Synthesis Intelligence @synthesisintel
From the complex, understand the whole Joined May 2021-
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🧵 I've been writing something on the intelligence & national-security applications of frontier AI models. This is an experiment in seeing what one of them, OpenAI's o3-pro model, might be able to do in an area relevant to national security.
Review of the book on intelligence analysis in Canada I co-wrote with @StephanieCarvin: -"an insightful and useful book" -"Canadian challenges at the intelligence analysis-policymaking interface are hardly unique, which is why non-Canadian audiences may find the book useful"
New article published in journal Intelligence and National Security titled "If studies of intelligence failures are ‘postmortems,’ they should use postmortem causal concepts" by William Bendix at: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
In the space industry, no amount of money can buy you success. Look at all the catastrophic failures in this industry who have evaporated hundreds of millions on the path to working technology and a broken business model.
@mouthofmorrison I agree that communications and situational awareness of everything on earth are the driving end-uses. The supporting businesses that enable those in efficient, resilient, and novel ways have potential for massive growth - the time horizon is the real question. The entire…
In this 40 minute interview, I sat down with Air Commodore Steve Thornber to discuss the history of RAF intelligence. Video credits to the Military Intelligence Museum @mi_intel:
Our latest issue, 2025, Vol 40. No. 3 is now out with a great line up of articles! Add us to your summer reading list! tandfonline.com/toc/fint20/cur…
Trump’s AUKUS review is routine, not a harbinger of collapse | My thoughts on the US #AUKUS review 👇 @NSC_ANU @UNSWCanberra @ConGeostrategy smh.com.au/national/trump…
Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers Katherine Tucker & Maria Robson-Morrow tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Commercially sourced intelligence: friend or foe? Vivi Ringnes Berrefjord tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Hunting Down Russian Spies With Norway’s Intelligence Service wsj.com/world/europe/h…
There are states that don’t take security seriously, states that really don’t take security seriously, and states that really really don’t take security seriously. And then there is Spain. therecord.media/spain-awards-c…
🧵Pentagon launches review into AUKUS deal to ensure it meets Trump's '🇺🇸First' agenda | Much will be made of this today in 🇦🇺, the #AUKUS deal has always been complex with key risks. But there is a lot in this deal for 🇺🇸 1/ abc.net.au/news/2025-06-1…
For all you US history and intelligence fans, join me next week for a book talk with @StraussCenter, @TheLBJSchool, @ClementsCenter, and @UTIntel. Bring your questions about American intelligence—past, present, and future!
For all you US history and intelligence fans, join me next week for a book talk with @StraussCenter, @TheLBJSchool, @ClementsCenter, and @UTIntel. Bring your questions about American intelligence—past, present, and future!
Belgium: Military intelligence is vetting more and more people: ‘We were naïve for too long’ vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2025…
If you're looking for some analysis of the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review, here's my initial take for @ASPI_org aspistrategist.org.au/the-independen…
In this @abcnews article, @StatecraftINT provides his thoughts on the findings of the long-awaited review of Australia's intelligence capabilities and highlights the importance of the release of a public version of the document. Read more 👇 abc.net.au/news/2025-03-2…
New article on "Visualizing versus verbalizing uncertainty in intelligence analysis" by Mandeep K. Dhami, Jessica K. Witt & Peter De Werd, published in the journal Intelligence and National Security here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Recent advancements in biotechnology and synthetic biology pose new risks. B24IC is researching new ways to ensure security and provide new capabilities in biointelligence and biosecurity: iarpa.gov/research-progr…
Important day. PM has released Australia's 2024 Independent Intelligence Review. pm.gov.au/media/release-…
Andrew Defty @adefty
3K Followers 4K Following Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Lincoln, UK. Parliament, the intelligence services, a little bit of social policy. Views are my own.
Peter Grace @PeterCGrace
2K Followers 1K Following University of Otago. Teaching: security, foreign policy, intel studies. Research: Early Cold War intelligence. Co-Director Otago National Security School
Francesca Akhtar @ColdWarFran
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Elena Grossfeld @kloosha
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Dr Matthew Hefler @matthefler
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David Strachan-Morris @DrDavidSM
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Dr Eleanor Leah Willi... @LeahElea
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Chris Taylor @StatecraftINT
1K Followers 902 Following Head of Statecraft & Intelligence Policy Centre @ASPI_org. Retweets are not endorsements. Views expressed are mine alone.
Piotr Sosnowski @Piotr_Sos
370 Followers 2K Following @UniWarszawski, security policy researcher focused on Southern Kurdistan; de facto states; disinformation. Private opinions.
Hager Ben Jaffel @BenJaffel
1K Followers 535 Following Lecturer in IR @warstudies | Research associate @CNRS & @uOttawaCIPS. Book "Problematising Intelligence Studies". Intelligence, security, politics. Female.
David P. Oakley @davidpoakley
839 Followers 589 Following Author of Subordinating Intelligence: The DoD/CIA Post-Cold War Relationship.
James Baylis @Jim_Baylis
124 Followers 1K Following OSINT Services | Capability Development | Bridging Industry, Government and Academia
Alex Cianflone @AlexCianf98
1 Followers 80 Following @uOttawaGSPIA (2022-present). Canadian Politics, and The Office Enthusiast.
Adam D.M. Svendsen @intstrategist
2K Followers 5K Following Prof./Dr. | Intelligence+defence strategist, researcher, educator (Oslo|Georgetown|Salamanca), analyst, consultant + Futures | @BridgeheadInst1 (No endorsing)
SO3 Sandwiches @SandwichesSo3
706 Followers 967 Following Washing the great unwashed (but not allowed to use a firehose... 😏). Apparently even my own views aren’t mine, so they certainly can’t be my employer’s.
Marco Munier @marco_munier
679 Followers 752 Following Analyst, Scholar and Lecturer in Intelligence Studies and Political Science. Amateur Philosopher. Former 🇫🇷 Cop. Views my own
Diana Bolsinger @Dianabolsinger
2K Followers 372 Following Assistant Professor, @UTEP Intel & National Security Studies (INSS), @SocIntelHist, @ClementsCenter alum, & IC vet.
Carl Rhodes @CarlRhodes
502 Followers 781 Following Founder of Robust Policy, a small Australian business. Evidence-based analysis on defence, national security & more. Senior fellow, NIDS.
French watch @intelst... @JulesLewal
479 Followers 493 Following French scholar watching #Intelligence studies.
Amar Ikerbane @AIkerbane
5 Followers 570 Following Political scientist at the university of Algiers. Focus on the international relations. (r) Tweet # endorsement
RFI NOR @rfi_nor
28 Followers 178 Following Keeping an eye on intelligence matters, armed conflict, national security matters, and various other burglarious enterprises
Bram Spoor @EP_Spoor
470 Followers 402 Following PhD researcher at Netherlands Defence Academy & Leiden University. | Studies intelligence & complexity science with incursions into broader military science.
Brian Cuddy @briancuddy5
513 Followers 949 Following Historian of the United States, international politics, war, law, intelligence. Lecturer, Security Studies, Macquarie University, Australia.
Jeff Rogg @TheSpyTheState
4K Followers 1K Following Senior Research Fellow @usf_gnsi - Views mine - Probably fishing 🎣 “Better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men.” Georges Danton
BUCSIS @BUCSIS2
4K Followers 2K Following The Buckingham University Centre for Security & Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS) offers innovative programmes in intelligence, Covert & security. https://t.co/p3gCP1KXzR
Joe Morrison @mouthofmorrison
29K Followers 2K Following “Controversial industry figure” and General Manager of Remote Sensing at @umbraspace. We operate a private constellation of radar spy satellites.
Jennifer Parker @JAParker29
3K Followers 905 Following National Security | Defence | Maritime Security | Maritime Law | These thoughts = my own. RT do not imply endorsement. @japarker29.bsky.social
Strauss Center @StraussCenter
5K Followers 1K Following Strauss Center for International Security & Law @UTAustin Official Twitter #StraussCAMPI #StraussBrumley #StraussCyber #StraussSpace #StraussTech #StraussNSL
Andrew Defty @adefty
3K Followers 4K Following Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Lincoln, UK. Parliament, the intelligence services, a little bit of social policy. Views are my own.
Dr Claire Hubbard-Hal... @thespyhistorian
10K Followers 1K Following Historian obsessed with writing women into history. Knows a thing or two about espionage, spies and war. DEBUT BOOK #HerSecretService Rep’d by @northbanktalent
Peter Grace @PeterCGrace
2K Followers 1K Following University of Otago. Teaching: security, foreign policy, intel studies. Research: Early Cold War intelligence. Co-Director Otago National Security School
Australian Institute ... @AIIANational
8K Followers 1K Following Australia's "Top Think Tank" & "Best Independent Think Tank" (UPenn Global Go-To Think Tank Index). Know, understand, and engage more in international affairs.
Francesca Akhtar @ColdWarFran
2K Followers 2K Following PhD candidate @UCL on @DefenseIntel, @CCADDUK trustee, #ootsproject member: https://t.co/abLNprBij3, MA in US History & Politics, thesis: #AbleArcher83
Mark S. Zaid @MarkSZaidEsq
126K Followers 928 Following Attny handling cases re: national security, security clearances, govt investigations, Freedom of Information Act & whistleblowing. @UofR grad. Non-partisan
GMI @Global_Mil_Info
338K Followers 53 Following Diligently curating and verifying information from diverse sources to ensure accuracy and objectivity.
Dr Elizabeth Buchanan @BuchananLiz
11K Followers 3K Following Polar Geopolitics & Strategic Studies / Associate @IRSEM1 / US-Aus Alliance @CFTNI / Senior Fellow @ASPI_org / FMR @DefenceAust /
Watches of Espionage @watchesofespion
25K Followers 115 Following Former CIA Officer, amateur horologist. -will do this until it stops being fun, then disappear. -W.O.E. #watchesofespionage
Gordon Corera @gordoncorera
23K Followers 2K Following Co-host “The Rest is Classified” podcast. Author: The Spy in the Archive (June), 'Russians Among Us', 'Secret Pigeon Service', 'Intercept/Cyberspies' and 'MI6'
The Rest Is Classifie... @triclassified
4K Followers 24 Following Espionage is a world of shadows, it’s time to bring it to light. 🎙 @mccloskeybooks + @gordoncorera From @goalhangerpods
Tony Ingesson @tonyingesson
7K Followers 4K Following Assistant Professor of Intelligence Analysis, Lund University. Mad (social) scientist. Likes suits, old tech & obscure video games. Prev. Swedish Armed Forces.
Susannah Patton @SusannahCPatton
6K Followers 2K Following Director of the Southeast Asia Program and project lead for the Asia Power Index at the Lowy Institute
Australian Cyber Secu... @CyberGovAu
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Women in Int Security... @WIIS_Aus
401 Followers 454 Following @WIIS_Global's 🇦🇺 branch connecting women in security ♀️👭| Proud @ausgenderequal member
I Spied - True Confes... @ISpiedpodcast
721 Followers 65 Following Former ASIO spook-turned comedian David Callan & journalist Michelle Stephenson plunge into espionage, terrorism and spying in Australia. Welcome to I SPIED
Andrew Greene @AndrewBGreene
26K Followers 2K Following National Political Editor @thenightlyau and @westaustralian | Adjunct Professor @unicanberra | DM for Signal 🇦🇺 🇨🇿
Professor Susan Harri... @FemInt
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MQ Intelligence Studi... @mqisrg
149 Followers 107 Following MISRG is devoted to furthering our understanding of all aspects of the intelligence enterprise, including its social, cultural, and political contexts.
Michael Shoebridge @MichaelS_SAA
6K Followers 1K Following Founder and Director, Strategic Analysis Australia
Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes
39K Followers 2K Following Intel/NatSec reporter for @nytimes. Supporter of independent journalism. Stories & contact: https://t.co/KIlTIeswn5 (Not the British author.)
David Schaefer @schaefer_davo
1K Followers 815 Following Lecturer @NSC_ANU | Formerly @kclintelligence @warstudies | Researching cyber, outer space, and intelligence in Asia
ourANU @ourANU
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Research at ANU @ANU_Research
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ANU Media @ANUmedia
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Elena Grossfeld @kloosha
928 Followers 2K Following PhD Researcher @warstudies @KingsCollegeLon Russia | Intelligence | Strategic Culture | Cold War. Member @kclintelligence @[email protected] views own
PHJ Davies @DaviesPhj
98 Followers 22 Following Professor of Intelligence Studies; Director, Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Securiuty Studies
Lewis Sage-Passant, P... @LSagePassant
1K Followers 959 Following Private Sector intelligence professional / Teaching intel and espionage at Sciences Po Paris with a focus on non-state intel / Podcasting on dangerous stuff!
Richard Moore @ChiefMI6
160K Followers 652 Following Chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). RTs show my interest was piqued, nothing more. He/him.
The Alan Turing Insti... @turinginst
57K Followers 2K Following We are the Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.
Lucy Mason @DrLucyMason
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Richard Marles @RichardMarlesMP
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Sebastian Larsson @OlovSebastian
686 Followers 777 Following Associate Prof in War Studies @Forsvarshogsk. Co-ed. @Rout_PoliticsIR 'New Intelligence Studies'. Interested in the sociology of intelligence, defence & PME.
Dr Matthew Hefler @matthefler
4K Followers 4K Following Ax:son Johnson Fellow @CSSC_SSE. International History & Intelligence Studies. PhD @warstudies @commschols. Former Press Secretary to the Premier of Nova Scotia
Todd Master @MasterActual
4K Followers 1K Following COO @umbraspace doing face melting SAR and mind bending space systems.
GCHQ @GCHQ
184K Followers 327 Following The UK's intelligence, security and cyber agency, helping to keep the UK safe online and in the real world. Follow the cyber security arm of our mission @NCSC.
Tony Comer @TCHisTree
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Om Gothi | Orion Inte... @Orion__int
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Australian Signals Di... @ASDGovAu
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The Cambridge Securit... @Cambridge_CSi
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NPCC Intelligence Pra... @npcciprc
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Dr Eleanor Leah Willi... @LeahElea
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Ebony Nilsson @ebonynilsson
783 Followers 345 Following Historian of migration, surveillance & the Cold War, or - dinner party summary: Russians and Spies. Research Fellow @ACUeduandarts. Author of Displaced Comrades
Melanie Brand @melaniebrand68
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Peter J. Dean @DefenceProf
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