David Priess

At a minimum, this should open up the spigots of US support to Ukraine so Russia loses the war it caused.

I keep trying to convince you it’s a great movie … we should talk about it sometime 😂

List of national rulers who've been in power since 2000: Hassanal Bolkiah Obiang Biya Museveni Mswati III Afwerki Rahmon Kagame Lukashenka Sassou Nguesso Abdullah II Guelleh Mohammed VI Putin

With Khamenei's death confirmed, there are now 14 national rulers (de facto) who've been in power for the entirety of the 21st century.

How did U.S. intelligence become the most powerful in the world?

Find out March 11 at 7 PM ET 🗓️
Dr. Mark Lowenthal discusses his book VIGILANCE IS NOT ENOUGH. With @davidpriess.bsky.social.

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In person. Arlington VA. 🏫
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Rysk drönare närmade sig franska hangarfartyget i Malmö – stördes ut En rysk drönare har närmat sig det franska hangarfartyget Charles de Gaulle, som just nu befinner sig i Sverige. Det erfar SVT. Drönaren upptäcktes av det svenska försvaret som inledde motåtgärder mot...

A Russian drone approached the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which is currently visiting Malmö, Sweden.

The drone was detected and electronically repelled by the Swedish Armed Forces.

Ukraine is standing strong and bleeding out one of Americas enemies...today marks the 4 year anniversary of the barbaric and failed Russian invasion of all of Ukraine. Watch:
Link to full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEeN...

That’s us.

Here it comes … BOMBOGENESIS!

If the Ukrainians stop fighting, they lose their lives and their sovereignty. If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. Only one side’s actions are to blame here.

Thank you, Danish allies. We see you.

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A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

Silence your phone, put the dogs out and the kids down for a nap. Then curl up and read this article/-it’s a long one, but very good.

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

The website of the Director of National Intelligence says “the DNI selects articles for the PDB based on their ability to help the President avoid tactical surprises, manage ongoing crises, or craft policies to advance US strategic interests.”

16 years ago today I helped install the Cupola module, along with my STS-130 and Exp 22 crews- a complicated robotic ballet between the Shuttle Endeavour and ISS robotic arms.

It has the best view imaginable, on or off Earth, and is every ISS astronaut's favorite place!

The Military’s Silent Rebellion (w/ Kori Schake) | Shield of the Republic YouTube video by The Bulwark

Fun and games on civ-mil relations with @eliotacohen.bsky.social and Eric Edelman, arguing over Huntington, military resignations, and whether mil or civ deserve more blame for failure in Iraq.

Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service

It’s that time of year. One of the most useful annual reviews of Russia.

www.valisluureamet.ee/en.html

“Flying” electric boats could remake urban transport The convergence of three technologies has made possible the reinvention of the hydrofoil

Electric hydrofoils are quiet, emission-free and cheap to run. Proponents believe they could shift traffic from clogged roads to underused waterways. Some cities are putting those claims to the test

The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.

@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.

We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.

Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving

David Priess: Global Challenges and the President’s Daily Brief YouTube video by Axess Television

Last month, the estimable @engelsbergideas.bsky.social interviewed me for Sweden’s Axess Television about intelligence briefings for US presidents.

I hope you enjoy some of the stories I shared here:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=7dcO...

You are far too kind

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I’m overjoyed to announce my fellowship at the George Washington Presidential Library, allowing me to spend part of my time this year researching Washington’s choices about intelligence during his presidency.

Huge thanks to GWPL @Mount_Vernon & to GWPl Executive Director @lmchervinsky.bsky.social 🙏

The art of agent-running Agent-running is all about people. The safety of agents – who often treat their case officers as confessional, priest-like figures – is paramount.

“Agent-running is all about people…. it’s about a case officer and an agent in a safehouse, a car meeting, or even conducting a dead drop. The safety of the agent, the sanctity of the operation, is paramount.”

Great @mpolymer1.bsky.social essay:
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the...

The best news of the new year so far. Congratulations to you—and SCSP! 🤜🤛

Books I’ve read this year in fiction (part 4)

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson

Edge of Honor by @bradthor.bsky.social

Blindsight by Peter Watts

Happy New Year!

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Books I’ve read this year in fiction (part 3)

Anathem by Neal Stephenson

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neil Stephenson and Nicole Galland

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

18/19

Books I’ve read this year in fiction (part 2)

Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Master of the Revels by Nicole Galland

The Persian by David McCloskey

17/19

Books I’ve read this year in fiction (part 1)

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov

Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov

16/19

Books I’ve read this year in general nonfiction (part 4)

The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives by Adam Smyth

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All by Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares

15/19

Books I’ve read this year in general nonfiction (part 3)

The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness by Reinhold Niebuhr

Christianity and Power Politics by Reinhold Niebuhr

Moral Man and Immoral Society by Reinhold Niebuhr

The Library by @apettegree.bsky.social & Arthur der Weduwen

14/19

Books I’ve read this year in general nonfiction (part 2)

Alien Earths by Lisa Kaltenegger

Genesis by Henry Kissinger, Craig Mundie, and Eric Schmidt

The Age of AI by Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenlocher

Co-Intelligence by @emollick.bsky.social

13/19

Books I’ve read this year in general nonfiction (part 1)

Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd by Mark Blake

Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac by Mark Blake

Careless People by @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social

The Allure of the Multiverse by @phalpern.bsky.social

12/19