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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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
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Conmen await you there. And, possibly, violent death.
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"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
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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.
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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
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Getting rid of threat hunting increases government efficiency, just not for the US government.
Big cuts are coming soon to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, per multiple reports, including layoffs of roughly a third of the workforce (Politico says much more) and terminations of major threat-hunting contracts.
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April 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Getting rid of threat hunting increases government efficiency, just not for the US government.
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"Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon"
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
www.cnn.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon"
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
Russian sabotage using gig economy approach @drichterova.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social Patrick Bury
Danish Security and Intelligence Service are significantly ramping up their efforts against Russian hybrid attacks.
Berlingske has mapped 70 cases in Europe in 2024.
Quotes by @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Elena Grossfeld @kloosha.bsky.social www.berlingske.dk/internationa...
Berlingske has mapped 70 cases in Europe in 2024.
Quotes by @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Elena Grossfeld @kloosha.bsky.social www.berlingske.dk/internationa...
PET opruster markant mod russisk skyggekrig: Truslen fra fysisk sabotage i Danmark er skærpet
Læs mere her.
www.berlingske.dk
January 31, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Russian sabotage using gig economy approach @drichterova.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social Patrick Bury
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▶️ 'The Long Shadow of the Soviet Sabotage?’, War on the Rocks, shorturl.at/TLhT8
▶️ 'Russian Sabotage in the Gig-Economy Era', RUSI, co-authored @kloosha.bsky.social, @magslong.bsky.social & @patrickbury.bsky.social, shorturl.at/qp1Z9
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
▶️ 'Russian Sabotage in the Gig-Economy Era', RUSI, co-authored @kloosha.bsky.social, @magslong.bsky.social & @patrickbury.bsky.social, shorturl.at/qp1Z9
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
The Long Shadow of Soviet Sabotage Doctrine? - War on the Rocks
Boris Nikolaevich Rodin was a known entity in the KGB. Operating as an intelligence officer in London from 1947 to 1951, he helped manage the defection of
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January 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
▶️ 'The Long Shadow of the Soviet Sabotage?’, War on the Rocks, shorturl.at/TLhT8
▶️ 'Russian Sabotage in the Gig-Economy Era', RUSI, co-authored @kloosha.bsky.social, @magslong.bsky.social & @patrickbury.bsky.social, shorturl.at/qp1Z9
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
▶️ 'Russian Sabotage in the Gig-Economy Era', RUSI, co-authored @kloosha.bsky.social, @magslong.bsky.social & @patrickbury.bsky.social, shorturl.at/qp1Z9
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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October 7 raised many difficult questions relating not only to collection and analysis, but also to the relationship b/w intelligence and policymakers.
On Jan. 21 we will hold a panel to discuss intel-policy relations in a comparative perspective (USA, Russia, & Israel)>>
On Jan. 21 we will hold a panel to discuss intel-policy relations in a comparative perspective (USA, Russia, & Israel)>>
January 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
October 7 raised many difficult questions relating not only to collection and analysis, but also to the relationship b/w intelligence and policymakers.
On Jan. 21 we will hold a panel to discuss intel-policy relations in a comparative perspective (USA, Russia, & Israel)>>
On Jan. 21 we will hold a panel to discuss intel-policy relations in a comparative perspective (USA, Russia, & Israel)>>
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Could 2024 be considered the golden year of #intelligence studies? Based on @intelarchive.io data, the answer is yes.
A mini thread about publications on intelligence studies in 2024. +
A mini thread about publications on intelligence studies in 2024. +
December 25, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Could 2024 be considered the golden year of #intelligence studies? Based on @intelarchive.io data, the answer is yes.
A mini thread about publications on intelligence studies in 2024. +
A mini thread about publications on intelligence studies in 2024. +
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#WatchingTheJackals uncovers #Czechoslovakia's interactions with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine #PFLP, led by the powerful #GeorgeHabash & the followers of its breakaway military mastermind #WadiHaddad, poisoned by #Mossad in 1978.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
December 17, 2024 at 11:38 AM
#WatchingTheJackals uncovers #Czechoslovakia's interactions with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine #PFLP, led by the powerful #GeorgeHabash & the followers of its breakaway military mastermind #WadiHaddad, poisoned by #Mossad in 1978.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk