Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I'm sure most would welcome his return to journalism. 042
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerEugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Years ago I did a liberation of Auschwitz thread on the other platform. Time to redo Jan. 27, 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz. What happened? How? The Western Front is studied minute by minute, the East a black hole. The strange thing, though is that many documents are declassified and online 19030
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 27/01/2026A grand mufti under every pillow. @haaretzcom.bsky.social 120
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerDr James A.S. Sunderland @jamesassunderland.bsky.social · 02/12/2025If you're in Cambridge tomorrow do join us for the final Israel Studies Seminar in Cambridge this term at 17:15 at FAMES, to hear @stevenbwagner.bsky.social talk about Israel's intelligence failings prior to October 7th 2023. Promises to be a fascinating talk! 121
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 13/10/2025So now Bibi isn't going again? Why tf would he allow everyone else to determine the future of the region? www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...haaretz.comNetanyahu declines Trump's invitation to Egypt Gaza summit citing Jewish holidayThe Meeting, Focused on the Israel-Hamas Agreement, Will Bring Together More Than 20 Heads of State, Including Leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, in a Show of Support for Trump's Po... 141
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 13/10/2025If Trump asks the knesset to anoint him the next King of Israel today, I am 100% sure they will oblige. 030
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 13/10/2025I am stunned, watching Israel's ch11/12 all morning. Excitement about the hostages coming home. The end of the war. Trump. Indonesian president's visit. That Israel will join the world at Sharm. Something is very different today. 120
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Whenever I teach about the conflict, there's always a moment where my students ask me if there's any reason to think things could ever get better. I always say something like "I don't see a way out. No happy ending. That said, it's a fickle place and from time to time you wake up... 1/2 100
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 26/09/2025Happy Stanislav Petrov day! Sometimes, questioning what the computer tells you, is the way to go. 326961
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 21/09/2025To those saying that recognition of Palestine is a reward for terrorism, may I remind of you of Israel's origins? 170
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Look what came in the mail today! (Feat. my chapter on covert action in Mandatory Palestine.) @magslong.bsky.social @rorycormac.bsky.social @markstout.bsky.social @dvanp.bsky.social 4182
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025My latest BCISS blog post on the Iran Israel war. Was Iran really close to building a bomb? I doubt it, but who knows?! The pretext and cause for war are far less certain than its consequences. intelligencestudiesreview.blog/2025/06/18/s...intelligencestudiesreview.blogSignals, Sabotage, and Strategic Collapse: Intelligence and Ambiguity in the Iran-Israel ConflictThe Israeli-Iran war remains in an extremely dangerous phase. Deterrence has collapsed. Although the Israelis have said they expect a two-week campaign, there is no obvious end in sight. Now, Iran’… 043
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerMatthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Come do a PhD at @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social. You could be supervised by some of my fantastic colleagues while working in a vibrant, pluralistic & highly engaged research environment. These positions are fully salaried & come with a research budget of 30k SEK a year fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...fhs.varbi.comPhD students in War StudiesThe Department of War Studies conducts research and education in the subject of War Studies. The department consists of about 160 employees and has about 1000 students and participants in commissioned 22017
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Channel 12 illustration of the drone op in Iran v the guardian illustration of Ukraine's drone op in Russia. That's one hell of a coincidence. 041
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 08/04/2025My colleagues and I wrote a short blog series on the occasion of Oleg Gordievsky's passing. My contribution teases some preliminary findings from my Able Archer wargame. intelligencestudiesreview.blog/category/bci...intelligencestudiesreview.blogBCISS Symposium on Oleg Gordievsky – Intelligence Studies ReviewPosts about BCISS Symposium on Oleg Gordievsky written by Steven B. Wagner and bcissblog 2144
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Come see @drichterova.bsky.social, Phil Davies and I at KCL 01 April 2025 5pm We are speaking in a forum as part of the UK book launch for Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict, ed. @matthefler.bsky.social. FREE COPIES for attendees thanks to the publisher! Info here www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...kcl.ac.ukBook Launch: 'Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict: Communication in Diplomacy, Statecraft and War'Book Launch: 'Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict: Communication in Diplomacy, Statecraft and War' by Matthew Hefler 02311
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 06/03/2025I have been spending the week working through the formal IDF and shin bet reports on 7 October. Will post about it soon. I am a bit concerned with the new chief of staff announcing a review of these. There are problems with them, but I'm not confident that he's after those. 050
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 05/03/2025It's called "Golden Dome" because it'll be absurdly expensive despite its inherent worthlessness. 021
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 10/02/2025This is such an outrage. I'm at a complete loss for words. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...haaretz.com'They took books with a Palestinian flag': Israeli Police raids iconic E. J'lem bookshop*** 030
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerYusuf Ozkan @yozkan.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Could 2024 be considered the golden year of #intelligence studies? Based on @intelarchive.io data, the answer is yes. A mini thread about publications on intelligence studies in 2024. + 1126
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerThomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 15/12/2024I recently gave a talk at the Arab Council for the Social Sciences on optical character recognition for historical documents in Arabic. It's now available on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6t...youtube.comText Extraction from Historical Documents in ArabicYouTube video by Arab Council for the Social Sciences 34615
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Queen Elizabeth ‘believed that every Israeli was either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist’. Not a huge surprise given that her confidant, Martin Charteris, was head of staff intelligence in Palestine and led the fight against Begin and Shamir www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...timesofisrael.comEx-president Rivlin: Queen Elizabeth ‘believed that every Israeli was either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist’ — report* * * 010
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerJames Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Does anyone recognise the location of this photograph? 141
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerMark Stout @markstout.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Re-upping my starter pack for Intelligence Studies and Practitioners as there have been a number of additions recently. I hope that there can be even more in the future as more colleagues continue to migrate over here. 1910636
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 14/11/2024At least all these nutters taking the helm in the US share our interest in declassification. The ufo and jfk scholars are going to be busy at least. 100
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 13/11/2024The only times Israel hasn't aimlessly occupied neighbouring territory for the long term are when the Americans intervened (1956 and 1973). This will exceed 2025 and the settlers will fill the strategy void. Or maybe they are the strategy. 140
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 23/10/2024This story is very odd. The main outlets reporting it are Gulf-Arabic, Iran-dissident, and American-right-wing. Sky Arabic's source was, they say, a senior pentagon official. So what is going on? True or not, this is a bad info op. www.jpost.com/breaking-new...jpost.comPentagon denies employee of Iranian origin leaked Israel's strike intelLast week, two US intelligence documents reportedly disclosing Israel's plan for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran were leaked. 000
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerDr Matthew Hefler @matthefler.bsky.social · 15/10/2024Happy to get copies of my first edited collection, “Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict”. Packed with essays from superstars of intelligence history, and beautifully produced by Bokförlaget Stolpe, the book will be useful for scholars, practitioners and enthusiasts alike. 📣 Ax:son Johnson Inst 3419
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerDr Matthew Hefler @matthefler.bsky.social · 15/10/2024A huge thanks to our terrific contributors including @gillhistory.bsky.social @drichterova.bsky.social @stevenbwagner.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social and many more off Bluesky! Those in the UK 🇬🇧 can already pre-order at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/918988215...amazon.co.ukAmazon.co.uk 111
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 27/02/2024Was very pleased to see both @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social and @mazmhussain.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.bsky.social. Such a refreshingly sane and honest dialogue. Thank you. I cannot understand why comedy central is the only place we can see this kind of content. 000
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 27/12/2023warontherocks.com/2023/12/reve... A clear, reasonable and much needed policy approach by @ryanevans.bsky.socialwarontherocks.comReversing America’s Ruinous Support for Israel’s Assault on Gaza - War on the RocksSince the brutal attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7, I have been filled with a familiar sense of dread as the Israeli government has squandered the sympathy and 010
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 10/11/2023This nugget from the Mitrokhin archive seems especially relevant these days. See op. Pandora. 032
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerDr. Claudia Hillebrand @ckhillebrand.bsky.social · 02/11/2023A secrecy factory…bbc.co.ukCriminals and sanctions-busters exploiting UK secrecy loopholeSeychelles company linked to Putin’s inner circle exploited UK loophole for hundreds of firms, BBC finds. 011
Reposted by Dr Steven WagnerDaniela Lai @danielalai.bsky.social · 30/10/2023Meanwhile in the West Banklrb.co.ukNeve Gordon | Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank · LRB 30 October 2023Located to the east of Ramallah, Wadi a-Siq is surrounded by three relatively new settler outposts whose residents have... 01614
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 30/10/20238200 stopped covering Hamas tactical signals (hard to believe). Other reporting suggests it wouldn't have mattered. Bergman et al also underplay reports that Netanyahu WAS briefed on warning beforehand. Otherwise i agree with the main breakdown. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/w...nytimes.comHow Years of Israeli Failures on Hamas Led to a Devastating AttackIsraeli officials completely underestimated the magnitude of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, shattering the country’s once invincible sense of security. 000
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 24/10/2023Call for papers! "Knock in the Night" #intelligence and #security services in #Authoritarian regimes. Conference will be 26-27 June 2024 CFP due 8 Jan 24. intelligencestudiesreview.blog/2023/10/23/c...intelligencestudiesreview.blogCall for Papers: “Knock in the Night” —Intelligence, Security and Special Services in Authori...Date: 26-27 June 2024 Location: Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK Deadline for Proposals: 8 January 2024 The Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies (BCISS) is calling for pap... 000
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Highly recommended reading by Arie Dubnov. A scathing overview. "The problem is that vengeance is neither a strategy nor a tactic. The Israeli government doesn’t have the right to defend its citizens but the duty to do so. And it failed miserably." www.tarb.co.il/the-war-agai...tarb.co.ilThe War Against Cliche - Tel Aviv Review of BooksThe symbolism was dreadfully clear: a surprise assault on a sleepy Shabbat morning that was also a Jewish holiday, 50 years and a day after the October 6 attack by Egypt and Syria, which began the Yom... 041
Dr Steven Wagner @stevenbwagner.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Very pleased to announce my latest publication about the role of intelligence in a sordid but important episode in Palestine's history. Espionage and the 1935 Press War in Palestine: Revisiting Factionalism, Forgeries and Fake News academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... 071
