Lucia Frigo
@luciafrigo.bsky.social
Researching intelligence and security.
Currently working on post-Brexit EU security and EU-UK cooperation.
PhD @rhulpir, law and security studies here and there 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇨🇦
Currently working on post-Brexit EU security and EU-UK cooperation.
PhD @rhulpir, law and security studies here and there 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇨🇦
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"After the attack they said 'let's make a deal,' more people should do that" might be the most disturbing thing Trump has ever said.
January 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
"After the attack they said 'let's make a deal,' more people should do that" might be the most disturbing thing Trump has ever said.
Think I'll block some time off this afternoon for, you know, screaming into the void.
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Think I'll block some time off this afternoon for, you know, screaming into the void.
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Today is the last day to get your papers in for the European Security WG's 9th annual conference entitled 'European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin' 🇪🇺
Get your applications in now: https://ow.ly/YO3I50XSiTo
Lucia Frigo
Get your applications in now: https://ow.ly/YO3I50XSiTo
Lucia Frigo
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Today is the last day to get your papers in for the European Security WG's 9th annual conference entitled 'European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin' 🇪🇺
Get your applications in now: https://ow.ly/YO3I50XSiTo
Lucia Frigo
Get your applications in now: https://ow.ly/YO3I50XSiTo
Lucia Frigo
Red sky at night, expat-about-to-leave-again's delight.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Red sky at night, expat-about-to-leave-again's delight.
‼️Just a couple of weeks left to submit an abstract for our online workshop, "European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin".
Join the BISA European Security Working Group for a day of stimulating conversations and great feedback! Reach out to me for any questions or doubts about the application.
Join the BISA European Security Working Group for a day of stimulating conversations and great feedback! Reach out to me for any questions or doubts about the application.
Don't forget our European Security WG has a new call for papers for their 9th annual conference on 27 Feb entitled 'European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin' 🌟
Deadline for applications is 19 January 👉 https://ow.ly/YO3I50XSiTo
Lucia Frigo
Deadline for applications is 19 January 👉 https://ow.ly/YO3I50XSiTo
Lucia Frigo
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
‼️Just a couple of weeks left to submit an abstract for our online workshop, "European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin".
Join the BISA European Security Working Group for a day of stimulating conversations and great feedback! Reach out to me for any questions or doubts about the application.
Join the BISA European Security Working Group for a day of stimulating conversations and great feedback! Reach out to me for any questions or doubts about the application.
Join us on February 27th 2026 for our Annual Workshop at @mybisa.bsky.social European Security Working Group!
This year's event, "European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin", welcomes contributions on several contemporary themes (see call for papers below ⬇️).
Any questions? Message me!
This year's event, "European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin", welcomes contributions on several contemporary themes (see call for papers below ⬇️).
Any questions? Message me!
Call for papers: European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin- European Security | BISA
- European Security Working Group
www.bisa.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Join us on February 27th 2026 for our Annual Workshop at @mybisa.bsky.social European Security Working Group!
This year's event, "European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin", welcomes contributions on several contemporary themes (see call for papers below ⬇️).
Any questions? Message me!
This year's event, "European Security in the Age of Trump and Putin", welcomes contributions on several contemporary themes (see call for papers below ⬇️).
Any questions? Message me!
In a twist that everyone could have predicted, me being in charge of this year's Christmas quiz means that some inspiration will be drawn from the 'wisdom' of the best dressed Bond.
November 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In a twist that everyone could have predicted, me being in charge of this year's Christmas quiz means that some inspiration will be drawn from the 'wisdom' of the best dressed Bond.
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'The problem is not just that Trump himself belittles intelligence. His administration is also creating conditions in which senior officials tailor their assessments to please him.' The standard of totalitarians. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Trump Is Breaking American Intelligence
Politicizing the system makes dangerous failures more likely.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
'The problem is not just that Trump himself belittles intelligence. His administration is also creating conditions in which senior officials tailor their assessments to please him.' The standard of totalitarians. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Today I submitted my Mock Viva materials, then went and did some pottery in my weekly class.
My past self would not believe this day, and I think she'd be proud.
My past self would not believe this day, and I think she'd be proud.
May 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Today I submitted my Mock Viva materials, then went and did some pottery in my weekly class.
My past self would not believe this day, and I think she'd be proud.
My past self would not believe this day, and I think she'd be proud.
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’Intelligence, insecurity and the international: new encounters between IR and intelligence scholarship’, King’s College London, 7–8 May.
Cheers for a wonderfully stimulating workshop folks, and thanks Hager for organising.
Cheers for a wonderfully stimulating workshop folks, and thanks Hager for organising.
May 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
’Intelligence, insecurity and the international: new encounters between IR and intelligence scholarship’, King’s College London, 7–8 May.
Cheers for a wonderfully stimulating workshop folks, and thanks Hager for organising.
Cheers for a wonderfully stimulating workshop folks, and thanks Hager for organising.
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The election of #KeirStarmer’s government in the UK and its commitment to reset relations with the EU has offered the CER opportunities to help reshape that relationship.
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social annual report 2024
Read here:
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social annual report 2024
Read here:
Can Keir Starmer reset relations with the EU?: Annual report 2024
The CER's annual report starts with an essay on whether Keir Starmer can reset relations with the EU.
buff.ly
February 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The election of #KeirStarmer’s government in the UK and its commitment to reset relations with the EU has offered the CER opportunities to help reshape that relationship.
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social annual report 2024
Read here:
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social annual report 2024
Read here:
Some PhD joy from last week, when after 3+ years of campaigning, we got to inaugurate the new PhD office at @rhulpir.bsky.social.
We have windows!!!!
The whole school of Law and Social Sciences came together (the pizza helped) and this blue plaque was put on the wall.
PGR solidarity forever ✊🏼
We have windows!!!!
The whole school of Law and Social Sciences came together (the pizza helped) and this blue plaque was put on the wall.
PGR solidarity forever ✊🏼
February 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Some PhD joy from last week, when after 3+ years of campaigning, we got to inaugurate the new PhD office at @rhulpir.bsky.social.
We have windows!!!!
The whole school of Law and Social Sciences came together (the pizza helped) and this blue plaque was put on the wall.
PGR solidarity forever ✊🏼
We have windows!!!!
The whole school of Law and Social Sciences came together (the pizza helped) and this blue plaque was put on the wall.
PGR solidarity forever ✊🏼
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Standing up to the authoritarian wave requires more than cheerleading for democracy; it demands making democratic societies more participatory, responsive, and adaptable at all levels, from local to national, in response to the societal shifts driven by the Internet over the past 15 years.
February 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Standing up to the authoritarian wave requires more than cheerleading for democracy; it demands making democratic societies more participatory, responsive, and adaptable at all levels, from local to national, in response to the societal shifts driven by the Internet over the past 15 years.
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I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI
February 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI
In Brussels today for the #EUUK Forum Annual Conference.
With Starter's visit to Brussels yesterday and Brexit's 5 years anniversary last week, it's a stimulating time to reflect on the future of the relationship with representatives from industry and diplomacy.
With Starter's visit to Brussels yesterday and Brexit's 5 years anniversary last week, it's a stimulating time to reflect on the future of the relationship with representatives from industry and diplomacy.
February 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
In Brussels today for the #EUUK Forum Annual Conference.
With Starter's visit to Brussels yesterday and Brexit's 5 years anniversary last week, it's a stimulating time to reflect on the future of the relationship with representatives from industry and diplomacy.
With Starter's visit to Brussels yesterday and Brexit's 5 years anniversary last week, it's a stimulating time to reflect on the future of the relationship with representatives from industry and diplomacy.
Our European Security Working Group's Annual Workshop has started here at @plymuni.bsky.social !
With a great crowd online and in person, our great host Lorenzo Cladi presents his research on European security and transatlantic cooperation.
@mybisa.bsky.social
With a great crowd online and in person, our great host Lorenzo Cladi presents his research on European security and transatlantic cooperation.
@mybisa.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Our European Security Working Group's Annual Workshop has started here at @plymuni.bsky.social !
With a great crowd online and in person, our great host Lorenzo Cladi presents his research on European security and transatlantic cooperation.
@mybisa.bsky.social
With a great crowd online and in person, our great host Lorenzo Cladi presents his research on European security and transatlantic cooperation.
@mybisa.bsky.social
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Grateful for our growing and deepening community! ☺️We've come a long way from the isolated covid days @luciafrigo.bsky.social and I started our PhDs in
Not to be out-done by the staff, our PhD students organised their own festive meal last night 🎄
We hope everyone else's colleagues are similarly brightening the dark days ✨🕯️
We hope everyone else's colleagues are similarly brightening the dark days ✨🕯️
December 12, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Grateful for our growing and deepening community! ☺️We've come a long way from the isolated covid days @luciafrigo.bsky.social and I started our PhDs in
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Experts on Security Studies: IR, War, Military, Intelligence, Defense, Terrorism...
go.bsky.app/TQjeoVe
go.bsky.app/TQjeoVe
December 3, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Experts on Security Studies: IR, War, Military, Intelligence, Defense, Terrorism...
go.bsky.app/TQjeoVe
go.bsky.app/TQjeoVe
🚨 Just a few days left to join us in Plymouth in January for a workshop on "European security cooperation in times of global elections". Organized by yours truly at @mybisa.bsky.social European Security Working Group😊
Submit your abstract by November 30th! All info at www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
Submit your abstract by November 30th! All info at www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
Call for papers: European Security Working Group 8th annual workshop - European security cooperation in times of European and global elections- European Security | BISA
- European Security Working Group
www.bisa.ac.uk
November 27, 2024 at 9:57 AM
🚨 Just a few days left to join us in Plymouth in January for a workshop on "European security cooperation in times of global elections". Organized by yours truly at @mybisa.bsky.social European Security Working Group😊
Submit your abstract by November 30th! All info at www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
Submit your abstract by November 30th! All info at www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
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NEW: UK security officials have concerns about sharing intelligence with Donald Trump.
MI6 are understood to have fears about Trump’s history of leaking classified information as well as his pick of Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief.
inews.co.uk/news/uk-secu...
MI6 are understood to have fears about Trump’s history of leaking classified information as well as his pick of Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief.
inews.co.uk/news/uk-secu...
UK security fears over Trump’s intelligence chief and possible data leaks
Trump's record of leaking classified information and hoarding intelligence documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort is concerning British security officials
inews.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 10:06 AM
NEW: UK security officials have concerns about sharing intelligence with Donald Trump.
MI6 are understood to have fears about Trump’s history of leaking classified information as well as his pick of Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief.
inews.co.uk/news/uk-secu...
MI6 are understood to have fears about Trump’s history of leaking classified information as well as his pick of Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief.
inews.co.uk/news/uk-secu...
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📢Calling frontline migrant support services📢
Does your organisation work supporting migrants? Do you want more resources when you encounter gender and sexuality in that work? 👩👨🧑🦱🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We have 100 physical copies of the training workbook for you - get in touch for a copy 👓
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Does your organisation work supporting migrants? Do you want more resources when you encounter gender and sexuality in that work? 👩👨🧑🦱🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We have 100 physical copies of the training workbook for you - get in touch for a copy 👓
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November 13, 2024 at 1:57 PM
📢Calling frontline migrant support services📢
Does your organisation work supporting migrants? Do you want more resources when you encounter gender and sexuality in that work? 👩👨🧑🦱🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We have 100 physical copies of the training workbook for you - get in touch for a copy 👓
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Does your organisation work supporting migrants? Do you want more resources when you encounter gender and sexuality in that work? 👩👨🧑🦱🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We have 100 physical copies of the training workbook for you - get in touch for a copy 👓
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📢 Join us in Plymouth in January for the yearly BISA European Security Working Group workshop, on "European security cooperation in times of elections"!
🚨The deadline for abstracts is November 30th.
Travel bursaries available for ECRs and PhD students - feel free to reach out to me with any Qs!
🚨The deadline for abstracts is November 30th.
Travel bursaries available for ECRs and PhD students - feel free to reach out to me with any Qs!
Call for papers: European Security Working Group 8th annual workshop - European security cooperation in times of European and global elections- European Security | BISA
- European Security Working Group
www.bisa.ac.uk
October 22, 2024 at 2:10 PM
📢 Join us in Plymouth in January for the yearly BISA European Security Working Group workshop, on "European security cooperation in times of elections"!
🚨The deadline for abstracts is November 30th.
Travel bursaries available for ECRs and PhD students - feel free to reach out to me with any Qs!
🚨The deadline for abstracts is November 30th.
Travel bursaries available for ECRs and PhD students - feel free to reach out to me with any Qs!
Buzzing to be back at my Alma Mater University of Trento for #UACES2024.
If you're here too, don't hesitate to reach out for a chat, a well-made Americano (no, I don't mean the coffee 🍹) or advice on where to eat or what to visit.
@uaces.bsky.social @seceur-uaces.bsky.social
If you're here too, don't hesitate to reach out for a chat, a well-made Americano (no, I don't mean the coffee 🍹) or advice on where to eat or what to visit.
@uaces.bsky.social @seceur-uaces.bsky.social
September 1, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Buzzing to be back at my Alma Mater University of Trento for #UACES2024.
If you're here too, don't hesitate to reach out for a chat, a well-made Americano (no, I don't mean the coffee 🍹) or advice on where to eat or what to visit.
@uaces.bsky.social @seceur-uaces.bsky.social
If you're here too, don't hesitate to reach out for a chat, a well-made Americano (no, I don't mean the coffee 🍹) or advice on where to eat or what to visit.
@uaces.bsky.social @seceur-uaces.bsky.social
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Instead of writing my paper for next week's #UACES24 conference @uaces.bsky.social I've started to put together a list of conference attendees already on Bluesky...
Coming to #Trento?
and/or interested in all things EU? #EuropeanStudies #EUlaw
Have a look and follow!
go.bsky.app/LwLMxw9
Coming to #Trento?
and/or interested in all things EU? #EuropeanStudies #EUlaw
Have a look and follow!
go.bsky.app/LwLMxw9
August 27, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Instead of writing my paper for next week's #UACES24 conference @uaces.bsky.social I've started to put together a list of conference attendees already on Bluesky...
Coming to #Trento?
and/or interested in all things EU? #EuropeanStudies #EUlaw
Have a look and follow!
go.bsky.app/LwLMxw9
Coming to #Trento?
and/or interested in all things EU? #EuropeanStudies #EUlaw
Have a look and follow!
go.bsky.app/LwLMxw9