Bram Spoor

PhD researcher at Netherlands Defence Academy & Leiden University. | Studies intelligence & complexity science with incursions into broader military science.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

Oh look, it's me and Peter de Werd, @WarStudiesNLDA, @FMW_NLDA, @landmacht, @Defensie
writing on military intel & complexity for a special issue of @Intel_IJIC. Open access, thanks to @ISGA_Hague, @UniLeiden.

Complexity in Military Intelligence https://t.co/3BLsjCggK8

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@SjaakvanElten Clausewitzliefhebber hier. Je hebt helemaal gelijk. Dat gejuich over drones is erg vermoeiend. Hoe effectief ze ook zijn, het is geboren uit noodzaak, in ieder geval voor Oekraine.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

Anybody up for a panel on connecting Intelligence Studies to Organizational Theory for the International Studies Association conference 2026?

The idea is to look into the design/architecture of intelligence organisations.

#isa #intelligence

[UniLeiden FGGA @fggaleiden]

Militair en onderzoeker Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor waarschuwt dat ook de inlichtingenorganisaties van de NAVO en diens lidstaten gevaren niet altijd goed kunnen inschatten.

Lees het interview hier:

https://t.co/C4DJSRCl8I
@ISGA_Hague

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@psguu @ISGA_Hague @WarStudiesNLDA @NLDA_DOSCO Dank je Peter. Die boom gaan we zeker nog eens opzetten!

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

A little bit on my research. @ISGA_Hague
@WarStudiesNLDA @NLDA_DOSCO

https://t.co/4dMhAeaDMw

[Mick Ryan, AM @WarintheFuture]

The moral cowardice of Scholz can only hurt #Ukraine, his country and the rest of Europe. Citizens in the west deserve a better, wiser and more courageous breed of politicians than this.

[Michael MacKay @mhmck]

Western governments pretend they don't know that North Korean troops are already engaged in combat on the battlefront in Kursk region.

They prefer to hide under the covers like children instead of confronting bitter reality like adults.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

Question for my UK military contacts: is Information Manoeuvre still a thing?

Can't find anything after reforms of Future Soldier programme that placed the ISR Group (formerly 1 ISR Bde) and 77 Bde from 6 Div to Field Army Troops.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@snowded He would indeed. But I already have a hard time convincing the military that the OODA loop is not the horrible linear depiction from doctrine. 😅

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@snowded @Osinga10 is the real expert on this.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@snowded It's my understanding he already was deep into complexity, not just merely starting with it. That is not to say that his OODA loop couldn't have evolved further.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@ian_tb03 Awesome thread!

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

Typically Air Force, conflating intel and ISR.

[Hayden Center @mvhaydencenter]

Air Force splitting up intelligence and cyber effects organization | DefenseScoop https://t.co/xZfGVDmZSQ

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@gentry_johna @Sandbagger_01 This especially relates to analysts. I see cognitive diversity as formed by social, cultural, educational, professional and intellectual background and experiences. It's broader than DEI, but with a more direct argument for enhanced performance of intel orgs.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@gentry_johna @Sandbagger_01 The reverse also applies: The simpler the problem, the more homogeneous the team working on it should be. It's a dial, not binary. However, as a rule of thumb I would suggest a healthy amount of cognitive diversity in general is better than none at all.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@gentry_johna @Sandbagger_01 If all goes well I'll have a chapter published on DEI and cognitive diversity at the end of this year.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

@Unilever, forgot to tag you. My bad.

[Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor]

Some good ads in Berlin.