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Just dropped through my letterbox - a great special edition of @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social on women in intelligence
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Review Essay

From UFOs to UAPs: is disclosure really imminent?

Glen Creeber

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From UFOs to UAPs: is disclosure really imminent?
Published in Intelligence and National Security (Vol. 40, No. 3, 2025)
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Review Essay

New writings on grand strategy

Huw Bennett

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New writings on grand strategy
The recent revival in the study of grand strategy owes much to the search for meaning about the West’s global purpose after the failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. Long dominated by writing on the Un...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum

Ged Hiscoke, Stephen Ward & Daniel Lomas

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Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum
Intelligence agencies operating in modern-day liberal democracies are dependent on the public for support. In recent years, the UK’s intelligence and security agencies have adopted a public facing ...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Is the mere existence of an intelligence committee enough? Learning from the case study of the Finnish parliament

Tapio Raunio

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Is the mere existence of an intelligence committee enough? Learning from the case study of the Finnish parliament
Legislatures are increasingly investing resources into oversight of intelligence agencies. However, effective control of intelligence is wrought with challenges: while national security is a highly...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
NOCs and illegals in the current surveillance landscape: can mimicry help overcome evolving challenges?

Grigorij Serscikov

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NOCs and illegals in the current surveillance landscape: can mimicry help overcome evolving challenges?
This study examines the evolving challenges faced by intelligence operatives, particularly Non-Official Cover (NOC) officers and illegals, in the context of modern surveillance technologies. With a...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Submarines, saboteurs and spies: United States Navy counterespionage operations in Florida, 1941–1945

Stephen G. Craft

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Submarines, saboteurs and spies: United States Navy counterespionage operations in Florida, 1941–1945
Before and after Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence established several counterespionage schemes to prevent the Axis powers from infiltrating the United States with...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Redefining vigilance: reevaluating the meaning of early warning in Israel’s security doctrine and the October 7 attack

Gil Baram & Isaac Ben Israel

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Redefining vigilance: reevaluating the meaning of early warning in Israel’s security doctrine and the October 7 attack
Israel was caught off guard by Hamas attack on October 7, underscoring vulnerabilities in its national security apparatus. Scholars and practitioners primarily attribute this failure to intelligenc...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Technical and cultural barriers to leveraging U.S. intelligence to evaluate national level strategies and plans

Cathryn Quantic Thurston

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Technical and cultural barriers to leveraging U.S. intelligence to evaluate national level strategies and plans
This paper explores the role of U.S. intelligence in assessing the effectiveness of national-level strategies and plans. A high-speed information environment may require a more dynamic, continuous ...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Why do states choose covert action?

Jack Duffield

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Why do states choose covert action?
This article proposes a narrative-based approach to understanding why states choose covert action. Drawing on narratology and securitisation theory, it argues that states employ covert action to sh...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers

Katherine Tucker & Maria Robson-Morrow

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Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, some of the timeliest intelligence was provided not by intelligence agencies, but by private actors. Open-source intelligence is an increasing focus in intellig...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Commercially sourced intelligence: friend or foe?

Vivi Ringnes Berrefjord

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Commercially sourced intelligence: friend or foe?
Commercially sourced intelligence (CSINT) is rapidly gaining importance due to attributes such as variety, availability, flexibility, and cost. While its usage is well-documented, this article offe...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12
Our latest issue, 2025, Vol 40. No. 3 is now out with a great line up of articles! Add us to your summer reading list!

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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · May 24
Women in intelligence: a limited systematic review
Nicole K. Drumhiller

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Women in intelligence: a limited systematic review
This limited systematic literature review examines the contributions and experiences of women in intelligence. It synthesises existing scholarship across various disciplines, including history, com...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · May 24
Women in intelligence: historic insights, contemporary challenges, and future directions
Nicole K. Drumhiller

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Women in intelligence: historic insights, contemporary challenges, and future directions
Women have significantly contributed to the field of intelligence; without them, large standing government intelligence organisations, would not have been possible. Among their most discussed attri...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · May 24
Later this year we will be publishing a Special Issue on women and intelligence. As a preview, the introduction and lead article by Nicole Drumhiller, are available on our website now.
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Stephen Marrin @smarrin.bsky.social · May 13
New article in Intelligence and National Security titled "Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum" by Ged Hiscoke, Stephen Ward & Daniel Lomas at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum
Intelligence agencies operating in modern-day liberal democracies are dependent on the public for support. In recent years, the UK’s intelligence and security agencies have adopted a public facing ...
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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · May 9
⁉️ What does the UK public think about GCHQ, MI5, MI6/SIS? Do they trust them?

🆕️ In this new Intelligence & National Security article, we study 🇬🇧 public trust and knowledge in detail.

📊 The results make interesting reading. If you're interested, link here ⏬️

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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · May 8
Our latest edition, Vol 40, No. 2 is a Special Issue with an important focus on improving intelligence analysis. We have some great contributions from a fantastic range of scholars and perspectives!

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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Feb 21
After almost 10 years of service as editor of Intelligence and National Security, Mark Phythian is stepping down at the end of 2024...Mark has made significant contributions to the field of Intelligence Studies through his work as editor of this journal.

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Editor’s Note:
Published in Intelligence and National Security (Vol. 40, No. 1, 2025)
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · Feb 21
Thank you for the heads up, @smarrin.bsky.social. What a terrific contribution to @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social and our field Mark Phythian has made. Here's to the next adventure!
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Stephen Marrin @smarrin.bsky.social · Feb 18
Upcoming Intelligence Studies Section Panels at ISA2025...2-5 March 2025 in Chicago, IL. Details here: www.academia.edu/127731336/In...
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Stephen Marrin @smarrin.bsky.social · Feb 18
New article published in journal Intelligence and National Security titled "Why Do States Choose Covert Action?" by Jack Duffield, with details here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Why do states choose covert action?
This article proposes a narrative-based approach to understanding why states choose covert action. Drawing on narratology and securitisation theory, it argues that states employ covert action to sh...
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Peter Schrijver @psguu.bsky.social · Feb 12
More on the SBU's social media presence: 'Beyond counterintelligence: understanding the SBU’s social media outreach on Telegram during wartime', published in a special issue of @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social: Intelligence & the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Intelligence and National Security @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social · Feb 9
Intelligence and National Security is now on BlueSky!

Our latest edition, Vol 39, No 7, 2024 is available here:

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