David Gioe
@GioeINT
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Scholar, historian, and former practitioner of intelligence.
Joined March 2015
Paul Ritchie obituary: MI6 officer on front line of post-Soviet threats https://t.co/qHjRJkfsmj
thetimes.com
Senior agent at the forefront of transforming an agency focused on espionage into a global organisation capable of tackling modern-day threats, dies aged 63
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Reminder for ISI alums! Please come along this Thursday to our networking event.
The Cambridge Security Initiative has put together an ISI alumni social in London on 20 Nov (and prospective applicants are invited!) Come along to mingle with other ISI alums (going back to 2013) or come to get your questions answered by those who have taken the course.
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Come join us if you’re in London! 👇🏻👇🏻
The Cambridge Security Initiative has put together an ISI alumni social in London on 20 Nov (and prospective applicants are invited!) Come along to mingle with other ISI alums (going back to 2013) or come to get your questions answered by those who have taken the course.
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The Cambridge Security Initiative has put together an ISI alumni social in London on 20 Nov (and prospective applicants are invited!) Come along to mingle with other ISI alums (going back to 2013) or come to get your questions answered by those who have taken the course.
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Back by popular demand! The @ISICambridge advanced professional course will be held again at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in April 2026. Please apply early (and please share this post!) https://t.co/0D50xOlV2Y
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The Trump administration’s approach to intelligence is preventing key U.S. agencies from reaching their highest potential—and increasing the risk of a major failure, write @GioeINT and Michael Hayden. https://t.co/o5tFwk78QN
foreignaffairs.com
Politicizing the system makes dangerous failures more likely.
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'AI may be a disruptive force, but with the right frameworks, it can also be a democratic asset,' writes @StatecraftINT.
aspistrategist.org.au
Artificial intelligence is not simply another technological tool; it’s a transformative force reshaping the foundations of intelligence and national security. In remarks to the 11 October Aspen-Otago...
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@edwardlucas with a cogent argument that it is time to start scaring the Russians off. Provocations by Putin have a real cost. Shared with you by a Times subscriber. Enjoy this article for free. https://t.co/d4yuJz8JpB
thetimes.com
Balloons closing Lithuania’s airports are designed to test the West and require a bold response
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If the Trump administration continues to misuse and politicize Washington’s intelligence agencies, it will become harder for the U.S. government to uncover secrets and assess information, warn @GioeINT and Michael Hayden. https://t.co/o5tFwk78QN
foreignaffairs.com
Politicizing the system makes dangerous failures more likely.
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Great stuff from @peterpomeranzev and Sviatoslav.
To make Putin worried enough to consider a cease-fire more seriously, the West must act in the informational domain, write @peterpomeranzev and Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi. https://t.co/iELQDLD2xD
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How can human intelligence adapt for the digital age?✍️ Professor @GioeINT considers the impact of digital advances on clandestine Human Intelligence operations. ➡️ https://t.co/xxvjUZqAIe
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If the Trump administration continues to misuse and politicize Washington’s intelligence agencies, it will become harder for the U.S. government to uncover secrets and assess information, warn @GioeINT and Michael Hayden. https://t.co/o5tFwk78QN
foreignaffairs.com
Politicizing the system makes dangerous failures more likely.
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New publication alert! How can human #intelligence adapt for the #digital age? Check out "Smart New World" to learn more. #OpenAccess thanks to @KingsCollegeLon @warstudies @KCLSecurity @ISICambridge
https://t.co/BAjzVP1jza
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It's gov shutdown time again. Most of the USIC is civilian, so if someone tells you that #natsec isn't at risk bc the military remains on duty, ask them to read this @WarOnTheRocks article. #Shutdown2025 @steadystate2025 @LarryPfeifferDC @RadioFreeTom
https://t.co/YsVG2eNq1D
warontherocks.com
Author’s Note: The following story is a fictitious depiction of a plausible scenario that is meant to illustrate the real damage done to critical
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Should the US release secret intelligence for strategic gain? A roundtable debate in @HDiplo with Melissa Graves, David Gioe, Mindy Haas, and me:
issforum.org
Roundtable Review 17-5 David V. Gioe and Michael J. Morell, “Spy and Tell: The Promise and Peril of Disclosing Intelligence for Strategic Advantage,” Foreign Affairs 7:4 (2024): 138-152.
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NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within
economist.com
NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within
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It's gov shutdown time again. Most of the USIC is civilian, so if someone tells you that #natsec isn't at risk bc the military remains on duty, ask them to read this @WarOnTheRocks article. #Shutdown2025 @steadystate2025 @LarryPfeifferDC @RadioFreeTom
https://t.co/YsVG2eNq1D
warontherocks.com
Author’s Note: The following story is a fictitious depiction of a plausible scenario that is meant to illustrate the real damage done to critical
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Trump has produced a “culture of politicized analysis, self-censorship, and suppression of unwelcome truths” within the U.S. government—one that “mirrors the conditions in autocracies that generate intelligence failure,” write @GioeINT and Michael Hayden. https://t.co/o5tFwk78QN
foreignaffairs.com
Politicizing the system makes dangerous failures more likely.
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“The fiction that NATO promised never to expand eastward.. is ‘the lie that will not die’…In reality, NATO threatens Russia the way a lock threatens a thief.” https://t.co/4PVlZ2Vb6x
tomorrowsaffairs.com
Russia has thrived on lies for centuries; its undoing will come when truth proves more powerful than the fictions it desperately spins
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Jervis Forum Roundtable Review 17-5 David V. Gioe and Michael J. Morell's “Spy and Tell: The Promise and Peril of Disclosing Intelligence for Strategic Advantage” “under a new presidential administration that has adopted a different posture toward public intelligence…this
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