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🚨 New in KCSI Insights – "The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy: Worshiping Trump and Setting Clear Priorities" by Dr @dpoakley.bsky.social
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The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy: Worshiping Trump and Setting…
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February 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🚨 New in KCSI Insights – "The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy: Worshiping Trump and Setting Clear Priorities" by Dr @dpoakley.bsky.social
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🚨 New publication – KCSI member Dr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social for @warontherocks.bsky.social on "How the United States Lost a Nuclear Device and Recovered an Indian Friend"
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How the United States Lost a Nuclear Device and Recovered an Indian Friend
It started at a Washington cocktail party, when an Air Force general listened to a mountaineer describe the view from Mount Everest — and decided the
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February 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
🚨 New publication – KCSI member Dr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social for @warontherocks.bsky.social on "How the United States Lost a Nuclear Device and Recovered an Indian Friend"
warontherocks.com/2026/02/how-...
warontherocks.com/2026/02/how-...
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Thanks to @warontherocks.bsky.social for publishing my piece on a recent @nytimes.com article about a CIA/Indian intelligence operation that ended in the loss of a nuclear-powered surveillance device 👇
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How the United States Lost a Nuclear Device and Recovered an Indian Friend
It started at a Washington cocktail party, when an Air Force general listened to a mountaineer describe the view from Mount Everest — and decided the
warontherocks.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Thanks to @warontherocks.bsky.social for publishing my piece on a recent @nytimes.com article about a CIA/Indian intelligence operation that ended in the loss of a nuclear-powered surveillance device 👇
warontherocks.com/2026/02/how-...
@kcsi.uk @dsdkings.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2026/02/how-...
@kcsi.uk @dsdkings.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
📚 Last chance!
📚 Final stretch!
🗓️ The deadline to nominate books for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes is 31 January 2026.
👇🏼 Further details below.
🗓️ The deadline to nominate books for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes is 31 January 2026.
👇🏼 Further details below.
📚 Call for submissions: 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes
The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.
The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
📚 Last chance!
📚 Final stretch!
🗓️ The deadline to nominate books for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes is 31 January 2026.
👇🏼 Further details below.
🗓️ The deadline to nominate books for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes is 31 January 2026.
👇🏼 Further details below.
📚 Call for submissions: 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes
The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.
The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.
January 22, 2026 at 1:48 PM
📚 Final stretch!
🗓️ The deadline to nominate books for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes is 31 January 2026.
👇🏼 Further details below.
🗓️ The deadline to nominate books for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes is 31 January 2026.
👇🏼 Further details below.
📄 Call for papers
🙌🏼 King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) is delighted to partner with the Society for Intelligence History (SIH) to host the SIH Annual Conference at King's College London on October 11-13, 2026.
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🙌🏼 King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) is delighted to partner with the Society for Intelligence History (SIH) to host the SIH Annual Conference at King's College London on October 11-13, 2026.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
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January 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
📄 Call for papers
🙌🏼 King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) is delighted to partner with the Society for Intelligence History (SIH) to host the SIH Annual Conference at King's College London on October 11-13, 2026.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
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🙌🏼 King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) is delighted to partner with the Society for Intelligence History (SIH) to host the SIH Annual Conference at King's College London on October 11-13, 2026.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
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📢 #WatchingTheJackals is 1 year old.
The reception has gone far beyond what I had expected (and Central Europeans aren't known for low expectations). Here’s a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective 🙏 to all who quietly made this happen. You know who you are.
1/4 ENDORSEMENTS
The reception has gone far beyond what I had expected (and Central Europeans aren't known for low expectations). Here’s a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective 🙏 to all who quietly made this happen. You know who you are.
1/4 ENDORSEMENTS
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
📢 #WatchingTheJackals is 1 year old.
The reception has gone far beyond what I had expected (and Central Europeans aren't known for low expectations). Here’s a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective 🙏 to all who quietly made this happen. You know who you are.
1/4 ENDORSEMENTS
The reception has gone far beyond what I had expected (and Central Europeans aren't known for low expectations). Here’s a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective 🙏 to all who quietly made this happen. You know who you are.
1/4 ENDORSEMENTS
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Thank you to @kcsi.uk including Our Dear Friends in Moscow in your holiday book recommendations —much appreciated.
Jessi Gilchrist recommends "Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation" by @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan (2025).
December 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thank you to @kcsi.uk including Our Dear Friends in Moscow in your holiday book recommendations —much appreciated.
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Well this is very generous and kind. Thanks @drichterova.bsky.social. So on trend it’s not even out yet! Thanks again for the advance read; I’m really looking forward to sharing it with everyone in the spring 😀
📖 Dr Daniela Richterova (@drichterova.bsky.social) recommends "Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line" by @rorycormac.bsky.social (2026).
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Well this is very generous and kind. Thanks @drichterova.bsky.social. So on trend it’s not even out yet! Thanks again for the advance read; I’m really looking forward to sharing it with everyone in the spring 😀
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Wonderful to see #AgentZo on the @kcsi.uk (King’s College Centre for the Study of Intelligence) recommended book list!- thank you!
📖 Dr Celia Parker-Vincent (@drceliap-v.bsky.social) recommends "Agent Zo" by @claremulley.bsky.social (2024).
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🎄 It’s that time of the year when the buzz of work quiets down and we get the time to rest before ringing in the new year — and pick up a book or two.
🥳 If you find yourself in need of last-minute holiday gift ideas, look no further than our KCSI-approved book guide!
🥳 If you find yourself in need of last-minute holiday gift ideas, look no further than our KCSI-approved book guide!
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🎄 It’s that time of the year when the buzz of work quiets down and we get the time to rest before ringing in the new year — and pick up a book or two.
🥳 If you find yourself in need of last-minute holiday gift ideas, look no further than our KCSI-approved book guide!
🥳 If you find yourself in need of last-minute holiday gift ideas, look no further than our KCSI-approved book guide!
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Honoured Spying in South Asia makes the list of the best non-fiction books read by The Prints columnists in 2025. Humbled to feature alongside accomplished authors & amazing work. That's some bookshelf!
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@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
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@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
The best non-fiction books read by ThePrint columnists in 2025
From artificial intelligence and India’s development journey to debates on Hinduism, majoritarianism, and the Intelligence Bureau, these books captured the attention of ThePrint’s columnists in 2025.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Honoured Spying in South Asia makes the list of the best non-fiction books read by The Prints columnists in 2025. Humbled to feature alongside accomplished authors & amazing work. That's some bookshelf!
theprint.in/feature/the-...
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
theprint.in/feature/the-...
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
🎉 As nomination deadlines for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes approach, 2024 Polly Corrigan Book Prize winner Dr @sophieduroy.bsky.social spoke with KCSI on receiving the prize, the inspiration behind her book, and gave some advice to this year's applicants.
December 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🎉 As nomination deadlines for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes approach, 2024 Polly Corrigan Book Prize winner Dr @sophieduroy.bsky.social spoke with KCSI on receiving the prize, the inspiration behind her book, and gave some advice to this year's applicants.
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “Document Exploitation in Anglo-American Intelligence” by Dr. Michael A. Innes
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Document Exploitation in Anglo-American Intelligence
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December 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “Document Exploitation in Anglo-American Intelligence” by Dr. Michael A. Innes
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “‘Not your father’s Afghanistan’: Is the West taking its eye off the al-Qaeda ball?” by Graham Aikin
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
#KCSI
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#KCSI
‘Not your father’s Afghanistan': Is the West taking its eye off the…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “‘Not your father’s Afghanistan’: Is the West taking its eye off the al-Qaeda ball?” by Graham Aikin
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
#KCSI
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#KCSI
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “When Resistance Went Global: MLK’s Assassination, Japan’s Beheiren and America’s Vietnam Deserters" by Satoshi Yoda
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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When Resistance Went Global: MLK’s Assassination, Japan’s Beheiren…
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November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “When Resistance Went Global: MLK’s Assassination, Japan’s Beheiren and America’s Vietnam Deserters" by Satoshi Yoda
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
🚨New publication — “Learning from Canberra: A Smarter Vision for UK Intelligence and National Security” by @drceliap-v.bsky.social for @rusi.bsky.social
🔗 Link: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
🔗 Link: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Learning from Canberra: A Smarter Vision for UK Intelligence and National Security
Without adopting Canberra's policies wholesale, the UK's intelligence-policymaker network would benefit from making some of the changes Australia has implemented, particularly the designation of a pri...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚨New publication — “Learning from Canberra: A Smarter Vision for UK Intelligence and National Security” by @drceliap-v.bsky.social for @rusi.bsky.social
🔗 Link: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
🔗 Link: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
🚨New article in our KCSI Insights blog by our core team member Dr @paulineblistene.bsky.social and KCSI Co-Director Dr @drichterova.bsky.social on “Strategic Vandalism: Decoding the French ‘Red Hands’ Trial.”
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Strategic Vandalism: Decoding the French 'Red Hands' Trial
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November 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🚨New article in our KCSI Insights blog by our core team member Dr @paulineblistene.bsky.social and KCSI Co-Director Dr @drichterova.bsky.social on “Strategic Vandalism: Decoding the French ‘Red Hands’ Trial.”
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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🕯️ Remembering Paul Ritchie CMG OBE
A dedication by Dr Huw Dylan from @kcsi.uk: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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A dedication by Dr Huw Dylan from @kcsi.uk: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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A dedication to Paul Ritchie CMG OBE from the King's Centre for the…
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November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🕯️ Remembering Paul Ritchie CMG OBE
A dedication by Dr Huw Dylan from @kcsi.uk: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
A dedication by Dr Huw Dylan from @kcsi.uk: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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Russian intelligence uses GenAI for the same reason companies do - productivity.
The difference? Their output is disinformation and cyber attacks. And they use YOUR AI tools because they can't build their own.
My latest for KCSI Insights: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
The difference? Their output is disinformation and cyber attacks. And they use YOUR AI tools because they can't build their own.
My latest for KCSI Insights: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
If You Can't Beat Them, Steal: Russia's AI Strategy
kcsi.uk
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Russian intelligence uses GenAI for the same reason companies do - productivity.
The difference? Their output is disinformation and cyber attacks. And they use YOUR AI tools because they can't build their own.
My latest for KCSI Insights: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
The difference? Their output is disinformation and cyber attacks. And they use YOUR AI tools because they can't build their own.
My latest for KCSI Insights: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
🎉 Exciting news for the KCSI team
📖 Viking (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) has acquired “Our Man in Prague” by our Co-Director @drichterova.bsky.social
More details: www.thebookseller.com/rights/vikin...
📖 Viking (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) has acquired “Our Man in Prague” by our Co-Director @drichterova.bsky.social
More details: www.thebookseller.com/rights/vikin...
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🎉 Exciting news for the KCSI team
📖 Viking (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) has acquired “Our Man in Prague” by our Co-Director @drichterova.bsky.social
More details: www.thebookseller.com/rights/vikin...
📖 Viking (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) has acquired “Our Man in Prague” by our Co-Director @drichterova.bsky.social
More details: www.thebookseller.com/rights/vikin...
📄 From the impact of growing digitalisation on intelligence to Czechoslovakia’s complex relationship with Middle Eastern revolutionaries, our KCSI members have been busy with sharing their expert insights in several publications this month.
🔗 All publications can be found here: kcsi.uk/publications
🔗 All publications can be found here: kcsi.uk/publications
Our Publications
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October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
📄 From the impact of growing digitalisation on intelligence to Czechoslovakia’s complex relationship with Middle Eastern revolutionaries, our KCSI members have been busy with sharing their expert insights in several publications this month.
🔗 All publications can be found here: kcsi.uk/publications
🔗 All publications can be found here: kcsi.uk/publications
🚨 Publication alert!
“Smart new world: adapting human intelligence for the digital age” by KCSI member Dr David V. Gioe, co-authored with Dr Tony Manganello of Indiana Wesleyan University.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Smart new world: adapting human intelligence for the digital age” by KCSI member Dr David V. Gioe, co-authored with Dr Tony Manganello of Indiana Wesleyan University.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Smart new world: adapting human intelligence for the digital age
This article considers the impact of digital advances on clandestine Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations. Despite the arrival and advancement of disruptive technologies, classical HUMINT tradecr...
www.tandfonline.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🚨 Publication alert!
“Smart new world: adapting human intelligence for the digital age” by KCSI member Dr David V. Gioe, co-authored with Dr Tony Manganello of Indiana Wesleyan University.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Smart new world: adapting human intelligence for the digital age” by KCSI member Dr David V. Gioe, co-authored with Dr Tony Manganello of Indiana Wesleyan University.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📚 Call for submissions: 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes
The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.
The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.
October 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📚 Call for submissions: 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes
The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.
The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.