I'm sure most would welcome his return to journalism.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo ago

Hegseth: "Some in the press can't stop. Allow me to make suggestions. People look at the TV and they see banners, 'Mideast War Intensifies.' What should it read instead? How about, 'Iran increasingly desperate.' More fake news from CNN. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better"

Years ago I did a liberation of Auschwitz thread on the other platform. Time to redo Jan. 27, 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz. What happened? How? The Western Front is studied minute by minute, the East a black hole. The strange thing, though is that many documents are declassified and online

A grand mufti under every pillow. @haaretzcom.bsky.social

If you're in Cambridge tomorrow do join us for the final Israel Studies Seminar in Cambridge this term at 17:15 at FAMES, to hear @stevenbwagner.bsky.social talk about Israel's intelligence failings prior to October 7th 2023. Promises to be a fascinating talk!

So now Bibi isn't going again? Why tf would he allow everyone else to determine the future of the region? www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...

Netanyahu declines Trump's invitation to Egypt Gaza summit citing Jewish holiday

The Meeting, Focused on the Israel-Hamas Agreement, Will Bring Together More Than 20 Heads of State, Including Leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, in a Show of Support for Trump's Po...

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If Trump asks the knesset to anoint him the next King of Israel today, I am 100% sure they will oblige.

I am stunned, watching Israel's ch11/12 all morning. Excitement about the hostages coming home. The end of the war. Trump. Indonesian president's visit. That Israel will join the world at Sharm. Something is very different today.

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Whenever I teach about the conflict, there's always a moment where my students ask me if there's any reason to think things could ever get better. I always say something like "I don't see a way out. No happy ending. That said, it's a fickle place and from time to time you wake up... 1/2

Happy Stanislav Petrov day! Sometimes, questioning what the computer tells you, is the way to go.

To those saying that recognition of Palestine is a reward for terrorism, may I remind of you of Israel's origins?

Look what came in the mail today! (Feat. my chapter on covert action in Mandatory Palestine.) @magslong.bsky.social @rorycormac.bsky.social @markstout.bsky.social @dvanp.bsky.social

My latest BCISS blog post on the Iran Israel war. Was Iran really close to building a bomb? I doubt it, but who knows?! The pretext and cause for war are far less certain than its consequences. intelligencestudiesreview.blog/2025/06/18/s...

Signals, Sabotage, and Strategic Collapse: Intelligence and Ambiguity in the Iran-Israel Conflict

The Israeli-Iran war remains in an extremely dangerous phase. Deterrence has collapsed. Although the Israelis have said they expect a two-week campaign, there is no obvious end in sight. Now, Iran’…

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Come do a PhD at @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social. You could be supervised by some of my fantastic colleagues while working in a vibrant, pluralistic & highly engaged research environment. These positions are fully salaried & come with a research budget of 30k SEK a year fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

PhD students in War Studies

The Department of War Studies conducts research and education in the subject of War Studies. The department consists of about 160 employees and has about 1000 students and participants in commissioned

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Channel 12 illustration of the drone op in Iran v the guardian illustration of Ukraine's drone op in Russia. That's one hell of a coincidence.

My colleagues and I wrote a short blog series on the occasion of Oleg Gordievsky's passing. My contribution teases some preliminary findings from my Able Archer wargame. intelligencestudiesreview.blog/category/bci...

BCISS Symposium on Oleg Gordievsky – Intelligence Studies Review

Posts about BCISS Symposium on Oleg Gordievsky written by Steven B. Wagner and bcissblog

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Come see @drichterova.bsky.social, Phil Davies and I at KCL 01 April 2025 5pm We are speaking in a forum as part of the UK book launch for Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict, ed. @matthefler.bsky.social. FREE COPIES for attendees thanks to the publisher! Info here www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

Book Launch: 'Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict: Communication in Diplomacy, Statecraft and War'

Book Launch: 'Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict: Communication in Diplomacy, Statecraft and War' by Matthew Hefler

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I have been spending the week working through the formal IDF and shin bet reports on 7 October. Will post about it soon. I am a bit concerned with the new chief of staff announcing a review of these. There are problems with them, but I'm not confident that he's after those.

It's called "Golden Dome" because it'll be absurdly expensive despite its inherent worthlessness.

This is such an outrage. I'm at a complete loss for words. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

'They took books with a Palestinian flag': Israeli Police raids iconic E. J'lem bookshop

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Could 2024 be considered the golden year of #intelligence studies? Based on @intelarchive.io data, the answer is yes. A mini thread about publications on intelligence studies in 2024. +

I recently gave a talk at the Arab Council for the Social Sciences on optical character recognition for historical documents in Arabic. It's now available on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6t...

Text Extraction from Historical Documents in Arabic

YouTube video by Arab Council for the Social Sciences

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Queen Elizabeth ‘believed that every Israeli was either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist’. Not a huge surprise given that her confidant, Martin Charteris, was head of staff intelligence in Palestine and led the fight against Begin and Shamir www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Ex-president Rivlin: Queen Elizabeth ‘believed that every Israeli was either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist’ — report

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Does anyone recognise the location of this photograph?

Mesut Uyar@mesutuyar.bsky.social · 2y ago

Faisal of the #FWW Arab Revolt fame (later the first king of #Iraq with his pet Arabian leopard. A very orientalist pose.

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Re-upping my starter pack for Intelligence Studies and Practitioners as there have been a number of additions recently. I hope that there can be even more in the future as more colleagues continue to migrate over here.

At least all these nutters taking the helm in the US share our interest in declassification. The ufo and jfk scholars are going to be busy at least.

The only times Israel hasn't aimlessly occupied neighbouring territory for the long term are when the Americans intervened (1956 and 1973). This will exceed 2025 and the settlers will fill the strategy void. Or maybe they are the strategy.

Avi Scharf@avischarf.bsky.social · 2y ago

Israeli Army gearing up to remain in Gaza until end of 2025, at least. This is what it looks like on the ground By x.com/yanivkub and myself www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

This story is very odd. The main outlets reporting it are Gulf-Arabic, Iran-dissident, and American-right-wing. Sky Arabic's source was, they say, a senior pentagon official. So what is going on? True or not, this is a bad info op. www.jpost.com/breaking-new...

Pentagon denies employee of Iranian origin leaked Israel's strike intel

Last week, two US intelligence documents reportedly disclosing Israel's plan for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran were leaked.

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Happy to get copies of my first edited collection, “Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict”. Packed with essays from superstars of intelligence history, and beautifully produced by Bokförlaget Stolpe, the book will be useful for scholars, practitioners and enthusiasts alike. 📣 Ax:son Johnson Inst