@dhnexon.net I cannot possibly convey how happy and excited I am that the Whiskey & IR podcast has returned. Many thanks.
Andrew Zammit
@andrewzammit.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Victoria University. Interested in terrorism, security and human rights.
We're baaaack!!! With the episode this podcast could not avoid forever... or at least for more than *checks calendar* 3 years. Yep. @profptj.bsky.social and I discuss 🥁🥁🥁 Samuel Huntington's _Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order_. And may god have mercy on our souls.
Gates of the West
We're baaack!In the inaugural episode of the second season of Whiskey and International Relations Theory, PTJ and Dan discuss Samuel Huntington's (in)famous 1996 book, The Clash of Civilizations and t...
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What's a three-year hiatus among middle-aged academics, anyway? Announcing the first episode of the second season of Whiskey and IR Theory! In "Gates of the West," @profptj.bsky.social and @dhnexon.net discuss the Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. 👇 or wherever you stream.
Episode 1: Gates of the West
Whiskey & International Relations Theory · Episode
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A new open access article. doi.org/10.1080/0268...
How routines shape reform: the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s mandate to counter foreign interference
This article examines the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s evolving mandate to counter foreign interference, comparing Cold War era reforms with 21st century reforms. It finds that r...
doi.org
🧵 2/2 Join us at the Coogee Bay Hotel (Sydney, Australia) between December 09-11, 2026! Submit your abstract by August 31, 2026:
18th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research (STR): Continuity and Change in the Character of Terrorism
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📣 Call for Abstracts Submissions are open for the 18th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research (STR)! We are thrilled to be hosted by Dr. Emily Corner and Dr. Levi West from the Australian National University (ANU). 🧵 1/2
Are you in Melbourne on 30 July? @petercgrace.bsky.social will be speaking about his new book, The Intelligence Intellectuals, strategic warning and the ongoing relevance of intelligence analysis at the University of Melbourne at 4pm. Looks fantastic! 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/the-intell...
The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA
Two talks by Dr Peter C. Grace relating to his recent book. Imposter Syndrome and Intel Analysis and Lessons Learned.
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New article about how the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)’s mandate to counter foreign interference has changed over the decades, and what that tells us about the factors that shape intelligence reform: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How routines shape reform: the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s mandate to counter foreign interference
This article examines the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s evolving mandate to counter foreign interference, comparing Cold War era reforms with 21st century reforms. It finds that r...
tandfonline.com
New article about how the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)’s mandate to counter foreign interference has changed over the decades, and what that tells us about the factors that shape intelligence reform: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How routines shape reform: the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s mandate to counter foreign interference
This article examines the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s evolving mandate to counter foreign interference, comparing Cold War era reforms with 21st century reforms. It finds that r...
tandfonline.com
New blog post on the CTC Sentinel article Levi West and I co-authored in late March on the Bondi attack. The post keeps track of information that has come out about the alleged attackers in the two months since the article was published: andrewzammit.org/2026/05/25/c...
CTC Sentinel article on the Bondi attack
In late March, Levi West and I published an article in West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel on the Bondi terrorist attack of 14 December 2025: an act of antise…
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Academics, is there an article or paper that you've published that you feel has slipped under the radar? Reply or quote this post with your overlooked piece! Here's mine... www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Creating the National/Border Security Nexus: Counter-Terrorist Operations and Monitoring Middle Eastern and North African Visitors to the UK in the 1970s–1980s
This article looks at an earlier episode in the history of the UK border security apparatus by examining how the immigration control system was used in the 1970s and 1980s to detect potential terro...
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Many thanks to CTC Sentinel for publishing this article by Levi J. West and I on the Bondi massacre, placing the attack in the context of past Australian jihadist activity and shifts in Islamic State's approaches to transnational mobilisation: ctc.westpoint.edu/the-bondi-at...
The Bondi Attack: The Islamic State’s Strategic Shifts and Jihadi Tactics in Australia - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Abstract: On December 14, 2025, two Islamic State supporters carried out the first mass casualty terrorist attack on Australian soil, targeting the Jewish community in the Sydney suburb of Bondi. This...
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Many thanks to CTC Sentinel for publishing this article by Levi J. West and I on the Bondi massacre, placing the attack in the context of past Australian jihadist activity and shifts in Islamic State's approaches to transnational mobilisation: ctc.westpoint.edu/the-bondi-at...
The Bondi Attack: The Islamic State’s Strategic Shifts and Jihadi Tactics in Australia - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Abstract: On December 14, 2025, two Islamic State supporters carried out the first mass casualty terrorist attack on Australian soil, targeting the Jewish community in the Sydney suburb of Bondi. This...
ctc.westpoint.edu
📖 We were also very pleased to publish a double review by Valentin Stoain on the pressing issue of intelligence ethics. Follow the link below for a fascinating review of Jan Goldman's 'Ethical Espionage' and Cecile Fabre's 'Spying through a Glass Darkly' ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1833...
🔊 📖 We've also published some brilliant new book reviews over the past few months! 📖 First we have Kyle Bester with a review of Durán and Loza's "Justice Required," 'a thorough and morally urgent analysis of police shootings'. Read the review here ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1833...
Justice required: Police shootings as legalized violence
Published in Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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We also have review copies of some excellent new terrorism/CVE titles available to share with interested reviewers. Just reach out to @melaniebrand.bsky.social or email melanie dot brand at mq dot edu dot au for more information.
the iran crackdown is so terrible to contemplate. they really did murder everyone
ABC - Timor-Leste remembers Indonesian invasion 50 years after military assault: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
As warplanes flew, they dropped something many in Timor-Leste had never seen
Survivors still have clear memories of the invasion by Indonesia, as Timor-Leste this week commemorates the beginning of a brutal 24-year occupation.
abc.net.au
💡Moving on to some of our most popular intel articles, first up we have James Ramsey and Andrew Macpherson, who asked "Is the academy equipping tomorrow’s intelligence professionals to analyze data-centric threats?" Read it here & in our upcoming 20th bday collection! 🎉 ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1833...
Next up in our most popular and noteworthy policing articles, we have Sophia Yakhlef with "Humour, trust and tacit knowledge of police and border officers in international police collaboration". This one is open access & free to read! ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1833...
🎉As part of our 20th birthday celebrations, JPICT are publishing an edited volume of our most popular and noteworthy articles. We're going to give all our followers a sneak peak over the coming days of what's included 📖 First up we have Colin Atkinson with "Mind the Grass!" ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1833...
Findings from the inquest into the Wieambilla murders: www.coronerscourt.qld.gov.au/__data/asset...
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New blog post - Public NIC statements on Australia’s threat environment: andrewzammit.org/2025/11/07/p...
Public NIC statements on Australia’s threat environment
Recently, three agency heads within Australia’s national intelligence community (NIC) had made public statements on Australia’s threat environment, all highlighting the interplay betwee…
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New blog post - Public NIC statements on Australia’s threat environment: andrewzammit.org/2025/11/07/p...
Public NIC statements on Australia’s threat environment
Recently, three agency heads within Australia’s national intelligence community (NIC) had made public statements on Australia’s threat environment, all highlighting the interplay betwee…
andrewzammit.org
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has released its report on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community (SONIC) Bill 2025: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Advisory report on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025
Report
aph.gov.au
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has released its report on the Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar... This is the Bill that would allow Australia to ban Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organisation.
Advisory Report on the Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025
Report
aph.gov.au
A year ago today, we had a really terrible election night, and because I know how people fall into despair I sat down at 11pm and wondered what I could tell you. I told you:
