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...

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.

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

📚✨ 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! 👇

Some books just need to be in one's personal library.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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

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.

journals.sagepub.com/page/bpi/vid...

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-...

It's always a pleasure researching at the British Library.