Raphael Ramos
@raphaelramos.bsky.social
🎓 History PhD
✒️ Writes and teaches -- history, intelligence, and foreign policy
📚 Author, *La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique* (Editions du Cerf, 2025), *Une chimère américaine* (PULM, 2018)
✒️ Writes and teaches -- history, intelligence, and foreign policy
📚 Author, *La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique* (Editions du Cerf, 2025), *Une chimère américaine* (PULM, 2018)
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Très heureux d'annoncer la parution aux Editions du Cerf de mon livre : *La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une histoire du renseignement aux États-Unis de Washington à Trump, en librairie le 25 septembre !
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Une histoire du renseignement aux États-Unis de Washington à Trump, en librairie le 25 septembre !
www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/li...
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📚 Publication de Raphaël Ramos, chercheur associé au laboratoire CRISES : La puissance et l'ombre, 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique, aux éditions du Cerf ⏬
@univpaulvalery.bsky.social
@univpaulvalery.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
📚 Publication de Raphaël Ramos, chercheur associé au laboratoire CRISES : La puissance et l'ombre, 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique, aux éditions du Cerf ⏬
@univpaulvalery.bsky.social
@univpaulvalery.bsky.social
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Former @nsarchive.bsky.social FOIA coordinator Nate Jones discovered that the State Department deleted already declassfied records from one of its "FRUS" historical volumes. Today, the Archive published the censored documents.
The Censored History of Able Archer 83:
Archive Publishes “War Scare” Documents Deleted from State Department History (click below to read)
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Archive Publishes “War Scare” Documents Deleted from State Department History (click below to read)
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The Censored History of Able Archer 83
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2025 - The State Department quietly deleted important archival records from an official history detailing how a 1983 NATO war game could have led to a catastrophic nucle...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Former @nsarchive.bsky.social FOIA coordinator Nate Jones discovered that the State Department deleted already declassfied records from one of its "FRUS" historical volumes. Today, the Archive published the censored documents.
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Really, NYT?
"The F.B.I.’s relationship with MI5 is arguably the most important in Five Eyes"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
"The F.B.I.’s relationship with MI5 is arguably the most important in Five Eyes"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Really, NYT?
"The F.B.I.’s relationship with MI5 is arguably the most important in Five Eyes"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
"The F.B.I.’s relationship with MI5 is arguably the most important in Five Eyes"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
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Profile of Sen. @markwarner.bsky.social
"The idea that our intelligence posture is being shaped by someone with no authority, no qualifications, and a history of dangerous conspiracy mongering is unprecedented and dangerous", he told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
"The idea that our intelligence posture is being shaped by someone with no authority, no qualifications, and a history of dangerous conspiracy mongering is unprecedented and dangerous", he told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
United States • Mark Warner, the senator warning that US intelligence is being out-teched by China
The White House's restrictions on congressional oversight, the erratic decisions of some officials and their impact on agencies' effectiveness, are causing concern in Congress, well beyond partisan
www.intelligenceonline.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Profile of Sen. @markwarner.bsky.social
"The idea that our intelligence posture is being shaped by someone with no authority, no qualifications, and a history of dangerous conspiracy mongering is unprecedented and dangerous", he told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
"The idea that our intelligence posture is being shaped by someone with no authority, no qualifications, and a history of dangerous conspiracy mongering is unprecedented and dangerous", he told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
Profile of Sen. @markwarner.bsky.social
"The idea that our intelligence posture is being shaped by someone with no authority, no qualifications, and a history of dangerous conspiracy mongering is unprecedented and dangerous", he told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
"The idea that our intelligence posture is being shaped by someone with no authority, no qualifications, and a history of dangerous conspiracy mongering is unprecedented and dangerous", he told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
United States • Mark Warner, the senator warning that US intelligence is being out-teched by China
The White House's restrictions on congressional oversight, the erratic decisions of some officials and their impact on agencies' effectiveness, are causing concern in Congress, well beyond partisan
www.intelligenceonline.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Profile of Sen. @markwarner.bsky.social
"The idea that our intelligence posture is being shaped by someone with no authority, no qualifications, and a history of dangerous conspiracy mongering is unprecedented and dangerous", he told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
"The idea that our intelligence posture is being shaped by someone with no authority, no qualifications, and a history of dangerous conspiracy mongering is unprecedented and dangerous", he told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
Merci à Romain Gubert pour cet entretien dans @lepoint.fr en marge de la parution de mon livre *La puissance et l'ombre*
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Comment Donald Trump transforme la CIA en un outil au service de sa politique
DÉCLASSIFIÉ. Dans un livre, le chercheur Raphaël Ramos revient sur la singularité des 250 ans de relations entre les responsables politiques et le renseignement aux États-Unis.
www.lepoint.fr
October 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Merci à Romain Gubert pour cet entretien dans @lepoint.fr en marge de la parution de mon livre *La puissance et l'ombre*
www.lepoint.fr/monde/commen...
www.lepoint.fr/monde/commen...
September 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Très heureux d'annoncer la parution aujourd'hui aux Éditions du Cerf de mon livre :
*La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une synthèse à la bonne hauteur et à la bonne distance qui réexamine l'histoire des États-Unis à la lumière du renseignement.
*La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une synthèse à la bonne hauteur et à la bonne distance qui réexamine l'histoire des États-Unis à la lumière du renseignement.
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Très heureux d'annoncer la parution aujourd'hui aux Éditions du Cerf de mon livre :
*La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une synthèse à la bonne hauteur et à la bonne distance qui réexamine l'histoire des États-Unis à la lumière du renseignement.
*La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une synthèse à la bonne hauteur et à la bonne distance qui réexamine l'histoire des États-Unis à la lumière du renseignement.
Très heureux d'annoncer la parution aujourd'hui aux Éditions du Cerf de mon livre :
*La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une synthèse à la bonne hauteur et à la bonne distance qui réexamine l'histoire des États-Unis à la lumière du renseignement.
*La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une synthèse à la bonne hauteur et à la bonne distance qui réexamine l'histoire des États-Unis à la lumière du renseignement.
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Très heureux d'annoncer la parution aujourd'hui aux Éditions du Cerf de mon livre :
*La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une synthèse à la bonne hauteur et à la bonne distance qui réexamine l'histoire des États-Unis à la lumière du renseignement.
*La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une synthèse à la bonne hauteur et à la bonne distance qui réexamine l'histoire des États-Unis à la lumière du renseignement.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard has decided to suspend publication of the Global Trends report, which every four years identifies the main trends likely to shape the strategic environment over the next two decades.
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United States • Tulsi Gabbard suspends release of strategic US intelligence report
The latest four-yearly Global Trends report compiled by the National Intelligence Council, highly regarded due to its wide distribution and the interest it generates, has been deemed incompatible
www.intelligenceonline.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
DNI Tulsi Gabbard has decided to suspend publication of the Global Trends report, which every four years identifies the main trends likely to shape the strategic environment over the next two decades.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
Très heureux d'annoncer la parution aux Editions du Cerf de mon livre : *La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une histoire du renseignement aux États-Unis de Washington à Trump, en librairie le 25 septembre !
www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/li...
Une histoire du renseignement aux États-Unis de Washington à Trump, en librairie le 25 septembre !
www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/li...
September 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Très heureux d'annoncer la parution aux Editions du Cerf de mon livre : *La puissance et l'ombre. 250 ans de guerres secrètes de l'Amérique*
Une histoire du renseignement aux États-Unis de Washington à Trump, en librairie le 25 septembre !
www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/li...
Une histoire du renseignement aux États-Unis de Washington à Trump, en librairie le 25 septembre !
www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/li...
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Declassified documents pull back the curtain on Reagan’s crusade against nuclear weapons — and the resistance inside his own team.
Power and Peril in Reagan’s Last Cold War Chapter - War on the Rocks
On Aug. 1, 2025, the Office of the Historian published National Security Policy, 1985–1988 Part 1, which focused on President Ronald Reagan’s pursuit of
warontherocks.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Declassified documents pull back the curtain on Reagan’s crusade against nuclear weapons — and the resistance inside his own team.
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OTD July 30 1956 President Eisenhower signs into law H.R. 619 (84th), mandating that "In God We Trust” be included on all US currency.
Although the phrase had been included on minted coinage since 1864, paper currency had maintained the phrase "E Pluribus Unum". With the onset of the Cold War,
Although the phrase had been included on minted coinage since 1864, paper currency had maintained the phrase "E Pluribus Unum". With the onset of the Cold War,
July 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
OTD July 30 1956 President Eisenhower signs into law H.R. 619 (84th), mandating that "In God We Trust” be included on all US currency.
Although the phrase had been included on minted coinage since 1864, paper currency had maintained the phrase "E Pluribus Unum". With the onset of the Cold War,
Although the phrase had been included on minted coinage since 1864, paper currency had maintained the phrase "E Pluribus Unum". With the onset of the Cold War,
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New research from me - published in the @officialbaas.bsky.social Journal of American Studies - on William Raborn's tenure as Director of Central Intelligence. 🇺🇲
Including the Dominican Intervention, Vietnam, and some tragicomic anecdotes.
Available Open Access 🔓: shorturl.at/PG4Eb
Including the Dominican Intervention, Vietnam, and some tragicomic anecdotes.
Available Open Access 🔓: shorturl.at/PG4Eb
May 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
New research from me - published in the @officialbaas.bsky.social Journal of American Studies - on William Raborn's tenure as Director of Central Intelligence. 🇺🇲
Including the Dominican Intervention, Vietnam, and some tragicomic anecdotes.
Available Open Access 🔓: shorturl.at/PG4Eb
Including the Dominican Intervention, Vietnam, and some tragicomic anecdotes.
Available Open Access 🔓: shorturl.at/PG4Eb
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J'ai pisté des mercenaires européens (français notamment) dans la guerre civile en Birmanie, dont deux légionnaires d'active, jusqu'à Laukkaing. Cela donne cette enquête en quatre épisodes, dont le premier épisode est en accès libre.
www.intelligenceonline.fr/renseignemen...
www.intelligenceonline.fr/renseignemen...
Cambodge/Chine/France/Myanmar : L'histoire secrète des mercenaires français pris dans l'enfer birman
Mercenaires français en Birmanie (1/4) - Le 27 octobre 2023, dans les environs de Laukkaing, dans le nord de la Birmanie, douze étrangers sont capturés par un groupe ethnique rebelle. La plupart sont
www.intelligenceonline.fr
May 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
J'ai pisté des mercenaires européens (français notamment) dans la guerre civile en Birmanie, dont deux légionnaires d'active, jusqu'à Laukkaing. Cela donne cette enquête en quatre épisodes, dont le premier épisode est en accès libre.
www.intelligenceonline.fr/renseignemen...
www.intelligenceonline.fr/renseignemen...
Intelligence Online broke the story 2 months ago with ISC chair Lord Beamish saying: "The Committee has examined all the alternatives and decided that the model which best guarantees its independence is for its Office to be established as an independent body corporate".
May 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Intelligence Online broke the story 2 months ago with ISC chair Lord Beamish saying: "The Committee has examined all the alternatives and decided that the model which best guarantees its independence is for its Office to be established as an independent body corporate".
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You can tell outsiders are in charge at Langley (viz., “the CIA” instead of simply “CIA.”
May 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You can tell outsiders are in charge at Langley (viz., “the CIA” instead of simply “CIA.”
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Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/
April 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/
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Retrouvez le 1er épisode de notre série sur la toute puissante direction nationale du renseignement américain. Focus du jour sur la patronne actuelle, la très trumpienne Tulsi Gabbard @Intel_Online_Fr Par @raphaelramos.bsky.social
www.intelligenceonline.fr/renseignemen...
www.intelligenceonline.fr/renseignemen...
États-Unis : Tulsi Gabbard, dynamiteuse du renseignement américain
Les espions de la Maison blanche 1/4 – À l'occasion du vingtième anniversaire de la direction du renseignement national, Intelligence Online revient sur les métamorphoses de cette fonction
www.intelligenceonline.fr
April 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Retrouvez le 1er épisode de notre série sur la toute puissante direction nationale du renseignement américain. Focus du jour sur la patronne actuelle, la très trumpienne Tulsi Gabbard @Intel_Online_Fr Par @raphaelramos.bsky.social
www.intelligenceonline.fr/renseignemen...
www.intelligenceonline.fr/renseignemen...
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This means I now have negative 4 security clearances
Adam Kinzinger’s security clearance is revoked every weekend. Deeply bizarre stuff.
March 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This means I now have negative 4 security clearances
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“This opens a door on a whole history of collaboration between the Vatican and the C.I.A., which, boy, would be explosive if we could get documents about,” said Peter Kornbluh, a senior analyst at the National Security Archive.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Were the Kennedy Files a Bust? Not So Fast, Historians Say.
The thousands of documents posted online this week disappointed assassination buffs. But historians are finding many newly revealed secrets.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“This opens a door on a whole history of collaboration between the Vatican and the C.I.A., which, boy, would be explosive if we could get documents about,” said Peter Kornbluh, a senior analyst at the National Security Archive.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
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Shocked to see the Trump administration apparently shutting @wilsoncenter.org (I thought I saw only 30% of its funding is federal - can it survive still?). I was honoured once enough to be affiliated there and was always impressed by the quality of its expertise. USA self-harming
March 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Shocked to see the Trump administration apparently shutting @wilsoncenter.org (I thought I saw only 30% of its funding is federal - can it survive still?). I was honoured once enough to be affiliated there and was always impressed by the quality of its expertise. USA self-harming
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We have a cover! My thanks to Georgetown University Press for their hard work. Photo of the "father of intelligence analysis" Sherman Kent in a very un-pc pose!
March 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We have a cover! My thanks to Georgetown University Press for their hard work. Photo of the "father of intelligence analysis" Sherman Kent in a very un-pc pose!
"The Committee has therefore decided that we will be moving out of the Cabinet Office, and out of the Executive," Jones told Intelligence Online.
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United Kingdom : Lord Beamish's quest to revitalise intelligence oversight
The former Labour MP Kevan Jones, known also as Lord Beamish, is the first member of the House of Lords to chair the Intelligence and Security Committee. Like his Tory predecessor at the ISC, he is
www.intelligenceonline.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"The Committee has therefore decided that we will be moving out of the Cabinet Office, and out of the Executive," Jones told Intelligence Online.
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-i...
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Boston Globe reports antics of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Vermont/Quebec library that sits on Canada-U.S. border. She repeatedly stepped over taped boundary marker in middle of the library, referring to Canada as the "51st State" every time she stood in Canada.
March 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Boston Globe reports antics of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Vermont/Quebec library that sits on Canada-U.S. border. She repeatedly stepped over taped boundary marker in middle of the library, referring to Canada as the "51st State" every time she stood in Canada.