David P. Oakley
dpoakley.bsky.social
David P. Oakley
@dpoakley.bsky.social
Academic Director at the University of South Florida's Global and National Security Institute.
Will Trump Blow Up America’s Most Effective Spying Alliance? - The Wall Street Journal

Great article by Bojan Pancevski! Thanks to Bojan for the opportunity to give my perspective. I recommend Richard Kerbaj’s book, The Secret History of the Five Eyes. A well researched and engaging read!
February 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Reposted by David P. Oakley
@dpoakley.bsky.social as we were saying this afternoon👇😀
Firing allegedly "woke" & incompetent generals has been a recurrent theme in T's public comments (alongside regrets he didn't invoke the Insurrection Act in June 2020 & deploy the military ag/protests).

There likely will be a partisan litmus-test for promotion/appointment at senior levels.
November 12, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Intelligence and National Security just published the article my friend and former colleague Jeff Rogg and I wrote! Spreading the “smog of war”: the impact of propaganda, social media, and OSINT on U.S. civil-intelligence relations.
Spreading the “smog of war”: the impact of propaganda, social media, and OSINT on U.S. civil-intelligence relations
Propaganda, more politely called ‘information operations’ these days, has been a prominent feature of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Both the Russians and Ukrainians have used propaganda to court global ...
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November 13, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Reposted by David P. Oakley
"David Ucko’s, The Insurgent’s Dilemma, is a captivating book that is a must-read for national security professionals, PME professors, and those interested in the future of insurgency"—and that's just the first sentence! (lnkd.in/ePwFGj6v).

Many thanks, @dpoakley.bsky.social, for great review.
February 23, 2024 at 3:41 AM