Rory Cormac
@RoryCormac
Professor: Secrecy; Subversion; Covert Actions | Author: Disrupt&Deny; How to Stage a Coup; Secret Royals | views own
Paperbacks!! @thetimes: “rich in anecdote & detail…A zippy read” @IAJournal_CH: “an important public service…truly timeless” @CIA Studies in Intell: “Valuable & thought provoking” @IntelNatSecJnl: “A must read” @diplocourier: “delightfully incisive” @YahooNews: “dazzling”
This fascinating take from @RoryCormac for #BritainsWorld deserves a read from those interested in UK foreign policy. He explains why a new version of the @FCDOGovUK Information Research Department is now needed... britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memorand…
A deliberately provocative and slightly contrarian take in defence of the Information Research Department and unattributable propaganda 👇
This fascinating take from @RoryCormac for #BritainsWorld deserves a read from those interested in UK foreign policy. He explains why a new version of the @FCDOGovUK Information Research Department is now needed... britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memorand…
this is excellent. do keep your eyes open for it...
⁉️ How are @ChiefMI6's picked, and how has the process changed over time? 👀 Article on past selection processes and the role of the FO/FCO accepted for @diplostatecraft. Coming soon.
Love this. London to propagandist: “How clever of you to include poetry by Dylan Thomas” in your covert propaganda Propagandist: “I wrote the poetry not Dylan Thomas”
📺 "If you want James Bond, go to your library". Thanks to @EngelsbergIdeas for letting me write on the best spy show - The Sandbaggers. I also look at why the series is significant for real-life depictions of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). 🔗engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-s…
We are happy to announce that ISI 2025 summer programme applications are now open! Follow the link below to apply:👇 thecsi.org.uk/isi-applicatio… To find out more about the programme, please visit: thecsi.org.uk/international-… #ISI2025 #Intelligence #security
i will never not find it weird that we have to go to US archives to get material on British history. details of British intell assessments on Ghana: national archives? nope - classified US - yep!
pleasure to review @LenMaschmeyer's outstanding new book, Subversion, in @IAJournal_CH check it out 👇 academic.oup.com/ia/article-abs…
📢@NottsPolitics is inviting expressions of interest for the @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowship Scheme. The scheme provides support for early career scholars with a research record but who have not yet held a F/T permanent academic post Info here➡️tinyurl.com/mryh2y5d
Has anyone else ever been blocked by the @TheWilsonCenter international history digital archive? I searched "Percy Allen" and that was suspicious enough to "trigger a security solution" apparently. It's such a vital resource. Help!
