Elena Grossfeld
@kloosha.bsky.social
PhD Researcher
War Studies, Kings College London
Russia | Intelligence | Strategic Culture | Cold War
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War Studies, Kings College London
Russia | Intelligence | Strategic Culture | Cold War
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📄 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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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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Modern battlefield comms
The Russians’ latest development: Starlink on a horse. There are no analogues to such a "UGV," and there never will be.
January 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Modern battlefield comms
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The Russians’ latest development: Starlink on a horse. There are no analogues to such a "UGV," and there never will be.
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The Russians’ latest development: Starlink on a horse. There are no analogues to such a "UGV," and there never will be.
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My new article!
"NKVD Plan to Undermine the Catholic Church in Lithuania in 1941"
Based on my ongoing research of #NKVD/#MGB/#KGB files at Hoover Library & Archives! @socintelhist.bsky.social
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social
The link: tinyurl.com/2ah69ze6
"NKVD Plan to Undermine the Catholic Church in Lithuania in 1941"
Based on my ongoing research of #NKVD/#MGB/#KGB files at Hoover Library & Archives! @socintelhist.bsky.social
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social
The link: tinyurl.com/2ah69ze6
NKVD Plan to Undermine the Catholic Church in Lithuania in 1941
Top secret plan devised by Beria and Merkulov discovered in the archives
tinyurl.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My new article!
"NKVD Plan to Undermine the Catholic Church in Lithuania in 1941"
Based on my ongoing research of #NKVD/#MGB/#KGB files at Hoover Library & Archives! @socintelhist.bsky.social
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social
The link: tinyurl.com/2ah69ze6
"NKVD Plan to Undermine the Catholic Church in Lithuania in 1941"
Based on my ongoing research of #NKVD/#MGB/#KGB files at Hoover Library & Archives! @socintelhist.bsky.social
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social
The link: tinyurl.com/2ah69ze6
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A first-of-its-kind defence agreement that will let the two 🇬🇧 🇳🇴 navies operating side-by-side in the North Atlantic.
UK and Norway team up to hunt Russian submarines and undersea sabotage
New frigates, joint P-8 maritime aircraft patrols and more frequent anti-sabotage elite training were on the table when Norway and the UK on Thursday signed a first-of-its-kind defence agreement that ...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A first-of-its-kind defence agreement that will let the two 🇬🇧 🇳🇴 navies operating side-by-side in the North Atlantic.
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📜 It was a great opportunity to highlight research we published at @rusi.bsky.social in '24 on #gigeconomysabotage, w/ @kloosha.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @patrickbury.bsky.social.
👥 It was excellent to appear alongside the expert voices of #SO15 Dom Murphy, @matthewrr.bsky.social & others.
👥 It was excellent to appear alongside the expert voices of #SO15 Dom Murphy, @matthewrr.bsky.social & others.
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📜 It was a great opportunity to highlight research we published at @rusi.bsky.social in '24 on #gigeconomysabotage, w/ @kloosha.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @patrickbury.bsky.social.
👥 It was excellent to appear alongside the expert voices of #SO15 Dom Murphy, @matthewrr.bsky.social & others.
👥 It was excellent to appear alongside the expert voices of #SO15 Dom Murphy, @matthewrr.bsky.social & others.
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🎧 Grateful to contribute to the 📻 prgm "CURRENTLY: Playing Spies", drawing on what I’ve learned while observing recent UK trials linked to RU sabotage & espionage.
Thanks 🙏 @gordoncorera.bsky.social & #BBC Radio 4 production team for putting this excellent programme together!
👉 shorturl.at/icEjs
Thanks 🙏 @gordoncorera.bsky.social & #BBC Radio 4 production team for putting this excellent programme together!
👉 shorturl.at/icEjs
Currently - Playing Spies - BBC Sounds
Gordon Corera investigates Russia's new front line of amateur espionage.
shorturl.at
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🎧 Grateful to contribute to the 📻 prgm "CURRENTLY: Playing Spies", drawing on what I’ve learned while observing recent UK trials linked to RU sabotage & espionage.
Thanks 🙏 @gordoncorera.bsky.social & #BBC Radio 4 production team for putting this excellent programme together!
👉 shorturl.at/icEjs
Thanks 🙏 @gordoncorera.bsky.social & #BBC Radio 4 production team for putting this excellent programme together!
👉 shorturl.at/icEjs
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Today is the 5th time we've captured Pokrovsk. A major defeat for the american empire.....
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today is the 5th time we've captured Pokrovsk. A major defeat for the american empire.....
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Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
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Special issue of Intelligence and National Security Published! Topic is "Rethinking Strategic Warning and Intelligence Failure in an Era of Global Transformation" See details here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fint20/4...
Intelligence and National Security
Rethinking Strategic Warning and Intelligence Failure in an Era of Global Transformation. Volume 40, Issue 5 of Intelligence and National Security
www.tandfonline.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Special issue of Intelligence and National Security Published! Topic is "Rethinking Strategic Warning and Intelligence Failure in an Era of Global Transformation" See details here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fint20/4...
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
New publication with Dr. Huw Dylan: how Russian disinformation exploits large language models to advance “the politics of eternity.” Tainted datasets embed lasting distortions in digital memory — a new frontier in info warfare journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New publication with Dr. Huw Dylan: how Russian disinformation exploits large language models to advance “the politics of eternity.” Tainted datasets embed lasting distortions in digital memory — a new frontier in info warfare journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
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1/3 📕 #CovertAction: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention is now out!
I am delighted to have co-authored the chapter “Czechoslovakia: Covert Measures in Peace and War.”
I am delighted to have co-authored the chapter “Czechoslovakia: Covert Measures in Peace and War.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
1/3 📕 #CovertAction: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention is now out!
I am delighted to have co-authored the chapter “Czechoslovakia: Covert Measures in Peace and War.”
I am delighted to have co-authored the chapter “Czechoslovakia: Covert Measures in Peace and War.”
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New addition
Journal article: Revisionist future: Russia's assault on large language models, the distortion of collective memory, and the politics of eternity by Huw Dylan, Elena Grossfeld (published 29-09-2025)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768640251377941
Journal article: Revisionist future: Russia's assault on large language models, the distortion of collective memory, and the politics of eternity by Huw Dylan, Elena Grossfeld (published 29-09-2025)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768640251377941
journals.sagepub.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New addition
Journal article: Revisionist future: Russia's assault on large language models, the distortion of collective memory, and the politics of eternity by Huw Dylan, Elena Grossfeld (published 29-09-2025)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768640251377941
Journal article: Revisionist future: Russia's assault on large language models, the distortion of collective memory, and the politics of eternity by Huw Dylan, Elena Grossfeld (published 29-09-2025)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768640251377941
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New addition
Journal article: The War on Open-Source Intelligence by Thomas Colley, Huw Dylan (published 29-09-2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0163660X.2025.2554477
Journal article: The War on Open-Source Intelligence by Thomas Colley, Huw Dylan (published 29-09-2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0163660X.2025.2554477
www.tandfonline.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New addition
Journal article: The War on Open-Source Intelligence by Thomas Colley, Huw Dylan (published 29-09-2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0163660X.2025.2554477
Journal article: The War on Open-Source Intelligence by Thomas Colley, Huw Dylan (published 29-09-2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0163660X.2025.2554477
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🚨Publication alert:
Our KCSI members, Huw Dylan and Elena Grossfeld (@kloosha.bsky.social) have published an #openaccess article.
'Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective' @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0268...
Our KCSI members, Huw Dylan and Elena Grossfeld (@kloosha.bsky.social) have published an #openaccess article.
'Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective' @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0268...
Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was accompanied by a major intelligence failure. Russia’s intelligence machinery failed strategically and tactically, leaving leaders surprised and for...
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨Publication alert:
Our KCSI members, Huw Dylan and Elena Grossfeld (@kloosha.bsky.social) have published an #openaccess article.
'Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective' @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0268...
Our KCSI members, Huw Dylan and Elena Grossfeld (@kloosha.bsky.social) have published an #openaccess article.
'Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective' @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0268...
Reposted by Elena Grossfeld
New addition
Journal article: Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective by Huw Dylan, Elena Grossfeld (published 22-08-2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2025.2544460
Journal article: Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective by Huw Dylan, Elena Grossfeld (published 22-08-2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2025.2544460
doi.org
August 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New addition
Journal article: Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective by Huw Dylan, Elena Grossfeld (published 22-08-2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2025.2544460
Journal article: Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective by Huw Dylan, Elena Grossfeld (published 22-08-2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2025.2544460
Our article w/Huw Dylan Unveiling Russian Intelligence Failures in the Ukraine Conflict: A Strategic Culture Perspective is out, demonstrating how Russian intelligence’s strategic culture shaped its key failures in 2022.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our article w/Huw Dylan Unveiling Russian Intelligence Failures in the Ukraine Conflict: A Strategic Culture Perspective is out, demonstrating how Russian intelligence’s strategic culture shaped its key failures in 2022.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
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IISS: 'The Scale of Russian Sabotage Operations Against Europe’s Critical Infrastructure' www.iiss.org/research-pap...
The Scale of Russian Sabotage Operations Against Europe’s Critical Infrastructure
This IISS paper assesses Russia’s unconventional war on Europe, focusing on sabotage of critical infrastructure, from military sites and energy grids to communications and undersea cables, testing the resilience of European governments and societies and challenging NATO/EU deterrence.
www.iiss.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
IISS: 'The Scale of Russian Sabotage Operations Against Europe’s Critical Infrastructure' www.iiss.org/research-pap...
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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!
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Friends don’t let friends move to modern day Russia.
Conmen await you there. And, possibly, violent death.
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/we-moved-t...
Conmen await you there. And, possibly, violent death.
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/we-moved-t...
"We moved to Russia for traditional values"
How Americans Derek and DeAnna Huffman were conned
nataliaantonova.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Friends don’t let friends move to modern day Russia.
Conmen await you there. And, possibly, violent death.
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/we-moved-t...
Conmen await you there. And, possibly, violent death.
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/we-moved-t...
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Powerful statement from our boss Gen Michael Hayden w/ former CIA officer David Gioe in the new Foreign Affairs
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Trump Is Breaking American Intelligence
“Speak plainly!” Russian President Vladimir Putin snapped at his foreign intelligence chief, Sergei Naryshkin, at a televised security council meeting on the eve of his shambolic full-scale invasion o...
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Powerful statement from our boss Gen Michael Hayden w/ former CIA officer David Gioe in the new Foreign Affairs
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Excited to share my latest research examining how Russia's sabotage operations could extend from Europe to orbit. The space domain presents unique vulnerabilities that mirror—and amplify—the hybrid threats we're already seeing on Earth.
🚨Publication alert🚨Next up on our Insights blog is an examination of the threat of sabotage from Russia in space by @kloosha.bsky.social:
kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
When Sabotage Goes Orbital: Rethinking the Russian Space Threat
kcsi.uk
June 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Excited to share my latest research examining how Russia's sabotage operations could extend from Europe to orbit. The space domain presents unique vulnerabilities that mirror—and amplify—the hybrid threats we're already seeing on Earth.