Buckingham Centre for Security & Intelligence Studies.

‘That idiot Putin wants to take it all’: Russia’s kamikaze tactics fuel a slow advance in Ukraine Latest wave of displaced citizens curse ‘imperial ambition’ that has led to an estimated one million Russian casualties

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MA Covert Action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation by Research This programme aims to offer insight into hitherto closed and sensitive areas of security and intelligence practice within both western democracies and authoritarian regimes. Emphasis is placed on rel...

Interested in undertaking an ONLINE Postgraduate Certificate or a Masters by Research in Covert Action, HUMINT and the Psychology of Intelligence Elicitation? Then why not consider studying with BUCSIS. (Jan 25 and Sept 25 entry) To view programmes details go via www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/rese...

BUCSIS organised student visit to the National Archives exploring the declassified files on the Portland spy ring and the Cambridge spy ring. Followed by a tour of the excellent MI5 exhibition

Backlash grows after Zelensky strips anti-corruption bodies of independence

Trump brushes off US intel reports on Iran to align himself with Israel President has dismissed verdict by handpicked spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons

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Watching the Jackals: Cold War Terror, Espionage, and Prague’s Secret Role Podcast Episode · War Studies · 21/05/2025 · 48m

Who were the #ColdWarJackals? Why were they #watched? What can today’s professionals learn from these uneasy covert alliances?

🎙️ Tune in as Thea Gioe, former USG intel practitioner & #KCSI Visiting Fellow, and I explore these questions in the latest #WarStudiesPODCAST episode.

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Another superb piece by Gill - how many intelligence historians could follow their paper at a conference with a turn?

Well i never knew that Blair (and Putin) were one-time readers of the President’s Daily Brief

Thanks @davidpriess.bsky.social!

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Poland has accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a shopping centre in the capital Warsaw last year.

Revealed: online campaign urged far right to attack China’s opponents in UK Social media incitement following last summer’s riots appears to be new tactic against Hong Kong exiles

It’s a constant, and subversive and relentless drip drip pervasiveness… but for those specifically targeted it must be terrifying

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The CIA intelligence analyst: views from the inside Published in Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Next up we have Jeff Rogg (@jrogg.bsky.social) with an insightful review of George and Levine's The CIA Intelligence Analyst: Views from the Inside www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The moral ecology of extremism: a systemic perspective Dr Noémie Bouhana, University College London.

Most accessible overview of what I do: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d8b79...

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg Steve's Reading Russia - Russian Press Review (14 April 2025)

No hint of compromise in today’s Russian press. On the prospects for peace in Ukraine, one paper declares: “Trump is in a hurry…Russia is in no hurry for a deal.” Another paper says Vladimir Putin’s demands “have barely changed” from the ones he issued last June. #ReadingRussia

Romanian man arrested after DHL warehouse fire caused by suspected Russian device. #covertaction

An informant reporting Russian sabotage, 1920s:

“I have refrained from particularising and offering proof of my statements as it is a waste of time and effort. I will point out that the situation was exactly foretold years ago and the warnings ignored”

Poster which states 'new publication from Dan Lomas' with book cover

📖 Congratulations to @nottspolitics.bsky.social' Dr Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social on the publication of his new co-edited book 'Intelligence, Security and the State: Reviewing the British Intelligence Community'

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We @nottspolitics.bsky.social are hiring! We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Associate in International Relations (with a focus on security studies). This full-time, fixed-term post is available from 1 September 2025 until 30 June 2026.

Textbook example of the influence/psychological dimensions of sabotage. Crying sabotage - or massive cyber attack - induces more friction and facilitates the instigator’s dirty work!

If any NSC officials want to add me to top secret group chats, rest assured I’d have to compete ethics forms, data management plans and trusted research approval before I could do anything with it. Ahhh academia 😉

We are hiring!

@nottspolitics.bsky.social are seeking to appoint a Teaching Associate in Political Science (with a focus on quantitative methods). This full-time, fixed-term post is available from 1 September 2025 until 30 June 2027.

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Stunning Signal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of Europe

New peer reviewed journal for intelligence research now out. The Journal of Applied Operational
Intelligence. All articles are free to access - no fees for authors. www.ubplj.org/index.php/jaoi

New peer reviewed journal for intelligence research now out. The Journal of Applied Operational
Intelligence. All articles are free to access - no fees for authors. www.ubplj.org/index.php/jaoi

New journal: The Journal of Applied Operational Intelligence is now out. Nine peer-reviewed articles are free to access via www.ubplj.org/index.php/jaoi

Thank you to i2 for its kind sponsorship that ensures free access to readers👏👏

Shattered by a perfect storm: How Trump’s cuts are crippling journalism beyond the United States From Ukraine to El Salvador, newsrooms have been hit by cuts in USAID and other programmes. Fifteen editors discuss the impact and how to fight back.

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Great day today with Sir John Sawers, our @nottspolitics.bsky.social hon prof.

- one-2-one sessions with PhD researchers
- roundtable with staff
- lecture and Q&A with students

A great opportunity for all and fantastic to see so many so engaged! Proud of the School 😃

Putin's Dilemma Can he agree a truce? On what terms?

Will Russia agree to join the one month truce proposed by the US and agreed by Ukraine. In this post I explore the dilemma Putin now faces as this risks a frozen conflict without his aims achieved. (£/free trial). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/p...?

Unravelling effectiveness in intelligence: a systematic review Effectiveness is a term often used in intelligence studies. However, what effectiveness means in relation to intelligence remains elusive and intelligence effectiveness is studied from a wide varie...

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Trump’s ‘electroshock’ on Ukraine ends the debate: Europe cannot rely on the US for its security Europe will still hope to make good use of its cards in any peace negotiations Trump plans with Moscow. But now it must decide how to pay for its own defence.

Even if Europe’s leaders can unify to shore up collective defence, it is far from clear whether that will be enough to deter an aggressive, badly mauled Russia.

How Zelensky misread Trump’s White House After walking into an Oval Office trap, Ukraine’s president needs European leaders to live up to their vows of solidarity

Interesting column from a former foreign secretary (not as Zelensky-hostile as the headline suggests) www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...