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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 2d

...one morning and everything is different today than it was yesterday. Usually it's for the worst, but not always."
This morning is one of those days. I see the first glimmer of optimism in my adult life. 2/2

Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 14d

Maybe settlements are supposed to be the price

Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 14d

Nothing explicit against settlements in the strip either. Only implied in pt 16.

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 15d

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

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 16d

In his world only fancy people get horses

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 20d

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

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Aug 24

I still don't get why Palantir and not any of the other firms with no real product or market...

Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Jul 25

The difference is that the Biden WH at least thought about what they were doing and packaged their pressure as part of a current of both domestic and Israeli politics. They could have been tougher but I'm not sure it would have helped.

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Jul 21

so many war movies and books tend toward a trope of the older generation's last war.
The only one I can think of where that's central to the story is "last flag flying".

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Jun 26

I just can't get over them calling themselves that. AQ should sue or whatever.

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Jun 18

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’…

intelligencestudiesreview.blog

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Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · Jun 17

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Jun 13

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.

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Jun 4

ripe old ages for alcoholics, though

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Apr 8

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

intelligencestudiesreview.blog

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Mar 11

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

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Mar 6

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.

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Mar 5

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

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Feb 10

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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www.haaretz.com

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Yusuf Ozkan @yozkan.bsky.social · Dec 25

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. +

Bar chart showing publications over years on intelligence studies (from 1874 to 2024).

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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · Dec 15

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

www.youtube.com

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Dec 10

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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www.timesofisrael.com

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Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · Dec 10

I share your and and @ryanevans.bsky.social frustrations with US policy. However, the UK is in no position to lead a postwar force as part of a sy guarantee. Have you seen the state of things in UK defence? Spending set to *rise* to maintenance levels 2025...