Teddy 02/16/18-01/15/21 — Teddy had qualities to which humans should aspire. Wiser than me in many ways, he will always remind me: “The World is a better one than You deserve; strive to make Your Self more worthy of it.”

The politicization of intelligence has to stop. It divided the US at its birth, and is doing the same thing in America today. This one of the most important pieces I’ve written and something the American people must know about their own history:

"Overall, the book constitutes an immense contribution to the theoretical development of Intelligence studies and Intelligence history." Amazing to read this review of "The Spy and the State" in @Intel_IJIC: https://t.co/us5IDweeL8

What an absolute pleasure to discuss how intelligence liaison affects U.S. national security policy with Michael Ard for @SAISHopkins's "Inside Intelligence" webinar. Enjoy! https://t.co/Vv3X885lYY

If you like to listen to your books then good news! "The Spy and the State" is now available as an audiobook! Take a listen if you like spy stories and want to know more about American intelligence. https://t.co/shfmWvMqwO

“Israel’s path is clear: not America’s attempts to dominate the region, but Britain’s attempts to maintain stability in a land where no empire lasts.” Incisive analysis and elegant conclusion in this excellent piece by my friend and colleague @MahmoudianArman

Excellent new initiative from @cspan with @CSPANClassroom providing short, educational videos! The full talk is also available here:

It is here! It is publication day of my new book about ‘Operation Wrath of God’ - My research reveals for the first time how Western intelligence agencies helped Mossad to hunt and kill Palestinians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities in Europe @cambUP_History

As we start the new PME year, some thoughts on why we do what we do with two colleagues. @NavalInstitute https://t.co/6KBUd5MNnT

I talked to Corin Dann on Morning Report about the FBI opening an office in Wellington.

Who do you think is the most influential president in American intelligence history? I’d place FDR at or near the top of the list! In this book talk at the @FDRLibrary 2025 Roosevelt Reading Festival, I explain why: https://t.co/8MzsvXAgz7

How has recent CIA history influenced US civil-intelligence relations? Here are some observations in a @TheTLS review of @Folly_and_Glory’s The Mission and The Spy and the State: Deep State vs Donald Trump | TLS

You’d be surprised where you find spies! I never thought I’d find them in Tampa Bay, but I did while researching my book. In this interview on @FOX13News, @LindaHurtadoFOX and I talk both locally and nationally about American intelligence history: https://t.co/ASXR7k4ODm

Eager to see how @Folly_and_Glory approaches the recent history of CIA in this companion to Legacy of Ashes!

"Intel--Secrets and Civil Liberties" is a great title for this episode of @boundbythecloak. Zoey and Chandi asked such fantastic questions that reflect what the American people want to know and should know about US intelligence history! https://t.co/3AdpmydQjv

📘 Do We Have to Choose Between Liberty and Security? 🎧 https://t.co/X1lJqBNG9o Dr. Jeff Rogg joins (@TheSpyTheState) ATB to discuss coordination breakdowns, oversight tensions, & the evolving line b/w liberty & security. #Intelligence #GNSI #NationalSecurity #TheSpyInTheState

Historians will always say we should learn from the past. In the case of intelligence history, it is especially important today. Lots of connections between the past and present here:

Congratulations to @warmatters on the publication of War in the Smartphone Age: Conflict, Connectivity and the Crises at Our Fingertips! 🚀 👏 An essential guide to understanding war and information on today’s data-saturated battlefields—from Ukraine to Gaza and beyond.

The biggest intelligence controversies in American history have involved domestic surveillance. If the American people haven’t liked it in the past, they really aren’t going to like what’s ahead. Another case for studying US intelligence history here: https://t.co/lYoV5VHQld

This is why we need intel declassified for the public. Let’s also see what the briefers said, what agencies they represented, and what level of confidence they had. Otherwise these are just interpretations of classified assessments.

My book comes out next week. Something like this cannot be written without the help and support of a lot of good people. So I'd like to publicly acknowledge and thank them for all our good conversations. A lot of them are here on X but I am not going to tag them all.