Mindy Haas
@mindyhaas.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at SPIA, Univ. of Pitt. Studying covert action, US FP, int'l security & int'l law. PhD from Princeton Politics, JD from Penn Law. Mom to Amelia & kitty cat crew. She/her.
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The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups.
The Department of War, Department of Justice, and the White House all failed to provide lists of the groups being targeted to The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
The Department of War, Department of Justice, and the White House all failed to provide lists of the groups being targeted to The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups.
The Department of War, Department of Justice, and the White House all failed to provide lists of the groups being targeted to The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
The Department of War, Department of Justice, and the White House all failed to provide lists of the groups being targeted to The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
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Gift link. (I object to the New York Times calling this a "crime crackdown." The Trump regime is bringing violence to my city, Chicago, not fighting violence.)
Who Are the Federal Forces Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations and Crime Crackdown? (Gift Article)
As President Trump deploys ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here’s how to tell them apart — and what their powers are.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Gift link. (I object to the New York Times calling this a "crime crackdown." The Trump regime is bringing violence to my city, Chicago, not fighting violence.)
For those of you not attending the No Kings march in DC today, come see our IS-ISSS panel on domestic politics and public opinion!
October 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
For those of you not attending the No Kings march in DC today, come see our IS-ISSS panel on domestic politics and public opinion!
Modern-day rat lines! And that much harder for the ICC (or others) to seek justice.
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Modern-day rat lines! And that much harder for the ICC (or others) to seek justice.
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
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The Palestine Branch: A den of torture in Assad’s Syria
The prison’s labyrinthian underground chambers have yet to reveal all their secrets, which are critical for bringing justice and Syria’s future stability.
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
The prison’s labyrinthian underground chambers have yet to reveal all their secrets, which are critical for bringing justice and Syria’s future stability.
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
The Palestine Branch: A den of torture in Assad’s Syria
Branch 235, also known as the Palestine Branch, was one of the most notorious prisons run by the Syrian military intelligence services during the Assad era. Located on the outskirts of Damascus, its…
www.france24.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The Palestine Branch: A den of torture in Assad’s Syria
The prison’s labyrinthian underground chambers have yet to reveal all their secrets, which are critical for bringing justice and Syria’s future stability.
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
The prison’s labyrinthian underground chambers have yet to reveal all their secrets, which are critical for bringing justice and Syria’s future stability.
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
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Should the US release secret intelligence for strategic gain? A roundtable debate in @h-diplo.bsky.social with Melissa Graves, David Gioe, @mindyhaas.bsky.social and me: issforum.org/roundtables/...
Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-5 on Gioe and Morell, “Spy and Tell”
Roundtable Review 17-5 David V. Gioe and Michael J. Morell, “Spy and Tell: The Promise and Peril of Disclosing Intelligence for Strategic Advantage,” Foreign Affairs 7:4 (2024): 138-152.
issforum.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Should the US release secret intelligence for strategic gain? A roundtable debate in @h-diplo.bsky.social with Melissa Graves, David Gioe, @mindyhaas.bsky.social and me: issforum.org/roundtables/...
Excited to see Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention, in the wild at #APSA2025. My contribution: Israel's Mossad and Covert Action: Immigration, Counter-Proliferation, and Assassination. Edited by @rorycormac.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @markstout.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Excited to see Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention, in the wild at #APSA2025. My contribution: Israel's Mossad and Covert Action: Immigration, Counter-Proliferation, and Assassination. Edited by @rorycormac.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @markstout.bsky.social
Anyone have a free Saturday afternoon in Vancouver? Come to my panel, Overt and Covert Interference in World Affairs, at 4pm in VCC West 215! Also featuring Alex Downes, Rob Schub, and five amazing papers on foreign interference.
September 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Anyone have a free Saturday afternoon in Vancouver? Come to my panel, Overt and Covert Interference in World Affairs, at 4pm in VCC West 215! Also featuring Alex Downes, Rob Schub, and five amazing papers on foreign interference.
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“If the unitary executive theory is subject to exceptions for contexts in which the practical consequences of eliminating an agency’s independence would be too extreme, then it’s not much of a theory.”
Today’s “One First” on #SCOTUS’s deeply flawed ruling last Thursday in Trump v. Wilcox:
Today’s “One First” on #SCOTUS’s deeply flawed ruling last Thursday in Trump v. Wilcox:
153. Living by the Ipse Dixit
A constitutional principle like the "unitary executive theory" isn't worth all that much if the Supreme Court can conjure new, unprincipled exceptions to it by simply asserting that they exist.
www.stevevladeck.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“If the unitary executive theory is subject to exceptions for contexts in which the practical consequences of eliminating an agency’s independence would be too extreme, then it’s not much of a theory.”
Today’s “One First” on #SCOTUS’s deeply flawed ruling last Thursday in Trump v. Wilcox:
Today’s “One First” on #SCOTUS’s deeply flawed ruling last Thursday in Trump v. Wilcox:
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New from 404 Media: the CIA secretly ran a Star Wars fan website. Was part of the network of sites the CIA used to communicate with sources. Iran discovered the network, imprisoned people. Later dozens died in China after exposed www.404media.co/the-cia-secr...
The CIA Secretly Ran a Star Wars Fan Site
The site, starwarsweb.net, was a covert CIA communications tool. It has pictures of Yoda and C-3PO on it.
www.404media.co
May 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New from 404 Media: the CIA secretly ran a Star Wars fan website. Was part of the network of sites the CIA used to communicate with sources. Iran discovered the network, imprisoned people. Later dozens died in China after exposed www.404media.co/the-cia-secr...
Announcement from Columbia's History Lab: 🗄️ HistoryLab AI 📁 history-lab.ramus.network 🗃️allows natural-language queries of over more than 5 million primary source records -- CIA files, Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) volumes, and State Department cables.
May 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Announcement from Columbia's History Lab: 🗄️ HistoryLab AI 📁 history-lab.ramus.network 🗃️allows natural-language queries of over more than 5 million primary source records -- CIA files, Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) volumes, and State Department cables.
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*New English & Spanish #KYR*
DHS has expanded its use of the 'expedited removal' process. Undocumented community members are now at greater risk of being put in a rapid deportation process - without the right to appear in front of an immigration judge.
What changed & how people can prepare 🧵
DHS has expanded its use of the 'expedited removal' process. Undocumented community members are now at greater risk of being put in a rapid deportation process - without the right to appear in front of an immigration judge.
What changed & how people can prepare 🧵
January 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
*New English & Spanish #KYR*
DHS has expanded its use of the 'expedited removal' process. Undocumented community members are now at greater risk of being put in a rapid deportation process - without the right to appear in front of an immigration judge.
What changed & how people can prepare 🧵
DHS has expanded its use of the 'expedited removal' process. Undocumented community members are now at greater risk of being put in a rapid deportation process - without the right to appear in front of an immigration judge.
What changed & how people can prepare 🧵
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New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People
Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
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 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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!
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New Q&A: I talked to the political scientist Jan-Werner Muller about whether Trump is less rational than other authoritarians, the historical relationship between far-right leaders & big-business, & whether it’s condescending to absolve Trump’s voters. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
How Trump’s Tariffs Fit the Autocrat’s Playbook
The President thrives on confrontation and demands supplication. Politicizing the economy creates opportunities for both.
www.newyorker.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New Q&A: I talked to the political scientist Jan-Werner Muller about whether Trump is less rational than other authoritarians, the historical relationship between far-right leaders & big-business, & whether it’s condescending to absolve Trump’s voters. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
theatln.tc
March 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
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My initial deep dive into the "shocking" new JFK Assassination files. open.substack.com/pub/thebrush...
#JFKRelease
#JFKRelease
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My initial deep dive into the "shocking" new JFK Assassination files. open.substack.com/pub/thebrush...
#JFKRelease
#JFKRelease
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On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Fiona Hill discusses Donald Trump’s admiration for Vladimir Putin—and why his push for warmer relations with Moscow is raising alarms across European capitals:
What Does Trump See in Putin?
A Conversation With Fiona Hill
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March 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Fiona Hill discusses Donald Trump’s admiration for Vladimir Putin—and why his push for warmer relations with Moscow is raising alarms across European capitals:
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NARRATOR: The U.S. economy is not being repaired or restored. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/short-term...
March 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
NARRATOR: The U.S. economy is not being repaired or restored. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/short-term...
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The QAnon conspiracy theory that Donald Trump was fighting a satanic pedophile cabal may have faded from national discourse, but its ideology, networks, and practices have become integrated into American politics, reports Julian Feeld for Jacobin.
QAnon Hasn’t Disappeared. It’s in America’s Bloodstream.
The QAnon conspiracy theory that Donald Trump was fighting a satanic pedophile cabal may have faded from national discourse, but its ideology, networks, and practices have become integrated into…
jacobin.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The QAnon conspiracy theory that Donald Trump was fighting a satanic pedophile cabal may have faded from national discourse, but its ideology, networks, and practices have become integrated into American politics, reports Julian Feeld for Jacobin.
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New article published in journal Intelligence and National Security titled "Why Do States Choose Covert Action?" by Jack Duffield, with details here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Why do states choose covert action?
This article proposes a narrative-based approach to understanding why states choose covert action. Drawing on narratology and securitisation theory, it argues that states employ covert action to sh...
www.tandfonline.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New article published in journal Intelligence and National Security titled "Why Do States Choose Covert Action?" by Jack Duffield, with details here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Anwar al-Awlaki File, Explained
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nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Anwar al-Awlaki File, Explained
Update - February 14, 2025Washington, D.C., February 14, 2025 - Some 14 years after Anwar al-Awlaki's death in an American drone strike, the Al Qaeda terrorist has become the unlikely subject of a flu...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
February 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Anwar al-Awlaki File, Explained
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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New in @iojournal.bsky.social w Jost @ericmin.bsky.social & Schub:
We combine computational methods with uniquely rich Cold War archival evidence to study how advisers matter in foreign policy.
Where advisers stand doesn't just depend on where they sit.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
polisky
We combine computational methods with uniquely rich Cold War archival evidence to study how advisers matter in foreign policy.
Where advisers stand doesn't just depend on where they sit.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
polisky
February 8, 2024 at 4:07 PM
New in @iojournal.bsky.social w Jost @ericmin.bsky.social & Schub:
We combine computational methods with uniquely rich Cold War archival evidence to study how advisers matter in foreign policy.
Where advisers stand doesn't just depend on where they sit.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
polisky
We combine computational methods with uniquely rich Cold War archival evidence to study how advisers matter in foreign policy.
Where advisers stand doesn't just depend on where they sit.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
polisky
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Now on #FirstView: Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis, by @carsonaust.bsky.social, @ericmin.bsky.social and Maya Van Nuys.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis
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August 2, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Now on #FirstView: Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis, by @carsonaust.bsky.social, @ericmin.bsky.social and Maya Van Nuys.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...