A great end to the “UK tour” at @kcsi.uk last night. My thanks to Celia Parker-Vincent for moderating and Jessi Gilchrist and Mike Goodman for organising. Also caught up with the wonderful @joemaiolo.bsky.social Nice to be back, spent a lot of time at the the Maughan Library writing this book.
In recognition of CSIS’s 40th Anniversary, SIH is proud to announce a C$3,400 travel award for Canadian students researching Canadian intelligence.
In recognition of CSIS’s 40th Anniversary, SIH is proud to announce a C$3,400 travel award for Canadian students researching Canadian intelligence. To be considered, note this in your submission. If already applied, email to confirm candidacy.
Submit to SIH2026Conf@gmail.com by March 23
@kcsi.uk
This just in:
We've just received some intel — we can now offer an excellent opportunity for a Canadian student, which means we are extending the submission deadline! Check back here for more info soon.
Submit proposals to SIH2026Conf@gmail.com by March 23
@kcsi.uk
#SIHConference2026
Just under 2 weeks left to get your submissions in for SIH’s 2026 conference, hosted at King’s College London with the 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 kcsi.uk and the 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 15, send proposals to: SIH2026Conf@gmail.com
👉🏼 With 2026 marking seventy-five years since the first public revelation of the Cambridge spies, this Curiosity project will therefore instigate a multidisciplinary analysis of the complicated legacies of the Cambridge spies across this full and entwined political, social, and cultural landscape.
🚨AHRC Curiosity Project Launch and Roundtable: ‘The Afterlives of Cambridge Spies’
🗓Wednesday, March 18, 2026
🕔17:00-18:30 GMT
📍Durham University (online option available)
🔗 Register here: forms.office.com/e/TxVEvgjvcn
👉🏼More about the project: kcsi.uk/the-afterliv...
One more month to send in your proposals for SIH’s 2026 conference in London this October!
🚨 New in KCSI Insights – "The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy: Worshiping Trump and Setting Clear Priorities" by Dr @dpoakley.bsky.social
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
📄 Call for papers
🙌🏼 King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) is delighted to partner with the Society for Intelligence History (SIH) to host the SIH Annual Conference at King's College London on October 11-13, 2026.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
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𝗖𝗙𝗣: Join the 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆’s 2026 conference, hosted at King’s College London with the 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 kcsi.uk and the 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 15, send to: SIH2026Conf@gmail.com
www.intelligencehistory.org
🎉 Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the New Year!
See you in 2026 ⭐
#KCSI
The 2025 #KCSI Holiday Book Guide is here! ✨
Old favourites, 2025 releases and what’s coming next from the 🕵️♀️📚 shelves.
📍 Available now via @kcsi.uk.
🎉 As nomination deadlines for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes approach, 2024 Polly Corrigan Book Prize winner Dr @sophieduroy.bsky.social spoke with KCSI on receiving the prize, the inspiration behind her book, and gave some advice to this year's applicants.
Wrote about this last year in Spying in South Asia: Britain, the United States and India's Secret Cold War (Cambridge University Press, 2024)
www.cambridge.org/9781108843676
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “‘Not your father’s Afghanistan’: Is the West taking its eye off the al-Qaeda ball?” by Graham Aikin
🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
#KCSI
@edinburghup.bsky.social is having a 50% off sale. This means that my The President’s Kill List is only £12.99. Bargain. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pre...
CSi is happy to announce that the application process for our International Security and Intelligence (ISI) Summer Programme are now open! Click below for more information: shorturl.at/kc88o
CSi is pleased to announce that the application process for ISI Professional is now open. For more please follow this link: thecsi.org.uk/isi-pro/
🕯️ Remembering Paul Ritchie CMG OBE
A dedication by Dr Huw Dylan from @kcsi.uk: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
📄 From the impact of growing digitalisation on intelligence to Czechoslovakia’s complex relationship with Middle Eastern revolutionaries, our KCSI members have been busy with sharing their expert insights in several publications this month.
🔗 All publications can be found here: kcsi.uk/publications
🎉 Exciting news for the KCSI team
📖 Viking (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) has acquired “Our Man in Prague” by our Co-Director @drichterova.bsky.social
More details: www.thebookseller.com/rights/vikin...
🚨 Publication alert!
“Smart new world: adapting human intelligence for the digital age” by KCSI member Dr David V. Gioe, co-authored with Dr Tony Manganello of Indiana Wesleyan University.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🚨 New article in our KCSI Insights blog by KCSI Co-Director Prof. Michael Goodman (@msg77.bsky.social) reflecting on 'The Changing Face of the Academic Study of Intelligence in the UK'.
kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
🤔 Feeling curious after this read?
👉 Check out our IntelArchive, one of the world's most comprehensive publication databases on intelligence studies:
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🔎 Times are changing — and so are we. The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is now on Instagram.
Follow for insights on intelligence, security, and global affairs, plus highlights from our research, events, and teaching.
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🚨 Call for Papers 🚨
Interested in the impact of tech disruption & geopolitical shifts on intelligence practice and research? Join us at the June 2026 Intelligence College in Europe Academic Conference in Munich.
📌 Submit abstracts by 14 Nov 2025
💡 No fee, catering included
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