Conor Tobin
@drconortobin.bsky.social
Historian/lecturer at UCD and Maynooth University. Previously IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
Book project on Carter, Brzezinski, and the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
https://academic.oup.com/dh/article-abstract/44/2/237/56992
Book project on Carter, Brzezinski, and the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
https://academic.oup.com/dh/article-abstract/44/2/237/56992
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Two days until it’s released and I realise I haven’t skeeted about my book! So here’s my obligatory post…
Not Just a Housewife: Women Strike for Peace and the Cold War Women’s Peace Movement, out with @umasspress.bsky.social on Friday!
www.umasspress.com/978162534887...
Not Just a Housewife: Women Strike for Peace and the Cold War Women’s Peace Movement, out with @umasspress.bsky.social on Friday!
www.umasspress.com/978162534887...
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Two days until it’s released and I realise I haven’t skeeted about my book! So here’s my obligatory post…
Not Just a Housewife: Women Strike for Peace and the Cold War Women’s Peace Movement, out with @umasspress.bsky.social on Friday!
www.umasspress.com/978162534887...
Not Just a Housewife: Women Strike for Peace and the Cold War Women’s Peace Movement, out with @umasspress.bsky.social on Friday!
www.umasspress.com/978162534887...
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It's out! Truly a wonderful book, full of useful new insights. A groundbreaking contribution to the field of Intelligence Studies by so many of our favorite scholars. www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...
Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention
Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention - Kindle edition by Long, Magda, Cormac, Rory, Lester, Genevieve, Stout, Mark, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Cormac, Rory, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Rogg, Jeffrey P., Long, Magda, Stout, Mark, Munier, Marco, Stoltz, William A., Wegener, Jens, Wagner, Steven, Haas, Melinda, McGarr, Paul M., Nader, Philippe B., Goncalves, Joanisval B., Ozcan, Nihat A., Bezci, Egemen, O'Brien, Kevin A., Aina, Folahanmi, Mathers, Jennifer, Avramov, Kiril, Richterova, Daniela, Rendek, Peter, Schovanek, Radek, Blancke, Stephan, Castro, Sara B.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's out! Truly a wonderful book, full of useful new insights. A groundbreaking contribution to the field of Intelligence Studies by so many of our favorite scholars. www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...
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New episode for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
This time, I chatted with Dr Aviva Guttmann about her latest book Operation Wrath of God.
Episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Buy the book here: www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/products/ope...
@socintelhist.bsky.social
This time, I chatted with Dr Aviva Guttmann about her latest book Operation Wrath of God.
Episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Buy the book here: www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/products/ope...
@socintelhist.bsky.social
Aviva Guttmann,
Podcast Episode · New Books Network · 11/08/2025 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
New episode for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
This time, I chatted with Dr Aviva Guttmann about her latest book Operation Wrath of God.
Episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Buy the book here: www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/products/ope...
@socintelhist.bsky.social
This time, I chatted with Dr Aviva Guttmann about her latest book Operation Wrath of God.
Episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Buy the book here: www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/products/ope...
@socintelhist.bsky.social
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It is finally here! It is publication day of my new book about ‘Operation Wrath of God’ - My research reveals for the first time how Western intelligence agencies helped Mossad to hunt and kill Palestinians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities in Europe
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@universitypress.cambridge.org
August 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It is finally here! It is publication day of my new book about ‘Operation Wrath of God’ - My research reveals for the first time how Western intelligence agencies helped Mossad to hunt and kill Palestinians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities in Europe
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@universitypress.cambridge.org
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thrilled to share that my article, "The Ghost of Comilla: Authoritarian Biopolitics and Global Development in Rural East Pakistan," is now out in print in the latest issue of @diplomatichistory.bsky.social.
Also featuring @aqayyum.bsky.social's article "'The Ghost of Comilla': Authoritarian Biopolitics and Global Development in Rural East Pakistan" academic.oup.com/dh/article-a...
“The Ghost of Comilla”: Authoritarian Biopolitics and Global Development in Rural East Pakistan*
On January 1, 1962, the first group of women arrived at the Academy for Rural Development in Comilla, East Pakistan, to participate in the Women’s Educatio
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May 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
thrilled to share that my article, "The Ghost of Comilla: Authoritarian Biopolitics and Global Development in Rural East Pakistan," is now out in print in the latest issue of @diplomatichistory.bsky.social.
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Lockte Jimmy Carter die Sowjetunion 1979 in Afghanistan bewusst in ein Falle? @conorntobin zum Mythos der “Afghan Trap” @SHAFRDH. Sehr lesenswert: https://academic.oup.com/dh/article-abstract/44/2/237/5699276?redirectedFrom=fulltext
January 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Lockte Jimmy Carter die Sowjetunion 1979 in Afghanistan bewusst in ein Falle? @conorntobin zum Mythos der “Afghan Trap” @SHAFRDH. Sehr lesenswert: https://academic.oup.com/dh/article-abstract/44/2/237/5699276?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Any Mesoamerican historians out there who may be interested in some paid script writing work for a very well established YT channel?
PM me if interested and please share 😊
PM me if interested and please share 😊
May 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Any Mesoamerican historians out there who may be interested in some paid script writing work for a very well established YT channel?
PM me if interested and please share 😊
PM me if interested and please share 😊
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If you're a historian of modern Ireland, we are currently welcoming applications for a temporary position in @ljmuhistory.bsky.social. This is to cover my esteemed colleague @gillianobrien.bsky.social, who will be on research leave in AY2025-26.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNB992/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNB992/l...
Lecturer in Modern Irish History (Fixed term for up to ten months) at Liverpool John Moores University
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer in Modern Irish History (Fixed term for up to ten months) opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
www.jobs.ac.uk
May 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If you're a historian of modern Ireland, we are currently welcoming applications for a temporary position in @ljmuhistory.bsky.social. This is to cover my esteemed colleague @gillianobrien.bsky.social, who will be on research leave in AY2025-26.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNB992/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNB992/l...
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In December 1979, #KGB Chairman Yuri Andropov was one of the main advocates of military intervention in Afghanistan resulting in 14,500 Soviet soldiers' deaths.
But, as this document shows, unlike millions of ordinary Soviets, his son Igor was exempt from military service.
But, as this document shows, unlike millions of ordinary Soviets, his son Igor was exempt from military service.
May 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In December 1979, #KGB Chairman Yuri Andropov was one of the main advocates of military intervention in Afghanistan resulting in 14,500 Soviet soldiers' deaths.
But, as this document shows, unlike millions of ordinary Soviets, his son Igor was exempt from military service.
But, as this document shows, unlike millions of ordinary Soviets, his son Igor was exempt from military service.
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On the occasion of Karl Marx's birthday, I will send a free, signed copy of my new book, "Karl Marx in America," to a randomly selected person. To be entered in the drawing, simply repost. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Karl Marx in America
The vital and untold story of Karl Marx’s stamp on American life. To read Karl Marx is to contemplate a world created by capitalism. People have long viewed the United States as the quintessential a...
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May 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On the occasion of Karl Marx's birthday, I will send a free, signed copy of my new book, "Karl Marx in America," to a randomly selected person. To be entered in the drawing, simply repost. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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The list of books available to review for Diplomatica has been updated! You can find it here:
newdiplomatichistory.org/books-for-re...
If one of them catches your eye, please feel free to write us at diplomatica.bookreviews@gmail.com. There's something for everyone!
newdiplomatichistory.org/books-for-re...
If one of them catches your eye, please feel free to write us at diplomatica.bookreviews@gmail.com. There's something for everyone!
Books for Review
Diplomatica – Review List – May 2025 Anna Popkova (ed.), Disruption and Dissent in Public Diplomacy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). Hendrik W. Ohnesorge (ed.), Soft Power and the Future of US Foreign P…
newdiplomatichistory.org
May 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The list of books available to review for Diplomatica has been updated! You can find it here:
newdiplomatichistory.org/books-for-re...
If one of them catches your eye, please feel free to write us at diplomatica.bookreviews@gmail.com. There's something for everyone!
newdiplomatichistory.org/books-for-re...
If one of them catches your eye, please feel free to write us at diplomatica.bookreviews@gmail.com. There's something for everyone!
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Thrilled to share my article from the Pacific Historical Review about Patrica Derian and Indochinese refugees. If you get a chance to read it, I’d love to hear what you think!
doi.org/10.1525/phr....
doi.org/10.1525/phr....
Humanitarian LegacyPatricia M. Derian’s Involvement in the Indochinese Refugee Crisis
The height of the Indochinese refugee crisis came during the middle of Jimmy Carter’s presidency. Carter’s administration faced the challenge of navigating international and domestic outcries to assis...
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April 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Thrilled to share my article from the Pacific Historical Review about Patrica Derian and Indochinese refugees. If you get a chance to read it, I’d love to hear what you think!
doi.org/10.1525/phr....
doi.org/10.1525/phr....
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CFP: 'Ireland and the American Revolution'. The organisers invite submissions for papers to be presented at a conference held in the Trinity Long Room Hub at Trinity College Dublin on the 9-10 October 2025. If you are interested submit an abstract of 250 words and a brief bio by the 1 May 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
CFP: 'Ireland and the American Revolution'. The organisers invite submissions for papers to be presented at a conference held in the Trinity Long Room Hub at Trinity College Dublin on the 9-10 October 2025. If you are interested submit an abstract of 250 words and a brief bio by the 1 May 2025.
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The moral and intellectual pygmies around Trump might learn a thing or two from history and America's last grand strategists. Of course they won't. My weekend FT essay. on.ft.com/3GhNw4u
The last grand strategists: what Brzezinski and Kissinger could teach Trump
[FREE TO READ] Living parallel lives, they counselled presidents and changed the course of the cold war. How would they steer America today?
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April 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The moral and intellectual pygmies around Trump might learn a thing or two from history and America's last grand strategists. Of course they won't. My weekend FT essay. on.ft.com/3GhNw4u
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OTD - April 12, 1961 Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first person to go to space when he is launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Vostok 3KA space capsule atop a Vostok K rocket. The flight lasts one orbit, a total of 108 minutes, before Gagarin successfully returns to
April 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
OTD - April 12, 1961 Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first person to go to space when he is launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Vostok 3KA space capsule atop a Vostok K rocket. The flight lasts one orbit, a total of 108 minutes, before Gagarin successfully returns to
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Job alert! My dept is hiring a lecturer in international economic history. This a permanent, full-time post and it's (hopefully) a really good time to be joining the School of History here. Very happy to chat with anyone about the role, UCC, or life in Cork in general. 🗃️
www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
Lecturer in International Economic History | University College Cork
UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer in International Economic History. Reporting to the Head of School of History.
www.ucc.ie
April 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Job alert! My dept is hiring a lecturer in international economic history. This a permanent, full-time post and it's (hopefully) a really good time to be joining the School of History here. Very happy to chat with anyone about the role, UCC, or life in Cork in general. 🗃️
www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
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That tingling sense of excitement when years of research and writing arrives in boxes as a finished product. A biography to read in the age of revenge of geopolitics.
April 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
That tingling sense of excitement when years of research and writing arrives in boxes as a finished product. A biography to read in the age of revenge of geopolitics.
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Today in 1978, President Jimmy Carter “decided to defer production” of controversial enhanced radiation warheads—commonly known as neutron bombs—for the Lance mobile battlefield missile (W70) and the W79 8-inch artillery-fired atomic projectile. Production was formally canceled that October.
April 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Today in 1978, President Jimmy Carter “decided to defer production” of controversial enhanced radiation warheads—commonly known as neutron bombs—for the Lance mobile battlefield missile (W70) and the W79 8-inch artillery-fired atomic projectile. Production was formally canceled that October.
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"Researchers from around the world have used the archives for projects, and scholars especially value the center’s records of documents from the Cold War era." DOGE's
dismantling of @wilsoncenter.org is a brazen act of vandalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
Workers at Wilson Center Put on Leave as Trump Seeks Shutdown
About 130 employees of the Wilson Center were told they were being put on leave, just four days after workers for Elon Musk’s team entered the center.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Researchers from around the world have used the archives for projects, and scholars especially value the center’s records of documents from the Cold War era." DOGE's
dismantling of @wilsoncenter.org is a brazen act of vandalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
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The moment has arrived, my Edinburgh University Press book The President's Kill List is now available for pre-order in paperback. It is only £24.99. Plus, you can get a 30% discount with the code PAPER30.
It is the perfect beach read.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pre...
It is the perfect beach read.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pre...
The President’s Kill List
The President’s Kill List
edinburghuniversitypress.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The moment has arrived, my Edinburgh University Press book The President's Kill List is now available for pre-order in paperback. It is only £24.99. Plus, you can get a 30% discount with the code PAPER30.
It is the perfect beach read.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pre...
It is the perfect beach read.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pre...
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We're hiring 2 new colleagues @historyatgalway.bsky.social
- Lecturer A (.4FTE; 4-year post) in History (Ireland in Global Context)
- Lecturer A (1FTE; 6-month post) in History (Irish Economy and Society, 1750-1900)
Go here and click 'Academic Vacancies' www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/
🗃️
- Lecturer A (.4FTE; 4-year post) in History (Ireland in Global Context)
- Lecturer A (1FTE; 6-month post) in History (Irish Economy and Society, 1750-1900)
Go here and click 'Academic Vacancies' www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/
🗃️
Jobs - University of Galway
www.universityofgalway.ie
March 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We're hiring 2 new colleagues @historyatgalway.bsky.social
- Lecturer A (.4FTE; 4-year post) in History (Ireland in Global Context)
- Lecturer A (1FTE; 6-month post) in History (Irish Economy and Society, 1750-1900)
Go here and click 'Academic Vacancies' www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/
🗃️
- Lecturer A (.4FTE; 4-year post) in History (Ireland in Global Context)
- Lecturer A (1FTE; 6-month post) in History (Irish Economy and Society, 1750-1900)
Go here and click 'Academic Vacancies' www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/
🗃️
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It’s difficult to express without expletives how much the vast majority of people in Ireland are utterly disgusted by this … total f**king disgrace www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Donald Trump praises Conor McGregor’s work ethic during St Patrick’s Day meeting at the White House
MMA fighter’s immigration remarks ‘wrong’ says Taoiseach, as Tánaiste says fighter has ‘no mandate’ to speak for people of Ireland during Washington visit
www.irishtimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It’s difficult to express without expletives how much the vast majority of people in Ireland are utterly disgusted by this … total f**king disgrace www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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The @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social book of the day is my interview with @lucatrenta.bsky.social: The President's Kill List: Assassination and US Foreign Policy since 1945. GREAT conversation! #History #PoliSky #LawSky 💙📚 #PolicySky
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newbooksnetwork.com/presidents-k...
March 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social book of the day is my interview with @lucatrenta.bsky.social: The President's Kill List: Assassination and US Foreign Policy since 1945. GREAT conversation! #History #PoliSky #LawSky 💙📚 #PolicySky
newbooksnetwork.com/presidents-k...
newbooksnetwork.com/presidents-k...
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The podcast I recorded with @drsusanliebell.bsky.social for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is available. Have a listen as we explore the book and some current political reverberations. Also, the book is out in paperback in May with @edinburghup.bsky.social. newbooksnetwork.com/presidents-k...
Luca Trenta, "The President's Kill List: Assassination and Us Foreign Policy Since 1945" (Edinburgh UP, 2024) - New Books Network
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March 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The podcast I recorded with @drsusanliebell.bsky.social for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is available. Have a listen as we explore the book and some current political reverberations. Also, the book is out in paperback in May with @edinburghup.bsky.social. newbooksnetwork.com/presidents-k...