Professor of 'Intelligence and International Affairs', Director of the King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence, Dept of War Studies, King's College London
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I don't post regularly on twitter but have enjoyed using it over the years to follow interesting people, news and events. It's got increasingly vile and racist and Musk's message today about wanting AfD to take power in Germany was the final straw. 1/3
As the descendent of people murdered by the Nazis, seeing a message encouraging similarly racist people to take power is a step too far. I'm deleting the twitter app and moving over to Bluesky. Please follow me there: @msg77.bsky.social 2/3
Are you considering applying to the International Security and Intelligence programme? We’re having a virtual ‘open day’ on 13 January at 2000 hrs GMT / 1500 EST to tell you more about this course and answer your questions! Sign up here: https://t.co/56aukFkGb9
Thank you to Michael Goodman (@77_msg) for a positive mention of my chapter in his review of the edited volume on The Bondian Cold War in the Summer 2024 issue of the Journal of Cold War Studies.
There will be more on Zoya Voskresenskaya-Rybkina in my new book #KGB LITERATI.
The Cambridge Security Initiative has launched a shorter 2 week academic program designed for professionals working in the intel and security space. We call it ISI-PRO. Apply here: https://t.co/qFTIOp9pT3 PLEASE retweet! @ISICambridge@77_msg@kclintelligence@dRichterova
We’re ready for the last #KCSISeminar of this year.
We’re hosting Geraint Hughes tonight for his talk of ‘Saving the Sultanate: UK, the Dhofar War & intelligence support for Oman’.
https://t.co/Mgd6lTUV0m
Next up on our Insights blog is a contribution from John Taylor about the importance of psychology in intelligence assessments relating to Putin. Check it out here: https://t.co/TelXJLyEih
Very many thanks to @Telegraph for quoting a recent piece published by @RUSI_org on Russian #sabotage in the gig-economy era, authored with @kloosha @magda_long
@PatrickBury
https://t.co/oIYE8V7DeK
Full RUSI report: https://t.co/3gVokmt8S8
Huge honour to deliver the Inaugural Entente Cordiale Lecture today at the British Embassy in Paris alongside my friend and colleague Nicolas Lerner of DGSE. #EntenteAmicale
On what would have been his 140th birthday, #MI6 salutes the courage of Frank Foley. Frank personally saved many Jewish lives, forging visas to allow persecuted Jews to escape Nazi Germany. As a tribute to Frank, the Auditorium in our HQ at Vauxhall Cross is named in his honour.
The inaugural NIHC begins at Bletchley Park today, and our Historian Dr David Abrutat spoke of his pride and thanks to the hard work of teams at @BletchleyPark, @GCHQ & Oxford Intelligence Group.
#NIHC
The first copies of #WatchingtheJackals are in hand. Many 🙏 to @Georgetown_UP for their trust & support.
Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing sneak peeks & tidbits from the book—stay tuned! 🐺📚
Official release: 2 Jan '25; available for pre-order now.
@kclintelligence
Tomorrow marks 1,000 days since the start of Putin's brutal, illegal invasion. Our commitment to stand with the Ukrainian people remains absolute.
#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
Huge thanks to the incredible John Sipher for speaking to a packed house of @kclintelligence students today on the US, Russia, & intelligence challenges in the world of Putin and Trump. John gave our students plenty to think about. @warstudies@KCLSecurity
Great talk tonight by @lucatrenta to @kclintelligence on Luca’s important new book ‘The President’s Kill List’. Has there been a more important time to discuss the normalisation of state sponsored assassination? @warstudies@DSD_Kings@KCLSecurity@EdinburghUP
📢Don't miss the Book Talk: "The President’s Kill List"
Prof @lucatrenta will discuss his book on US government assassinations, covering figures from Fidel Castro to Qassem Soleimani and the decisions behind these actions.
📅18 Nov | 🕚18:30
Register: https://t.co/lJYtJ5iOn9