Michael Goodman

For those interested in politically-neutral discussions of intelligence and security matters, please also follow the King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence: @kcsi.uk 3/3

As the descendent of people murdered by the Nazis, seeing a message encouraging similarly racist people to take power is a step too far. I'm deleting the twitter app and moving over to Bluesky. Please follow me there: @msg77.bsky.social 2/3

I don't post regularly on twitter but have enjoyed using it over the years to follow interesting people, news and events. It's got increasingly vile and racist and Musk's message today about wanting AfD to take power in Germany was the final straw. 1/3

Are you considering applying to the International Security and Intelligence programme? We’re having a virtual ‘open day’ on 13 January at 2000 hrs GMT / 1500 EST to tell you more about this course and answer your questions! Sign up here: thecsi.org.uk/isi-2025-open-…

Thank you to Michael Goodman (@77_msg) for a positive mention of my chapter in his review of the edited volume on The Bondian Cold War in the Summer 2024 issue of the Journal of Cold War Studies. There will be more on Zoya Voskresenskaya-Rybkina in my new book #KGB LITERATI.

⚠️ for all interested in specialist courses on #intelligence & #internationalsecurity, we have some great news! @Cambridge_CSi will be running a two-week programme for professionals keen to learn more about #espionage #policymaking #osint #sabotage & much more. Apply now 👇

The Cambridge Security Initiative has launched a shorter 2 week academic program designed for professionals working in the intel and security space. We call it ISI-PRO. Apply here: thecsi.org.uk/isi-pro/ PLEASE retweet! @ISICambridge @77_msg @kclintelligence @dRichterova

We’re ready for the last #KCSISeminar of this year. We’re hosting Geraint Hughes tonight for his talk of ‘Sav­ing the Sul­tanate: UK, the Dho­far War & intel­li­gence sup­port for Oman’. kcsi.uk/events/saving-…

Next up on our Insights blog is a contribution from John Taylor about the importance of psychology in intelligence assessments relating to Putin. Check it out here: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insights/…

Very many thanks to @Telegraph for quoting a recent piece published by @RUSI_org on Russian #sabotage in the gig-economy era, authored with @kloosha @magda_long @PatrickBury telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/3… Full RUSI report: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Huge honour to deliver the Inaugural Entente Cordiale Lecture today at the British Embassy in Paris alongside my friend and colleague Nicolas Lerner of DGSE. #EntenteAmicale

On what would have been his 140th birthday, #MI6 salutes the courage of Frank Foley. Frank personally saved many Jewish lives, forging visas to allow persecuted Jews to escape Nazi Germany. As a tribute to Frank, the Auditorium in our HQ at Vauxhall Cross is named in his honour.

The inaugural NIHC begins at Bletchley Park today, and our Historian Dr David Abrutat spoke of his pride and thanks to the hard work of teams at @BletchleyPark, @GCHQ & Oxford Intelligence Group. #NIHC

@GCHQ @bletchleypark See you there!

The first copies of #WatchingtheJackals are in hand. Many 🙏 to @Georgetown_UP for their trust & support. Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing sneak peeks & tidbits from the book—stay tuned! 🐺📚 Official release: 2 Jan '25; available for pre-order now. @kclintelligence

Tomorrow marks 1,000 days since the start of Putin's brutal, illegal invasion. Our commitment to stand with the Ukrainian people remains absolute. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Huge thanks to the incredible John Sipher for speaking to a packed house of @kclintelligence students today on the US, Russia, & intelligence challenges in the world of Putin and Trump. John gave our students plenty to think about. @warstudies @KCLSecurity

Great talk tonight by @lucatrenta to @kclintelligence on Luca’s important new book ‘The President’s Kill List’. Has there been a more important time to discuss the normalisation of state sponsored assassination? @warstudies @DSD_Kings @KCLSecurity @EdinburghUP

This week, I'll be talking about Lockhart's 1918 mission to Russia at @bletchleypark for the NIHC along with @DrHelenFry @77_msg @hanesydd and a host of others - should be a blast! #intelligence #History #conference bletchleypark.org.uk/nihc/

📢Don't miss the Book Talk: "The President’s Kill List" Prof @lucatrenta will discuss his book on US government assassinations, covering figures from Fidel Castro to Qassem Soleimani and the decisions behind these actions. 📅18 Nov | 🕚18:30 Register: bit.ly/3BK69vG