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Diana Bolsinger

@dianabolsinger.bsky.social
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Public Policy scholar; Assistant Professor, @UTEP Intelligence & National Security Studies (INSS); @ClementsCenter alum; @SocIntelHist; IC veteran.

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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Now, more than ever, think like a spy: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/o...
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Opinion | A.I. Is Lying to You. Here’s How to Fight Back. (Gift Article)
In the age of A.I. disinformation, we all need to use the tools of counterespionage to find the truth.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Delighted to find the new issue of Intelligence and National Security includes the article I wrote with my fabulous former student, Aaron R. Hernandez. What a fun project and I hope it sparks some interesting discussions. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
So proud of our wonderful students. Their research projects are superb and I can't wait to see the results! www.utep.edu/newsfeed/202...
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Five UTEP Graduates Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Awards
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Still one of the best opportunities out there for U.S.-based students of intelligence, undergraduate through doctoral candidates. Please share widely! intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/inman-award/
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Bobby R. Inman Award for Student Scholarship - Intelligence Studies Project
"Bobby R. Inman Award" for Student Scholarship Overview The Inman Award competition is designed to recognize outstanding research and writing by students at the undergraduate or graduate levels on top...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Too cool! Whoda thunk this one would go on to be the most viewed item on the Jervis Forum site? But then, that's what you get with a good book to start with and a super team of colleagues.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Another fun one! Enjoy.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Nothing better than a project where you get to collaborate with smart friends. This roundtable was fun! Thank you, @lucatrenta.bsky.social, Michael J. Ard, @cindystorer.bsky.social, @paulmcgarr.bsky.social, and the one-and-only @tim-weiner.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
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H-Diplo|Jervis Forum Roundtable Review 17-5 on Weiner, _The Mission_ | H-Net
The Jervis ForumH-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies ForumRoundtable Review 17-35Tim Weiner, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century. Mariner Books, 2025. ISBN: 978063270190.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
What a super opportunity for free, live online training in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): dfrlab.org/digital-sher...
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Digital Sherlocks
The Digital Sherlocks is the world’s largest series of free, online trainings dedicated to students, members of civil society, journalists, and academics focused on combatting dis- and misinformation ...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Another super opportunity for early career scholars in security and intelligence studies: The 27th Annual New Faces Conference, October 1-2, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina on Duke University’s campus. TISS will cover all travel expenses for selectees. tiss-nc.org/new-faces/
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New Faces | TISS NC
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
What happens when it turns out that we do need our allies after all?
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Is your doctoral dissertation related to the Cold War or are you supervising a doctoral student/candidate working on topics related to Cold War geopolitics? If so, check out these fellowships: networks.h-net.org/node/28443/d...
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CENTER FOR THE UNITED STATES AND COLD WAR FELLOWSHIPS AND TRAVEL GRANTS 2016-2017 (NYU) | H-Net
New York University’s Tamiment Library announces the Center for the United States and the Cold War Fellowships and travel grants for 2016-2017.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
No words for how excellent this is going to be: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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CfP, Society for Intelligence History annual conference | H-Net
The 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 (𝗦𝗜𝗛), in partnership with King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) and hosted by King's College London Department of War Studies, is pleased to share a ...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
And how many spy novelists have taken this story and made it their own? (David McClosky in "Moscow X" was probably the most recent, but I'm willing to bet that there were others before him).
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Thinking of the parallel of sending copiers to Solidarity in Poland back in the 1980s and how that was kept secret for decades after.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Hooray! It's out.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Here's a super initiative for intelligence scholars: www.linkedin.com/posts/dalene...
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#security #intelligence #professionalism #highereducation #worldofwork #sipsi | Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM)
I'm building the Security and Intelligence Professional Studies Initiative (SIPSI) because I keep meeting practitioners and educators who care deeply about doing this work well, and I think we can do ...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Je soupçonne que vous avez raison.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The end of an era. So many CIA analysts over the decades cut their teeth on their country's entry. www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
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Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell - CIA
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I've followed WaPo since the early 1980s, depending on them professionally for updates and analysis in just the areas that they're cutting. What a shame and a loss.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
You earned the praise!
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
So many impressive speakers and fascinating topics in the @CamIntelligence lineup: www.hist.cam.ac.uk/event-series...
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Intelligence | Faculty of History University of Cambridge
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I've long suspected that we're in for a resurgence of the Islamist threat
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Well worth a look for undergraduates in security studies: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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Edwin H. Sherman Prize for Undergraduate Scholarship in Force and Diplomacy | H-Net
Temple University’s Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD) is delighted to once again solicit submissions for its annual Edwin H. Sherman Prize for Undergraduate Scholarship in Force and...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
All honor and respect to the tens of thousands of our NATO ally veterans who showed such heroism in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world supporting the Global War on Terror. Your sacrifices are not and should not be forgotten.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We need to focus on promoting ethics, community, and the rule of law. (Figuring out how best to do this, of course, is the challenge of our lifetime.)
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We have fallen into a moral abyss.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Can't wait!
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Please join us. This is going to be super!
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
You can contact Dr. Sobel directly through the Bluesky SIH account: @socintelhist.bsky.social. Also, our webpage is at: www.intelligencehistory.org .
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Home | NASIH
About the North American Society for Intelligence History
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Please let Dr. Sobel know of any Intelligence History-related publications, job openings, or other opportunities you would like SIH to promote. I can't wait to see the new directions Dr. Sobel will take us. She's going to be super!
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
After 3 years of working with some of the most fabulous Intelligence History professionals anywhere, I've finished my term on the @socintelhist.bsky.social Board. I'm delighted to pass the reins to Dr. Ariel Whitfield Sobel, along with our social media accounts.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Super questions I wrestle with myself when preparing my students for IC careers.
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Thank you, @tim-weiner.bsky.social for a marvelous discussion!
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Can't wait for our Wednesday, Nov 19, discussion with @tim-weiner.bsky.social about his super new book, "The Mission." This is going to be good! @lucatrenta.bsky.social @chekistmonitor.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social .
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We're counting down, too. This is going to be good!
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Fair enough. (Although I'll be buying any book of yours, regardless.)
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Hmmm... I wonder if he was the absolutely delightful older gentleman who gave unofficial lunchtime lessons in the DCI's parking garage back in the early 1990s. He never talked about his background, but he clearly had pull to access those spaces and unquestionably knew his stuff.
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Our Vice President @jrogg.bsky.social sat down with HUMINT founder @sashaingber.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion of the CIA's history of lethal targeting Forget James Bond--truth is more interesting! sashaingber.substack.com/p/the-cias-h...
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The CIA’s history of lethal targeting
I spoke with intelligence historian Jeff Rogg about the CIA’s history of targeted killing.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's discussion on making an impact with our academic writing is inspiring: www.publishnotperish.net/p/why-should...
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Why Should Anyone Care About Your Research?
Speaking to More Than the Twelve People in Your Subfield
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Are you a full professor in Security Studies with a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Policy, History (Intelligence or National Security), or a related field? Please consider applying for or sharing this vacancy. We're a super team! utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Hah! Much as I may like and respect you, Rory, this is going on my syllabus for one reason and one reason only: it gives the best picture of the variety of approaches to CA available. Deal with it.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Every word I said back then is true. I'm so glad that this came out in time for my spring class in "Comparative Intelligence Services." Congratulations @markstout.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @rorycormac.bsky.social Genevieve Lester, @markstout.bsky.social, @dvanp.bsky.social, & all involved.
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
@matthefler.bsky.social's latest is an absolute must read:
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Congratulations! It's such a good read, as my students will be finding out in the spring term.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Exactly! That's what also will make it so useful in the classroom. Well played, my friend. Very well played.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
So glad that I got a sneak peek. It's an excellent read. I'm even more glad that this will be out in time for me to use it in my spring 2026 syllabi. Kudos to all involved. @magslong.bsky.social @rorycormac.bsky.social @dvanp.bsky.social Genevieve Lester.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Got my copy of the book and my ticket for your talk. Can't wait. You do choose the coolest projects, my friend.
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Intelligency Community?" Is that from the original or did the typo occur in translation? (If in the original, I may need to apply. It's never too late to acquire some intelligency.)
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Please join us Wed, 1/10 @12pm EST as SIH founders @markstout.bsky.social & Sarah-Jane Corke, fmr NASA Chief Scientist James Green & Spy Museum Dir. of Adult Education Amanda Ohlke open "Secrets on Display: Stories and Spycraft from the International Spy Museum." www.spymuseum.org/calendar/sec...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
For better or worse, though, I'll bet the majority remain true professionals who will continue to struggle to convey hard truths for the good of the country. God bless and protect them, because it's clear that they will suffer for it.
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