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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 1d

Could a concerted strategy of strengthened sanctions, advanced weapons for Ukraine, and incentivising Russian brain drain change Putin's calculus and stop the war machine in Ukraine? Read the latest RUSI Newsbrief by Sergei Guriev to learn more.

Putin's Polycrisis

Despite mounting economic and demographic pressures, Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to feed the war machine so long as he gains ground in Ukraine. To change his calculus, Western leaders must strengthen sanctions against the Kremlin, pro...

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, it's that man again ...

If only there wasn't an event over 20 years ago that damaged his credibility 😉

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 2d

BBC News - Threat assessment of China led to spy case collapse, says CPS
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Threat assessment of China led to spy case collapse, says CPS

The dropping of charges against two men last month prompted criticism from some ministers and MPs.

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 3d

BBC News - Nottingham attacks victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar awarded George Medal - BBC News
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Nottingham attacks victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar awarded George Medal

The medical student

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 4d

Lessons from History about Russian Sabotage

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New issue of the Euro-Atlantic Bulletin: "Lessons from History about Russian Sabotage" - Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia

Historical information about Soviet sabotage planning is instructive in analyzing Russian sabotage operations today. The Soviet KGB was responsible during the Cold War for preparing target packages on...

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 5d

"The charges relate to spying for China, one of the people said, adding that the man, whose precise role within Belgium’s national security apparatus has not been disclosed, was recruited for his access to Brussels’ international diplomatic circles".

www.politico.eu/article/belg...

Belgian security service officer indicted for spying

Indictment comes amid mounting pressure on Belgium’s security agencies.

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 7d

Blaise Metreweli, 48, is the youngest ever boss of the Secret Intelligence Service

MI6’s new chief aims to restore British influence in Middle East

Blaise Metreweli, 48, is the youngest ever boss of the Secret Intelligence Service

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 7d

MI6’s new chief aims to restore British influence in Middle East

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MI6’s new chief aims to restore British influence in Middle East

Blaise Metreweli, 48, is the youngest ever boss of the Secret Intelligence Service

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 8d

"British prosecutors suspected that China’s fifth most senior official was in receipt of intelligence from Westminster in a controversial and now-abandoned espionage case".

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

China’s fifth-ranking official was suspect in dropped Westminster spy case

Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi Jinping

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 10d

BBC News - Terry Farrell, architect who designed MI6 building, dies
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Terry Farrell, architect who designed MI6 building, dies aged 87

He also designed the headquarters for ITV's 80s breakfast show TV-am, with giant eggcups on the roof.

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 11d

Just 2 weeks before Oct. 7, Mossad reportedly said Hamas ‘not interested’ in armed conflict

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Just 2 weeks before Oct. 7, Mossad reportedly said Hamas ‘not interested’ in armed conflict

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 11d

Oh, but the experts said HUMINT was difficult in today's technology rich environment ... 😉

Hundreds of Israelis receive recruitment calls from Iranian intelligence, Israel Police says | CNN share.google/GoLdVJ0e72qG...

Hundreds of Israelis receive recruitment calls from Iranian intelligence, Israel Police says | CNN

Hundreds of Israeli citizens have received calls from Iran’s intelligence service in attempts to recruit them, the country’s police force said Saturday.

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 11d

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Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 11d

Mark Urban: How the secret state tried to ban my book on the Troubles
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Mark Urban: How the secret state tried to ban my book on the Troubles

Declassified files show that my exposé of SAS tactics against the IRA frayed nerves in Whitehall. But it was an ally’s betrayal that really surprised me

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 11d

Netherlands Detains 2 Teens on Suspicion of Spying for Pro-Russia Hackers www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/26/n...

Netherlands Detains 2 Teens on Suspicion of Spying for Pro-Russia Hackers - The Moscow Times

Two 17-year-old boys were arrested in the Netherlands this week on suspicion of espionage for a foreign power, Dutch authorities said Friday, in a case media linked to pro-Russian hackers.

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 14d

Sir Mark Heathcote Bt obituary: MI6 officer with role in Falklands war

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Sir Mark Heathcote Bt obituary: MI6 officer with role in Falklands war

Intelligence officer with an appetite for adventure and life’s wilder shores who was head of the SIS station in Buenos Aires in the early 1980s dies aged 84

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 14d

✍️ "With this amount, which only equals that spent every year on the maintenance (not the cost) of one of H.M. Destroyers ... it is indeed remarkable that such results have been achieved at all".

SIS's Chief, "Quex" Sinclair, highlighting the lack of money to support SIS in October 1935.

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 15d

"The project was recognised as being to a certain extent counter-cultural for the organisation and it took a long time before comments such as ‘we shouldn’t be doing this’ subsided".

Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 16d

Fascinating insights into the writing of SIS's authorised history by two people who worked with Keith Jeffery ⏬️

‘Utterly Unrestricted Access’: Some Personal Thoughts on the Writing of the Authorised History of the Secret Intelligence Service

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‘Utterly Unrestricted Access’: Some Personal Thoughts on the Writing of the Authorised History of the Secret Intelligence Service

Published in Diplomacy & Statecraft (Vol. 36, No. 3, 2025)

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 16d

I bore everyone. I think that's my niche 🤣

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Tony Comer @tonycomer.bsky.social · 16d

I've had an article published in Diplomacy & Statecraft: 'Behind the Enigma: How GCHQ's Authorised History Appeared'.

The first 50 people to click on the link get a copy for free!

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BCZTB...

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 16d

Fascinating insights into the writing of SIS's authorised history by two people who worked with Keith Jeffery ⏬️

‘Utterly Unrestricted Access’: Some Personal Thoughts on the Writing of the Authorised History of the Secret Intelligence Service

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘Utterly Unrestricted Access’: Some Personal Thoughts on the Writing of the Authorised History of the Secret Intelligence Service

Published in Diplomacy & Statecraft (Vol. 36, No. 3, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 18d

BBC News - How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt election in Europe - BBC investigation
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How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt European election - BBC investigation

An undercover reporter discovers a network is offering to pay for social media posts undermining Moldova’s ruling party.

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 19d

"An individual judged to be “a Chinese intelligence agent” was said to have commissioned at least 34 reports from Berry on subjects of political interest, some of the ideas for which were touted by Berry".

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The aide, the associate, the ‘Chinese agent’ – and the collapse of a long-awaited UK spy trial

Case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry was suddenly dropped, leaving questions for CPS

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 19d

Spy for us and redeem your honour, MI6 chief urges Russians

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Spy for us and redeem your honour, MI6 chief urges Russians

Sir Richard Moore said the Kremlin leader’s refusal to negotiate peace in Ukraine could be his downfall if the West held its nerve

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 20d

Speech by Sir Richard Moore, Chief of SIS, 19 September 2025

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Speech by Sir Richard Moore, Chief of SIS, 19 September 2025

Sir Richard Moore, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, spoke about the launch of a new dark web portal to recruit spies for the UK.

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