #SIGINT
How We Found Bin Laden: The Basics of Foreign Signals Intelligence
Osama bin Laden helped plan the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 which killed nearly 3,000 Americans. To find him, the U.S. government had to put its best people on the job. Along with their
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September 6, 2024 at 6:11 PM
NSA has launched a podcast: "No Such Podcast." Their first episode is "How We Found Bin Laden: The Basics of Foreign Signals Intelligence." #intelhist #terrorism #intelligence #SIGINT
Intelligence History Book Prize 2024! 1000 Euro prize from the International Intelligence History Association for the best intelligence history book published between January 1, 2022 and August 25, 2024. AFAIK the first ever #intelhist book prize.
#skystorians #19thCentury #fwwhist #WWII #ColdWar
#skystorians #19thCentury #fwwhist #WWII #ColdWar
Intelligence History Book Prize 2024
We are delighted to announce our call for nominations for the Intelligence History Book Prize 2024. The prize is worth € 1,000 and will be awarded by the International Intelligence History Associat…
intelligence-history.org
August 11, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Intelligence History Book Prize 2024! 1000 Euro prize from the International Intelligence History Association for the best intelligence history book published between January 1, 2022 and August 25, 2024. AFAIK the first ever #intelhist book prize.
#skystorians #19thCentury #fwwhist #WWII #ColdWar
#skystorians #19thCentury #fwwhist #WWII #ColdWar
I've been doing research on memoirs of American #intelligence veterans of #WWI. One thing I've noticed is that though there was a vast domestic intel/surveillance effort during the war almost nobody wrote memoirs about it. I think this tells us something.
#FWWHist #IntelHist #FWW
#FWWHist #IntelHist #FWW
May 17, 2024 at 2:04 AM
I've been doing research on memoirs of American #intelligence veterans of #WWI. One thing I've noticed is that though there was a vast domestic intel/surveillance effort during the war almost nobody wrote memoirs about it. I think this tells us something.
#FWWHist #IntelHist #FWW
#FWWHist #IntelHist #FWW
#SpyGems: #CisarskeLazne bldg @KarlovyVaryCZ a.k.a. #CasinoRoyale where, in 1 night, #Bond loses all HMG allowance in poker, takes #CIA loan, kills 2 assassins, survives poisoning attempt &tries to save kidnapped sidekick. All while thinking he is in Montenegro. What a night! #intelhist #skystorians
September 10, 2024 at 7:17 PM
#SpyGems: #CisarskeLazne bldg @KarlovyVaryCZ a.k.a. #CasinoRoyale where, in 1 night, #Bond loses all HMG allowance in poker, takes #CIA loan, kills 2 assassins, survives poisoning attempt &tries to save kidnapped sidekick. All while thinking he is in Montenegro. What a night! #intelhist #skystorians
This sounds like an interesting new book on Canadian #intelligence history. A review of Dennis Gruending's "A Communist for the RCMP: The Uncovered Story of a Social Movement Informant." Not a lot gets published on Canadian intel history so I'm glad to see this.
#sykstorians #Canada #intelhist
#sykstorians #Canada #intelhist
The spy who kept notes
In 1941, the RCMP recruited Frank Hadesbeck, a Spanish Civil War veteran, as a paid informant to infiltrate the Communist Party. For decades, he informed upon hundreds of people who held progressive v...
canadiandimension.com
July 25, 2024 at 3:23 PM
This sounds like an interesting new book on Canadian #intelligence history. A review of Dennis Gruending's "A Communist for the RCMP: The Uncovered Story of a Social Movement Informant." Not a lot gets published on Canadian intel history so I'm glad to see this.
#sykstorians #Canada #intelhist
#sykstorians #Canada #intelhist
Call for nominations for the 2024 Polly Corrigan Book Prize. The prize, offered by King's College London's Centre for the Study of Intelligence, recognizes scholarship in the realm of intelligence and security written by female scholars or about women. #intelligence #skystorians #intelhist
Polly Corrigan Book Prize - 2024
Call for Nominations ( The 2024 Polly Corrigan Book Prize) The Polly Corrigan Book Prize is a biennial award sponsored by The King’s Centre for Study of…
kcsi.uk
June 25, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Call for nominations for the 2024 Polly Corrigan Book Prize. The prize, offered by King's College London's Centre for the Study of Intelligence, recognizes scholarship in the realm of intelligence and security written by female scholars or about women. #intelligence #skystorians #intelhist
Exciting day for @kcsi.uk! 🎉
Today we launched our new blog #KCSIInsights - a platform for showcasing work by KCSI-associated academics, doctoral students and practitioners.
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@kcl.ac.uk #skystorians #intelhist #milhist
Today we launched our new blog #KCSIInsights - a platform for showcasing work by KCSI-associated academics, doctoral students and practitioners.
Join us for this adventure & subscribe at kcsi.uk/contact.
@kcl.ac.uk #skystorians #intelhist #milhist
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September 23, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Exciting day for @kcsi.uk! 🎉
Today we launched our new blog #KCSIInsights - a platform for showcasing work by KCSI-associated academics, doctoral students and practitioners.
Join us for this adventure & subscribe at kcsi.uk/contact.
@kcl.ac.uk #skystorians #intelhist #milhist
Today we launched our new blog #KCSIInsights - a platform for showcasing work by KCSI-associated academics, doctoral students and practitioners.
Join us for this adventure & subscribe at kcsi.uk/contact.
@kcl.ac.uk #skystorians #intelhist #milhist
Registration is now open for the "Canadian Intelligence History at the Crossroads: Historical Reflections on the Occasion of #CSIS' 40th Anniversary" conference. It will be in October in Ottawa.
#intelhist #intelligence #ColdWar
#intelhist #intelligence #ColdWar
Canadian Intelligence History at the Crossroads - October 3-4, 2024 - CASIS-ACERS
Registration is now open! Additional information can be found here: https://casis-acers.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Canadian-Intelligence-History-at-the-Crossroads.pdf
casis-acers.ca
July 15, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Registration is now open for the "Canadian Intelligence History at the Crossroads: Historical Reflections on the Occasion of #CSIS' 40th Anniversary" conference. It will be in October in Ottawa.
#intelhist #intelligence #ColdWar
#intelhist #intelligence #ColdWar
Upcoming conference: "Knock in the Night: Intelligence, Security and Special Services in Authoritarian States." The conference is put on by the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies and it runs online June 26 and 27. (Nb: all times are UK time.)
#intelligence #intelhist #intelsky
#intelligence #intelhist #intelsky
Upcoming BCISS conference: Knock in the Night
26-27 June (online) The Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies (BCISS) is hosting a two-day, online conference: Knock in the Night: Intelligence, Security andSpecial Services in Authorita...
intelligencestudiesreview.blog
June 5, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Upcoming conference: "Knock in the Night: Intelligence, Security and Special Services in Authoritarian States." The conference is put on by the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies and it runs online June 26 and 27. (Nb: all times are UK time.)
#intelligence #intelhist #intelsky
#intelligence #intelhist #intelsky
That piece led me to a fascinating bit of video of an interview with Guy Burgess that I'd never known existed. There is so much going on in this interview. #intelhist
Guy Burgess spy interview (January 1959)
YouTube video by Val Preston
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January 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
That piece led me to a fascinating bit of video of an interview with Guy Burgess that I'd never known existed. There is so much going on in this interview. #intelhist