Ronan Mainprize
@ronanmainprize.bsky.social
Ax:son Johnson Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication
Research on intelligence, statecraft, and strategy • Writing a book on Lyndon Johnson, the CIA, and the Global Cold War • University of Warwick PhD
Research on intelligence, statecraft, and strategy • Writing a book on Lyndon Johnson, the CIA, and the Global Cold War • University of Warwick PhD
Stuck in Copenhagen airport all day, but luckily I have some great reading material with me 📚
June 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Stuck in Copenhagen airport all day, but luckily I have some great reading material with me 📚
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
An excellent couple of days in DC at SAIS! 🇺🇸
May 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
An excellent couple of days in DC at SAIS! 🇺🇸
It was great to give a guest lecture on CSSC’s Applied History module yesterday in Stockholm.
We discussed American intelligence and strategy during the Vietnam War and what they can tell us about contemporary intel-policy relations. 🇺🇸
We discussed American intelligence and strategy during the Vietnam War and what they can tell us about contemporary intel-policy relations. 🇺🇸
April 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It was great to give a guest lecture on CSSC’s Applied History module yesterday in Stockholm.
We discussed American intelligence and strategy during the Vietnam War and what they can tell us about contemporary intel-policy relations. 🇺🇸
We discussed American intelligence and strategy during the Vietnam War and what they can tell us about contemporary intel-policy relations. 🇺🇸
Evening in Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾
April 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Evening in Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾
Latest reading 📚
April 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Latest reading 📚
@matthefler.bsky.social and I have a new article out in @thecipherbrief.bsky.social, looking at Trump's impact on transatlantic intelligence liaison and how Europe can manage the challenges it now faces. 🇺🇲 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
👉 www.thecipherbrief.com/column_artic...
👉 www.thecipherbrief.com/column_artic...
March 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@matthefler.bsky.social and I have a new article out in @thecipherbrief.bsky.social, looking at Trump's impact on transatlantic intelligence liaison and how Europe can manage the challenges it now faces. 🇺🇲 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
👉 www.thecipherbrief.com/column_artic...
👉 www.thecipherbrief.com/column_artic...
Join us at CSSC next week for the launch of @matthefler.bsky.social's excellent new volume, 'Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict', and an engaging discussion with Matt, Lena Hallin, and Jan Leijonhielm.
📆 - Thurs. 20 March
⏰ - 17:30
📍 - Stockholm School of Economics
RSVP: shorturl.at/Dua4e
📆 - Thurs. 20 March
⏰ - 17:30
📍 - Stockholm School of Economics
RSVP: shorturl.at/Dua4e
March 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Join us at CSSC next week for the launch of @matthefler.bsky.social's excellent new volume, 'Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict', and an engaging discussion with Matt, Lena Hallin, and Jan Leijonhielm.
📆 - Thurs. 20 March
⏰ - 17:30
📍 - Stockholm School of Economics
RSVP: shorturl.at/Dua4e
📆 - Thurs. 20 March
⏰ - 17:30
📍 - Stockholm School of Economics
RSVP: shorturl.at/Dua4e
Great to have Sweden’s Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson, at the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication today to talk about the challenges facing Swedish national security 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
February 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Great to have Sweden’s Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson, at the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication today to talk about the challenges facing Swedish national security 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
A real privilege to share the International Spy Museum stage with these three gentlemen to talk about the CIA and the Dominican Intervention for @socintelhist.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A real privilege to share the International Spy Museum stage with these three gentlemen to talk about the CIA and the Dominican Intervention for @socintelhist.bsky.social
Looking forward to speaking on what should be a great panel next week at @socintelhist.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Looking forward to speaking on what should be a great panel next week at @socintelhist.bsky.social
Now seemed like the appropriate moment to dig into @wdjames.bsky.social’s excellent book…
January 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Now seemed like the appropriate moment to dig into @wdjames.bsky.social’s excellent book…
A 13 hour trip requires some relaxing in-flight reading material
December 18, 2024 at 8:55 AM
A 13 hour trip requires some relaxing in-flight reading material
Well that was an experience…
November 29, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Well that was an experience…
Flying back to Stockholm after an excellent few days at Bletchley Park for NIHC. Great to see so many friends both old and new and present some work
November 24, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Flying back to Stockholm after an excellent few days at Bletchley Park for NIHC. Great to see so many friends both old and new and present some work