Diana Bolsinger
@dianabolsinger.bsky.social
Public Policy scholar; Assistant Professor, @UTEP Intelligence & National Security Studies (INSS); @ClementsCenter alum; @SocIntelHist; IC veteran.
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My name is Diana Bolsinger and I’m an Assistant Professor of Intelligence and National Security at The University of Texas at El Paso. I’m also a former U.S. diplomat and a denizen of the Deep State (Shhh!) 1/3
My name is Diana Bolsinger and I’m an Assistant Professor of Intelligence and National Security at The University of Texas at El Paso. I’m also a former U.S. diplomat and a denizen of the Deep State (Shhh!) 1/3
Can't wait for our Wednesday, Nov 19, discussion with @tim-weiner.bsky.social about his super new book, "The Mission." This is going to be good! @lucatrenta.bsky.social @chekistmonitor.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social .
November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Can't wait for our Wednesday, Nov 19, discussion with @tim-weiner.bsky.social about his super new book, "The Mission." This is going to be good! @lucatrenta.bsky.social @chekistmonitor.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social .
We're counting down, too. This is going to be good!
Just 4 days left until my new book #KGBLiterati hits the shelves! amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Kevin Riehle: "Kovacevic's meticulous research illuminates a dark corner in Soviet intel history by opening the world of Soviet spy fiction to a non-Russian audience." @socintelhist.bsky.social ⬇️
Kevin Riehle: "Kovacevic's meticulous research illuminates a dark corner in Soviet intel history by opening the world of Soviet spy fiction to a non-Russian audience." @socintelhist.bsky.social ⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We're counting down, too. This is going to be good!
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Our Vice President @jrogg.bsky.social sat down with HUMINT founder @sashaingber.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion of the CIA's history of lethal targeting
Forget James Bond--truth is more interesting!
sashaingber.substack.com/p/the-cias-h...
Forget James Bond--truth is more interesting!
sashaingber.substack.com/p/the-cias-h...
The CIA’s history of lethal targeting
I spoke with intelligence historian Jeff Rogg about the CIA’s history of targeted killing.
sashaingber.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Our Vice President @jrogg.bsky.social sat down with HUMINT founder @sashaingber.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion of the CIA's history of lethal targeting
Forget James Bond--truth is more interesting!
sashaingber.substack.com/p/the-cias-h...
Forget James Bond--truth is more interesting!
sashaingber.substack.com/p/the-cias-h...
@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's discussion on making an impact with our academic writing is inspiring: www.publishnotperish.net/p/why-should...
Why Should Anyone Care About Your Research?
Speaking to More Than the Twelve People in Your Subfield
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October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's discussion on making an impact with our academic writing is inspiring: www.publishnotperish.net/p/why-should...
Are you a full professor in Security Studies with a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Policy, History (Intelligence or National Security), or a related field?
Please consider applying for or sharing this vacancy. We're a super team!
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Please consider applying for or sharing this vacancy. We're a super team!
utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Are you a full professor in Security Studies with a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Policy, History (Intelligence or National Security), or a related field?
Please consider applying for or sharing this vacancy. We're a super team!
utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
Please consider applying for or sharing this vacancy. We're a super team!
utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
Every word I said back then is true. I'm so glad that this came out in time for my spring class in "Comparative Intelligence Services." Congratulations @markstout.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @rorycormac.bsky.social Genevieve Lester, @markstout.bsky.social, @dvanp.bsky.social, & all involved.
September 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Every word I said back then is true. I'm so glad that this came out in time for my spring class in "Comparative Intelligence Services." Congratulations @markstout.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @rorycormac.bsky.social Genevieve Lester, @markstout.bsky.social, @dvanp.bsky.social, & all involved.
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@matthefler.bsky.social's latest is an absolute must read:
Josephine Baker spied for France 🇫🇷 against the Axis- but what if her most secret operation was against an ally? 🇬🇧
This essay uses intelligence records to trace a desperate effort to counter British subversion & save the French Empire
@engelsbergideas.bsky.social
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This essay uses intelligence records to trace a desperate effort to counter British subversion & save the French Empire
@engelsbergideas.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/portraits/jo...
Josephine Baker's secret war
The singer-turned-spy Josephine Baker played a key, and hitherto unacknowledged, role during the Second World War in the secret contest between Britain and France in the Middle East.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
@matthefler.bsky.social's latest is an absolute must read:
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Please join us Wed, 1/10 @12pm EST as SIH founders @markstout.bsky.social & Sarah-Jane Corke, fmr NASA Chief Scientist James Green & Spy Museum Dir. of Adult Education Amanda Ohlke open "Secrets on Display: Stories and Spycraft from the International Spy Museum."
www.spymuseum.org/calendar/sec...
www.spymuseum.org/calendar/sec...
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September 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Please join us Wed, 1/10 @12pm EST as SIH founders @markstout.bsky.social & Sarah-Jane Corke, fmr NASA Chief Scientist James Green & Spy Museum Dir. of Adult Education Amanda Ohlke open "Secrets on Display: Stories and Spycraft from the International Spy Museum."
www.spymuseum.org/calendar/sec...
www.spymuseum.org/calendar/sec...
Couldn't have more thoroughly enjoyed discussing intelligence liaison and its impact on U.S. national security with JHU's Michael Ard. Here's the link to the webinar. Enjoy!
youtu.be/4zf4xKZoNQs?...
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Intelligence Liaison and Foreign Policy: The Hidden Link
YouTube video by JHU Advanced Academic Programs
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August 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Couldn't have more thoroughly enjoyed discussing intelligence liaison and its impact on U.S. national security with JHU's Michael Ard. Here's the link to the webinar. Enjoy!
youtu.be/4zf4xKZoNQs?...
youtu.be/4zf4xKZoNQs?...
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Are you a #US Citizen looking to expand your #Foreign language and #International skills? Boren Awards and Critical Language Scholarships offer #Funding and training to help build #Intercultural competence. Join us for an overview of these programs as well as how to apply: buff.ly/xq8oEZ0
August 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Are you a #US Citizen looking to expand your #Foreign language and #International skills? Boren Awards and Critical Language Scholarships offer #Funding and training to help build #Intercultural competence. Join us for an overview of these programs as well as how to apply: buff.ly/xq8oEZ0
More fun recommendations, this time from Jeff Stein of @spytalker.bsky.social . I haven't read any of the three but that's about to change.
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Spy Thrillers for the Beach
My week off has been enriched by these three great books
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August 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
More fun recommendations, this time from Jeff Stein of @spytalker.bsky.social . I haven't read any of the three but that's about to change.
open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...
open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...
Not many surprises here, but still a fun compilation:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b...
Spy Novels: A Starter Pack
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Not many surprises here, but still a fun compilation:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b...
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Our job today and tomorrow is the same as it’s always been—to be good, to be wise, to stand up for what’s right, to resist what is wrong and evil. Nothing changes that. Nothing exempts us from that. Nothing prevents us from doing that.
November 10, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Our job today and tomorrow is the same as it’s always been—to be good, to be wise, to stand up for what’s right, to resist what is wrong and evil. Nothing changes that. Nothing exempts us from that. Nothing prevents us from doing that.
This betrays both our allies and our national interest. God help us all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
Trump Bows to Putin’s Approach on Ukraine: No Cease-Fire, Deadlines or Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This betrays both our allies and our national interest. God help us all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
Tomorrow's the day. Please join us!
I can't wait until August 13th, when I discuss my research and upcoming book with Michael J. Ard on JHU's "Inside Intelligence" podcast.
Please join us!
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Please join us!
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Intelligence Liaison and Foreign Policy: The Hidden Link
Inside Intelligence presents "Intelligence Liaison and Foreign Policy: The Hidden Link"
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August 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Tomorrow's the day. Please join us!
This is heartbreaking.
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is heartbreaking.
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
I can't wait until August 13th, when I discuss my research and upcoming book with Michael J. Ard on JHU's "Inside Intelligence" podcast.
Please join us!
www.eventbrite.com/e/intelligen...
Please join us!
www.eventbrite.com/e/intelligen...
Intelligence Liaison and Foreign Policy: The Hidden Link
Inside Intelligence presents "Intelligence Liaison and Foreign Policy: The Hidden Link"
www.eventbrite.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I can't wait until August 13th, when I discuss my research and upcoming book with Michael J. Ard on JHU's "Inside Intelligence" podcast.
Please join us!
www.eventbrite.com/e/intelligen...
Please join us!
www.eventbrite.com/e/intelligen...
Opinion | Soft power for a tough world
America needs more than tanks and aircraft carriers.
wapo.st
July 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Indeed, get in touch. We got some great contributions so far and we are looking for more!
Does your research relate to the Church/Pike Committees and the 1975 "Year of Intelligence"? If so, please check out this call for papers for a @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social. @lucatrenta.bsky.social @historydafydd.bsky.social
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CfP: INS Special Edition, "The Church Committee" | H-Net
The 1975 Church Committee, the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Indeed, get in touch. We got some great contributions so far and we are looking for more!
What a pleasure to open my recently-arrived print copy of
@intnatsecjournal.bsky.social to see my project with
Misty Duke and Michael Landon-Murray in print! A super team and I hope we can work together again soon.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@intnatsecjournal.bsky.social to see my project with
Misty Duke and Michael Landon-Murray in print! A super team and I hope we can work together again soon.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What a pleasure to open my recently-arrived print copy of
@intnatsecjournal.bsky.social to see my project with
Misty Duke and Michael Landon-Murray in print! A super team and I hope we can work together again soon.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@intnatsecjournal.bsky.social to see my project with
Misty Duke and Michael Landon-Murray in print! A super team and I hope we can work together again soon.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
So happy to see the terrific RJISSF roundtable on @markstout.bsky.social's wonderful book on intelligence in WWI. I've not only enjoyed the book but used it in the classroom and couldn't recommend it more highly.
I feel proud and very honored that my book “World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence” (UPK, 2023) is the subject of the latest H-Diplo | RJISSF Roundtable. I hope this encourages others to work in the field. 1/3
H-Diplo | RJISSF Roundtable 16-32 on Stout, World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence
21 April 2025 | PDF: https://issforum.org/to/jrt16-34 | Website: rjissf.org | Twitter: @HDiplo Editor: Diane Labrosse Commissioning Editor: Sarah-Jane Corke Production Editor: Christopher Ball Pre…
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April 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So happy to see the terrific RJISSF roundtable on @markstout.bsky.social's wonderful book on intelligence in WWI. I've not only enjoyed the book but used it in the classroom and couldn't recommend it more highly.
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles... If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Opinion | Naval Academy Censors Ryan Holiday’s Lecture on Censorship (Gift Article)
How a lecture to the U.S. Naval Academy on censorship was censored.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles... If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
The best part of the workshop was the people--including time to hang out with the brilliant and talented Dr. @mindyhaas.bsky.social .
Had a wonderful time learning and connecting with fellow scholars about current world issues and how we can educate our students about them, with the help of @cfr.org and their educational resources!
April 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The best part of the workshop was the people--including time to hang out with the brilliant and talented Dr. @mindyhaas.bsky.social .
If it's April, it's time to urge our students to submit their best research papers to for the Bobby Inman Award for Student Scholarship in Intelligence, open to undergrads & grad students. Not only does it open doors, but there's a $5k award, too.
intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/inman-award/
intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/inman-award/
“Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship - Intelligence Studies Project
"Bobby R. Inman Award" for Student Scholarship Overview The Inman Award competition is designed to recognize outstanding research and writing by students at the undergraduate or graduate levels on top...
intelligencestudies.utexas.edu
April 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If it's April, it's time to urge our students to submit their best research papers to for the Bobby Inman Award for Student Scholarship in Intelligence, open to undergrads & grad students. Not only does it open doors, but there's a $5k award, too.
intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/inman-award/
intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/inman-award/