David Strachan-Morris
@drdavidsm.bsky.social
Lecturer in Intelligence and Security. Links to recent work on Combat Intelligence at https://shorturl.at/pBDjL and warning intelligence at https://shorturl.at/waeL2 Keen rugby fan and supporter of Ulster Rugby and Ireland.
** Call for Papers: Special Issue on Psychology and Intelligence** Guest Editors: Nicole K. Drumhiller and Thomas Preston (Washington State University) Intelligence and National Security invites submissions for a special issue on Psychology and Intelligence.
Normally reaching out for external expertise would be unremarkable during a military campaign, but for an administration that is famously anti-expert and only values opinions that match its ideology, this is a massive sign that they are out of ideas.
Raw Story@rawstory.com · 2d agoAn officer in U.S. Central Command's intelligence branch sent an email last week to a broad group of military analysts with an unusual request.
Great post on statelessness and global citizenship here by my colleague Kelly Staples! euppublishingblog.com/2026/06/25/i...
Is world citizenship the solution to statelessness?
What does it mean to be state-less? Does not being considered as a national by any state result in an other-worldly form of exclusion...
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This is really wonderful. Thank you Spencer!
Spencer McDaniel@spencermcdaniel.bsky.social · 2w agoI have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. #Odyssey #classics talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...
Interesting article with points to consider about the use of covert action and clandestine collection, but the real value of a foreign intelligence agency is its ability to focus externally, process information and provide useful, timely, and relevant threat assessments. macleans.ca/society/are-...
Are Canadians Ready for Their Own CIA? - Macleans.ca
Not having our own foreign intelligence agency is costing us. So would having one.
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Multiple Irish State agencies are using password software with deep links to a Russian technology company licensed by Moscow’s intelligence service, an Irish Times investigation has found. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Irish State bodies use password software licensed by Russian intelligence
Irish Times investigation finds software involved in handling of sensitive information with at least three agencies
irishtimes.com
Why did several European intelligence services fail to anticipate Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine? This piece about the Dutch AIVD & MIVD argues that they overly trusted a - misleading - source in the Russian security establishment and failed to listen to concise warnings by US/UK colleagues.
‘Unique source’ blinded Dutch intelligence agencies to Putin’s invasion: ‘What a fuck-up’
Despite persistent warnings from American and British officials, the Dutch intelligence agencies refused to believe Putin would invade Ukraine in 2022. An investigation by de Volkskrant reveals how th...
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When given access and a goal, AI models sometimes act in ways institutions never authorized. Melissa Graves argues that given the intelligence community's integration of AI inside the workflow, it's time to treat AI agents as a potential counterintelligence problem.
The Next Counterintelligence Problem Is Artificial
Accuracy isn’t enough—agencies must detect when trusted AI misuses legitimate access. Enter: AI counterintelligence.
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University Professors in the Neoliberal Academic Ecosystem m.youtube.com/watch?v=PGO4... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
University Professors in the Neoliberal Academic Ecosystem
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These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...
A picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four years
In at least 21 of the 30 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women.
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Another great intelligence studies opportunity here: Professor of Security and Intelligence Studies and Director of Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies - University of Buckingham - Centre for Security and Intelligence studies www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRU395/p...
Professor of Security and Intelligence Studies and Director of Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS) at University of Buckingham
Recruiting now: Professor of Security and Intelligence Studies and Director of Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job oppo...
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@clairehanna.bsky.social : "Last week, in a very high profile case, the murder of Natalie McNally, the judge.. talked about a frenzied knife attack, he talked about wounds so bad the cause of death was unable to to be determined. There were no riots over the perpetrator of that brutal crime"
"Universities have discovered their ideal academic: a machine that believes nothing, has read everything, and can produce infinite quantities of fluent slop on demand. And they have offered it tenure" stevenschwartz.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
The end of higher education
Universities have discovered their ideal academic: a machine that believes nothing, has read everything, and can produce infinite quantities of fluent slop on demand. And they have offered it tenure.
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I am very honoured to be this year's winner of the International Association for Intelligence Education Instructor of the Year Award! I have been doing a lot of reflection in the last few months on how I teach, and this is a lovely way to cap the year. www.linkedin.com/pulse/iafies...
IAFIE's 2026 Award Season Winners!
IAFIE - International Association for Intelligence Education is honored to announce its 2026 Award Season Winners! Join us in congratulating Dr. Mark Lowenthal, Mr.
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Some wise and rather touching words to the House of Lords from the retiring Lord Hennessy. Paras 4-9 in particular are well worth reading. www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=20...
My Lords, listening to the noble...
Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:36 pm 18 May 2026
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Watching a great series on @netflix.com called Legends about HM Customs officers working undercover in the 1990s. Well-written and fairly realistic, but what it really shows is the huge difference between intelligence and evidence, and the massive difficulty in turning the former into the latter.
A roundtable on my book is now out in @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social Grateful for the thoughtful and generous engagements. A great interdisciplinary exchange on law, intelligence, and security, permitted by @kcsi.uk's Polly Corrigan Book Prize. doi.org/10.1080/0268... @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
Available online now - a fantastic roundtable on The Polly Corrigan Book Prize Winner 2024, The Regulation of Intelligence Activities under International Law, by Sophie Duroy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Polly Corrigan Book Prize Winner 2024, The Regulation of Intelligence Activities under International Law
Published in Intelligence and National Security (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Great article here about the Irish Military Intelligence Service. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
‘The spy is the boring guy in a suit’: Inside the State’s military intelligence service
In a rare interview a senior officer with the Irish Military Intelligence Service talks about its work – and the threats facing the State
irishtimes.com
A long read but a really interesting look at the murkier end of corporate intelligence amongst the oligarchs and super-rich, where the line between intelligence and covert action becomes blurred. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Vadim Nikitin · Among the Private Spies: Christopher Steele’s Assertions
Why was Steele’s dossier, alleging collusion between Trump and Putin, so shoddy, and why, despite this, did it command...
lrb.co.uk
Trump Is Doing Structural Damage to American Intelligence open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump Is Doing Structural Damage to American Intelligence
The issue isn’t just his disregard for facts. It’s that he’s reshaping the government in his image.
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Does the intelligence community warn of imminent threats? After speaking with my students, I’ve decided to offer clarification of the threat warming process.
Inside the Department of War are two wolves: "We've shut down the Colleges of War because book learnings are woke, gay, and irrelevant to war fighting." "How come no one told us the Strait is important, there are different kinds of Kurds, Iran is big, and air power historically doesn't win wars?"
I look forward to learning what flora and fauna are considered 'woke' by right wing culture warriors.
Heather Stewart@guardianheather.bsky.social · 5mo agoCulture war latest: the Bank of England has announced that after a public consultation, to which it received 44,000 responses, the next new banknotes will feature native wildlife. Tories: "It is deeply depressing that under Lab our national heroes are considered too 'divisive' to be on bank notes."
As was often said during the Iraq War, '"Yee-ha!" is not a plan'.
Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.social · 5mo ago"The U.S. is being run by gung-ho nutters like Trump and Hegseth."……. Former NATO commander and British General Sir Richard Shirreff delivers a stark warning for Britain to avoid being dragged into America's illegal war on Iran. -Analyst News
When I was 10 years old I went to sea with my Dad for nearly a year.
Kayla Cromer Official@kaylacromer.bsky.social · 5mo agoTell me a random fact about yourself that sounds fake but is 100% true.
