Matt Legg
matthewlegg.bsky.social
Matt Legg
@matthewlegg.bsky.social
PhD Researcher at KCL.

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War Studies | Intelligence | Conspiracy Theories
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More detail on the MI6 molehunt I first revealed in my book "The Spy in the Archive' coming out of the Guardian today...... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK launched huge operation to find suspected Russian double agent in MI6
Exclusive: Operation Wedlock lasted up to 20 years and took MI5 teams across world amid panic about ‘another Philby’
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Let’s start with a critical point:
Not all disordered discourse leads to institutional capture.
Some narratives, like Flat Earth or Bigfoot conspiracies, remain fringe, self-contained, and irrelevant to policy.

But others infiltrate formal institutions, and that’s where the danger escalates.
March 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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A meta analysis has found that
conspiracy beliefs tend to decrease slightly with age. In other words, young people are more susceptible to conspiracy beliefs. This is why we must embed long-term strategies ie critical thinking & analytical reasoning into school curriculum #Misinformation
Younger individuals more likely to endorse conspiracy beliefs
A recent study found that conspiracy beliefs slightly decrease with age. Younger individuals tend to have stronger beliefs, linked to lower self-esteem, political dissatisfaction, and a preference for...
www.psypost.org
December 4, 2024 at 9:50 AM
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📚✨ Exciting news! Our #KCSI member, @drichterova.bsky.social's book #WatchingTheJackals is now out! 🎉

This gripping work unveils #Czechoslovakia's complex ties with #MiddleEastern terrorists during the #ColdWar. 🌍🕵️‍♂️ Based on declassified #intelligence files & #interviews, it’s a must-read! 👇
January 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Some books just need to be in one's personal library.
December 6, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Next up on our Insights blog is a contribution from John Taylor about the importance of psychology in intelligence assessments relating to Putin. Check it out here: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
Going beyond geopolitical analysis and good intelligence in the…
kcsi.uk
December 2, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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If I've done this right, here is a starter pack I've put together on intelligence studies and practitioners. It tilts toward historians but includes people with useful perspectives from any direction. It focuses mostly on governmental intel rather than private sector or non-governmental open source.
Intelligence Studies and Practitioners
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
November 12, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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The #KjetilHatlebrekke Prize is sponsored by KCSI to honour the life and work of the late Dr Kjetil Anders Ely Hatlebrekke. The Prize aims to recognise scholarship on non-Five Eyes intelligence cultures and systems. kcsi.uk/kjetil-hatle...
Kjetil Hatle­brekke Memo­r­i­al Book Prize
The Prize aims to recognise scholarship on non-Five Eyes intelligence cultures and systems.
kcsi.uk
October 9, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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Read the latest #KCSIInsights by Sir David Omand who writes on the creation of #KCSI by exploring the evolution of #intelligence studies that have transformed from deep secrecy to an established academic discipline.

kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
In Praise of Intelligence Studies
kcsi.uk
September 30, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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We're kicking off this term's #KCSISeminar series.

Join us for Paul McGarr's (@paulmcgarr.bsky.social) book launch: 'Spying in South Asia: Britain, the United States, and India's Secret Cold War'.

📌Strand, KCL
🗓️07 Oct 2024, 18:30

Contact us to reserve a spot

kcsi.uk/events/kcsi-...
KCSI Special Event Book Launch: Spying in South Asia by Paul McGarr
Mon 7th Oct 18:30 - Join us for the launch of Paul McGarr's book 'Spying in South Asia,' unveiling the secret Cold War between Britain, the US, and India
kcsi.uk
September 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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We're excited to launch #KCSIInsights, our Centre's blog for #intelligence and international security, featuring contributions from KCSI academics, PhD researchers, and affiliated practitioners.

Read our first blog by our Editor-in-Chief, Celia Parker-Vincent.
kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
KCSI Insights Inaugural Post
kcsi.uk
September 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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Many 🙏 @warontherocks.bsky.social for publishing my piece on #SovietBloc #ColdWar #sabotage #doctrine, which argues that current attacks/fires/explosions on #NATO territory mirror Moscow’s CW-era sabotage doctrine in important ways. If this is indeed the case, more is yet to come.

👉 encr.pw/ZG1cJ
The Long Shadow of Soviet Sabotage Doctrine? - War on the Rocks
Boris Nikolaevich Rodin was a known entity in the KGB. Operating as an intelligence officer in London from 1947 to 1951, he helped manage the defection of
warontherocks.com
August 21, 2024 at 10:21 AM
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Huge congratulations to our members Huw Dylan, David Gioe, and Elena Grossfeld for their article being shortlisted for the John Peterson Best Article prize (2023).

The article is in the next post.

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September 3, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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Lovely piece by Sunday Times data editor Tom Calver who ‘always has felt grateful to have studied the humanities at university’ and now wants to use data to articulate their value www.thetimes.co.uk/article/get-...
August 18, 2024 at 7:06 AM
It's always a pleasure researching at the British Library.
August 11, 2024 at 12:56 PM