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Lewis Sage-Passant, PhD, joins Fred Burton on the #PIPodcast this week to discuss his insights from his career in military intelligence, private sector intelligence, and his extensive research into the history and ethics of intelligence operations. Tune in to hear about his new book, Beyond States and Spies, and all about the evolution and significance of private sector #intelligence. https://bit.ly/4edRLtA

Do the armed forces have social roles? If so which ones? Check out this workshop on the topic and apply to submit an abstract.

🚨 Opportunity for students 🚨 Are you interested in the US experience with military intervention? If so, see the flyer below 👇 and sign up for an opportunity to discuss Abigail R. Hall Blanco and Christopher Coyne new book, "How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite" as well as other readings. The discussion will be led by Abigail Hall (Author) and Mark Souva (Political Science at FSU).

Today, I encourage you to read our latest blog post that highlights the concerning cancellation of a lecture by Ruth Ben-Ghiat at the Naval Academy, influenced by political pressure from Republican politicians. This incident raises critical questions about institutional autonomy and the potential implications for academic freedom. It's essential to engage in discussions around the independence of educational institutions and the importance of diverse perspectives in academia. Explore the full details and insights in our post here: [Read more](https://ift.tt/8qKoVRC).

Please see the attached call for papers for the Military History Consortium's second Annual Conference to be held in Lisbon, Portugal over the period 4-6 June 2025! We welcome panel and paper proposals on all topics related to Military History by scholars at all career stages. The MHC connects institutions, academics, and students engaged in the study of warfare and/or military organisations in the past. Its dual aim is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas in order to strengthen international research cooperation, and a framework for joint teaching initiatives and programmes. The MHC’s membership is international, and its scope is global. While the consortium’s teaching and research agendas focus on the past, it seeks to address contemporary security challenges and inform related policy debates. It is only the study of war and the military in the past that enables us to understand and contextualise the present and thus prepare for the future. The MHC partner institutions include Stellenbosch University, Lancaster University, University of Amsterdam, University of Calgary, and Sciences Po Aix, and Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and is driven by Prof Marco Wyss, Dr Samuël Kruizinga, Prof Tim Stapleton, Prof Walter Bruyere-Ostells, and Prof Evert Kleynhans. #history #militaryhistory #conference #conference2025 #callforpapers #cfp

Please see the attached call for papers for the Military History Consortium's second Annual Conference to be held in Lisbon, Portugal over the period 4-6 June 2025! We welcome panel and paper proposals on all topics related to Military History by scholars at all career stages. The MHC connects institutions, academics, and students engaged in the study of warfare and/or military organisations in the past. Its dual aim is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas in order to strengthen international research cooperation, and a framework for joint teaching initiatives and programmes. The MHC’s membership is international, and its scope is global. While the consortium’s teaching and research agendas focus on the past, it seeks to address contemporary security challenges and inform related policy debates. It is only the study of war and the military in the past that enables us to understand and contextualise the present and thus prepare for the future. The MHC partner institutions include Stellenbosch University, Lancaster University, University of Amsterdam, University of Calgary, Sciences Po Aix, and Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and is driven by Prof Marco Wyss, Dr Samuël Kruizinga, Prof Tim Stapleton, Prof Walter Bruyere-Ostells, and Prof Evert Kleynhans. #history #militaryhistory #conference #conference2025 #callforpapers #cfp

Nice article from RINA and Candela.. Using Sicomin's high modulus infusion system and bonding pastes..

The latest Naval War College Review is online! This is the first issue out since I have stepped in as Interim Editor in Chief of the Press. I am excited to help bring the Press into a new era of high quality research and cutting-edge digital and print publishing and distribution. Some things that make the Review special: 1. We publish double-blind peer-reviewed scholarship relevant to the research priorities set by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations. This is a very broad set of topics given that the sea—and thus navies—currently plays an outsized and dynamic role in world politics, the global economy, and the future of the planet. 2. We are scholarly without necessarily being academic. We are fortunate to have a talented staff of professional editors that will help non-professional scholars with a great idea produce work that meets the highest standards of scholarship. And the team also make professional scholars' publication process efficient as well! 3. All our work is ungated and open access! Work in the Review gets read! 4. Our tone is objective, interdisciplinary, and social scientific. We mean this in a very broad sense as we have particular emphases on topics in ethics and history. 5. We judge research relevance not just by citations (although we love those!), but also by its inclusion on syllabi and its consumption by leaders at all levels. Bottom line: if you are reading my feed you should be reading (and submitting) to the Review. Check it out!

As TOK teachers, we talk about helping our students think about the world in a nuanced way. But what do we actually mean by that? This Monday mini-lesson perfectly demonstrates what we mean by nuanced thinking. It's based on an article exploring a statue being put up in the UK to celebrate the work of the West African Squadron, who intercepted slave-trading ships in the 18th century, and freed the African men and women on board. Which all sounds perfectly laudable... but what is the political motivation behind the statue? What role does nationalism play? How comprehensive is the understanding of the history surrounding the actions of the West Africa Squadron - in particular, what happened to the people after they were were freed? How much is all this about a determination to view the UK's role in slavery purely in terms of ending it - rather than growing rich from it? As soon as you start asking these kind of questions, you start to see the agenda behind the stature, and you start to think in a nuanced way. It prompts us to ask big questions about how we explore and interact with the past, and what - if anything - the role of patriotism and nationalism should be when we try to construct an objective view of the past. (And then, of course, you can go even further - and start to question the perspective of the media source itself, and why they've chosen to cover this issue...) TOK is wonderful! #authenticcriticalthinking #toknewsletter #tokintherealworld

Out TODAY in paperback! Cultural Heritage in Modern Conflict. This edited volume offers an in-depth study of heritage and warfare from the perspective of defence studies, and forms part of the Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Advances in Defence Studies series