We are a membership org for scholars focused on intelligence history, also active at @socintelhist.bsky.social.

Joined June 2016
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Just a reminder that we are even more active at @socintelhist.bsky.social--and about to expand our offerings on LinkedIn, too. Choices are good.
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Lee Hammarstrom is working on a book about ELINT satellites including Parcae. Here’s a brief description of Parcae and its importance during the Cold War. msn.com/en-us/news/technolog… I recently appeared with him on a panel @NatReconOfc and @SocIntelHist. @ColdWarPod
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Saturday 8 March 2025 is #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 Join me, @historical_kate Dr Sally Waugh, @Krystelvk AND veterans Betty Webb MBE and Ruth Bourne @bletchleypark for a special one day symposium celebrating ‘Women in Intelligence during World War Two’. Details of my talk: EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEYS: MI6 WOMEN AT BLETCHLEY PARK During the Second World War, thousands of women worked at Bletchley Park. Some of their stories have been told and continue to be shared, while others, such as those who worked for Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, have yet to be celebrated. Drawing upon new research in my debut book, Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence, this talk focuses on the small contingent of MI6 women whose extraordinary journeys in the clandestine world converged at ‘Station X’. Event details and booking: bletchleypark.org.uk/event/w…
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Skimpy on espionage but heavy on sex. #SVR spy Anna Chapman published a book several months ago. I reviewed it for The Cipher Brief. @thecipherbrief @SocIntelHist ⬇️ thecipherbrief.com/book-revi…
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"British Spies & Their Fiction" My review of Oliver Buckton's book Counterfeit Spies: How WWII Intel Ops Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024) was published in the International Journal of Intel & Counterintel. @SocIntelHist Get your free copy below! tandfonline.com/eprint/XUFDY…
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Thanks for the heads up, @StephenMarrin. What an incredible contribution Mark Phythian has made to INS and to the field. Long may he enjoy the next adventure!
Note in Intelligence & National Security (INS) (Vol 40/Issue 1): "After almost 10 years of service as editor of INS, Mark Phythian is stepping down...Mark has made significant contributions to the field of Intelligence Studies" and he will be missed! See: tandfonline.com/toc/fint20/c…
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New article published in journal Intelligence and National Security titled "Why Do States Choose Covert Action?" by Jack Duffield, with details here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Exclusive: My Book Cover Revealed! KGB LITERATI: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet Union (University of Toronto Press, 2025) #spies #writers #KGB @SocIntelHist
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We're looking forward to this!
**NEWS** I finally have the green light to publish an exclusive article on Substack that I have been working on! Excitement levels are off the chart! I hear you asking the question - what is it about? Well… The MI6 Man behind the Wheel 🛞 As personal driver to the first two chiefs of Britain’s Intelligence Service, Ernest Bailey’s incredible story is told for the first time. Hold onto your seats as there are fast(-ish) cars, motorboats, secret gadgetry, AND rare never seen before historical photographs! Hopefully this has piqued your interest … The article will be available to paid subscribers first thing tomorrow morning. It costs only £5 a month to subscribe to The Spy Historian. In doing so you support my work and get top quality articles in return.
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Thank you to all the speakers, chairs, and guests who were able to attend the 2025 SIH Annual Conference at the International Spy Museum. It was a spectacular event with attendees from all over the world.
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The conference included 24 panels covering an impressive range of intelligence history. We also celebrated the 20th anniv. of the ODNI with a keynote roundtable of 4 former DNIs. Check out our website at lnkd.in/dPWXp6dN to learn more about SIH membership & activities!
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Amazing authors’ panel at ⁦@SocIntelHist⁩ conference at ⁦@IntlSpyMuseum⁩ featuring ⁦@spyhistorian⁩ ⁦@douglaslondon5⁩ ⁦@nakashimae⁩ ⁦⁦@AlexRoseWriter⁩ and Nick Reynolds!
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Thank you Alexander for supporting SIH! We were delighted to have you share your experience and insights with our members and look forward to your forthcoming book Phantom Fleet!
Just returned from a most enjoyable @SocIntelHist conference at the @IntlSpyMuseum, during which I appeared on a panel moderated by the estimable @spyhistorian. Here's a picture of me lecturing a rapt audience eagerly awaiting the next speaker. (And a thank-you to my fellow panelists, @douglaslondon5, @nakashimae, and Nicholas Reynolds.)
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The @SocIntelHist Conference 2025 has been a roaring success💥 We brought an exceptional group of intelligence historians and practitioners to @IntlSpyMuseum 🌎 I spoke about the great Josephine Baker and her handler & how intelligence can illuminate their most secret mission🔥
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A super presentation. Thank you for joining us!
10 Feb 2025
Happy to share that I presented my research on Saturday at the @SocIntelHist Annual Conference 2025, held at the @IntlSpyMuseum in Washington, D.C. With @ori_rabinowitz, we explored the Soviet view on historical nuclear developments in the Middle East
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Terrific session today with Pål Jonson, 🇸🇪 Minister for Defence (and fellow @warstudies alum) who joined @CSSC_SSE @handels_sse to discuss international affairs and security 👇
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Time for a Sunday settle into a new book - so delighted this has just arrived… @NahlahAyed’s #TheWarWeWonApart: new biog of #SOE’s #SoniaButt & #GuyDArtois! Thank you @PenguinUKBooks !
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Thank you, @IoannaIordanou . You expanded our horizons with your wonderful presentation.
A big thank you to the @SocIntelHist and the @IntlSpyMuseum for a fantastic conference! Great papers, great colleagues, and, overall, a wonderful experience! Thank you 🙏
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