David Priess

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Former CIA & State Dept. Now Director of Intelligence, Bedrock Knowledge; Senior Fellow, Hayden Ctr for Intelligence; co-host Chatter podcast.

Wrote The President’s Book of Secrets & How To Get Rid of a President.

Duke polisci (IR) PhD. Still learning.

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Our paper is out today on human migration www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Anticipating the global redistribution of people and propertywww.sciencedirect.com Climate change will worsen conditions for people in the Global South, while conditions in large parts of the North will improve. Migration seems an ef…

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I had a great time discussing my book 'The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy' with David for 'Chatter! 🗃️

On this week's Chatter, @davidpriess.bsky.social spoke to @chriskempshall.bsky.social about WWI-themed video games, how Star Wars creator George Lucas used history, how to get one's hands around the ever-expanded lore of Star Wars, the problematic politics of the Republic, and more.

Chatter: Politics and National Security in the Star Wars Universe, with Chris Kempshallwww.lawfaremedia.org Discussing the lore of Star Wars.

New today: My amazing long discussion for Chatter with Chris Kempshall about Star Wars, politics, and history! From George Lucas’s inspirations to the banality of evil, the Empire’s structure to the treatment of non-humans—we covered a lot of ground: open.spotify.com/episode/5NcH...

Politics and National Security in the Star Wars Universe, with Chris Kempshallopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. The Star Wars universe gets a lot of attention for its lightsabers, space battles, and witty droids. But over the decades, a rich lore has developed aro...

New on the Chatter podcast: The wonderful Kathy Peiss joined me to talk about the nexus between America's early intelligence efforts and librarians, which spurred extraordinary efforts to gather materials in Europe during the Second World War. open.spotify.com/episode/27sg...

The Librarians Who Saved Books in World War II, with Kathy Peissopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. As the Second World War started, an unsung cadre of US librarians and other information management professionals was making its way to Europe to acquire...

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On this week's Chatter, @shaneharris.bsky.social spoke to Katherine Mangu-Ward about the libertarian view on war and diplomacy, how it approaches the question of nation-state conflicts, and the differences between libertarianism and the Libertarian Party.

Chatter: Libertarianism and National Security with Katherine Mangu-Wardwww.lawfaremedia.org How do libertarians think about national security?

Just finished this exceptional audiobook— The Showman: The Inside Story of the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Zelensky, written by Simon Shuster and narrated by Daniel Gamburg. Highly recommended.

These probes and provocations need to stop. That said, if it comes to conflict, my money is on the F-18s and their Finnish pilots over any and all Russian aircraft and pilots. Hands down. And when Finland in a few years fully incorporates its 64 new F-35s … hoo boy

🇫🇮 Finnish authorities suspect a total of four Russian military aircraft were involved in the airspace violation on Monday instead of just one. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Archive: archive.is/UPNoH #finland #russia

Finland Says More Russian Jets Involved in Airspace Breachwww.bloomberg.com Finnish authorities suspect a total of four Russian military aircraft were involved in the airspace violation on Monday instead of just one.

New on the Chatter podcast: My deep conversation with the great Paul Sparrow about how the 1940-41 war of words between FDR and Charles Lindbergh deepens our understanding of the American experience before WW2—and foreshadows some of today’s political fault lines. open.spotify.com/episode/4JSt...

FDR, Charles Lindbergh, and Presidential Libraries with Paul Sparrowopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. Paul Sparrow, who served as Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum from 2015 to 2022, has written the book Awakening the ...

Thrilled to share with you my conversation with the amazing Anaïs Maurer all about the legacy of colonial powers' nuclear detonations in Oceania, critical threats from climate change, the stories Oceania’s people tell about their experiences, and more. open.spotify.com/episode/5MkY...

Oceania's Nuclear and Climate Storytelling with Anaïs Maureropen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. Raised in Mā’ohi Nui (French Polynesia), Dr. Anaïs Maurer is assistant professor of literature at Rutgers University and author of The Ocean on Fire. He...

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Nothing encapsulates how our view of drones has changed over the last years as well as the fact that they find it preferable to call this a “drone wall” rather than just speak of better border defences.

““This is a completely new thing – a drone wall stretching from Norway to Poland – and the goal is to use drones and other technologies to protect our borders” www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

Baltics, Poland, Finland, Norway agree on ‘drone wall’ to protect borderswww.lrt.lt Regional countries have agreed to create a “drone wall” to protect their external borders using unmanned aerial vehicles...

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An interesting and challenging interview with journalist Gaia Vince (@wanderinggaia.bsky.social) on what happens when folks can no longer adapt to your changing homestead.

Really enjoyed talking to David for this podcast. Have a listen!

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@lawfare.bsky.social @davidpriess.bsky.social Such a relentlessly awesome episode of chatter, immigrants rule! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

‎Chatter on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Society & Culture · 2024

I had an enriching and enlightening chat with the great @wanderinggaia.bksy.social about climate change-driven mass migration, perceptions of borders across time, myths about migrants and jobs and wages, and much more. And you can hear it now on the Chatter podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/7E5B...

Climate Migration with Gaia Vinceopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. Migration has always been a part of humanity's story. It will continue to be so long after any of us now living are gone. Population shifts in the comin...

Two of my favorite people—Shane Harris and Vince Houghton—together. On the Chatter podcast. Talking about Miami, CIA, Cuba, Castro, Contras, and more. It’s an amazing episode: open.spotify.com/episode/3dBG...

How the Cold War Made Miami with Vince Houghtonopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. For a period of time in the 1960s, the Central Intelligence Agency was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, employer in the city of Miami. The CIA ha...

It’s only a matter of time before Russian GPS jamming kills someone in the Baltic region. NATO may not think it’s at war with Russia—but Russia is acting like it is at war with NATO. news.err.ee/1609325847/f...

Finnair plane aborts landing at Tartu airport due to GPS interferencenews.err.ee A Finnair plane traveling from Helsinki to Estonia on Thursday night could not land at Tartu Airport due to GPS interference.

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In this week's Chatter, Matthew Gluck talked to David Sanger about his new book, “New Cold Wars,” in which Sanger argues that the U.S. has entered two new military, technological, and economic conflicts with Russia and China, how the U.S. is seeking to navigate this new era, and more.

Chatter: New Cold Wars with Journalist David Sangerwww.lawfaremedia.org  Is the U.S. in two new Cold Wars with Russia and China?

Published today, from my friend Elizabeth Neumann: Kingdom of Rage! It’s her effort to raise awareness of the threat of homegrown radicalization, to help people disengage from extremism, and to equip readers with practical ways to begin healing. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eliza...

Kingdom of Ragewww.hachettebookgroup.com A former counterterrorism official explores how modern evangelicalism and right-wing conservatism intermingled to form the combustible ideology that resulted...

Fabrics were crucial for outfitting armies and making warships' sails. Textile merchants led to modern political economy. Counterespionage surrounded Chinese silk production for 1000 years. All this and more in my long discussion with Virginia Postrel on Chatter! open.spotify.com/episode/1h10...

Fabric, Dyes, Glamour, and International Affairs, with Virginia Postrelopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. Author and speaker Virginia Postrel has spent many years researching and writing about, among other things, various aspects of the economics and societa...

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The stories this former CIA Chief of Disguise can tell--and you can be there! Thu | 4.25 | 7 pm E | Arlington VA | Livestream REGISTER: signup.e2ma.net/signup/19997... @davidpriess.bsky.social

Big US-Japan national security announcements coming this week. Reporting from @ellenwapo.bsky.social: t.co/KSUMu0e7Tv

U.S., Japan to announce military cooperation, joint NASA lunar missiont.co President Biden is hosting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit this week, deepening ties between close allies.

Now that you’re thinking a bit more about things lunar, listen to my extended Chatter conversation with Rebecca Boyle all about the Moon—and how its tidal effects have influenced history and military affairs: open.spotify.com/episode/7fMO...

The Moon, Tides, and National Security with Rebecca Boyleopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. We all know how superpower competition spurred one giant leap for mankind on the lunar surface in July 1969. But the story of how the Moon and its tides...

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So it’s just The Manual of Style now?

The long-awaited news from the Chicago Manual of Style: Place of publication will no longer be used in citations as of the 18th edition (with rare exceptions for clarity).

Ollie is not amused by earthquakes on the east coast.

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#BREAKING !! Join us Thu Apr 25, 7p E! IN TRUE FACE: A CONVERSATION WITH JONNA MENDEZ, former CIA Chief of Disguise In Arlington, VA, or livestream. REGISTER: signup.e2ma.net/signup/19997... @davidpriess.bsky.social

Why, when, and how do foreign policy elites matter? @profsaunders.bsky.social has looked deeply into these questions and joined me for a wide-ranging conversation about elite types, their influence, and fictional representations of foreign policy advisors. open.spotify.com/episode/6RtM...

Why Foreign Policy Elites Matter with Elizabeth Saundersopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. The

I’m excited that Rebecca Lewis has joined Bedrock Learning to help me manage its intelligence wing! Her intel work at CIA, Stratfor/RANE, and Walmart have given her a rich mix of analytic tradecraft mastery and managerial skill that fits Bedrock’s mission perfectly. Onward!

Some days have too much news to reasonably process

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Russia's in our crosshairs. Join us Tue, 7 pm! ASSESSING RUSSIA w/ fmr CIA head Michael Morell, Russia expert John Sipher, and fmr Presidential intel briefer Beth Sanner. REGISTER: signup.e2ma.net/signup/19990... #Russia #Putin #UkraineWar

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On this week's Chatter, @shaneharris.bsky.social spoke to @resobscura.bsky.social about his new book, Tripping on Utopia, on how Margaret Mead launched a movement to expand human consciousness, a story that includes the WWII-era OSS, a shady cast of CIA agents, & the pioneers of the Information Age.

Chatter: Margaret Mead, Psychedelics, and the CIA with Benjamin Breenwww.lawfaremedia.org Discussing the history of CIA experiments with drugs.

I am beyond thrilled to finally have the one-in-a-million Jonna Mendez on the Chatter podcast for a long conversation about spy disguises and the ups and downs of her career. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2PEP...

Spy Disguises in Fact and Fiction with Jonna Mendezopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Chatter on Spotify. Jonna Mendez advanced in her Central Intelligence Agency career to become Chief of Disguise despite the many institutional challenges to women's promoti...