Dear all,
Please see below for upcoming events, opportunities, and publications which may be of interest to you.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ‘The Intelligence Career of Antonin Scalia’ with James Rosen
2. ‘North Korean Futures: National Intelligence Estimates’ with Sydney Seiler
3. ‘The Controversial Career and Capture of Jonathan Pollard’ with Howard Lupovitch
4. NASIH Brown Bag Lunches
5. NASIH 2023 Conference
6. INSA 2023 Summit
7. Cryptologic History Symposium
8. KISG Publications
EVENTS
1. ‘The Intelligence Career of Antonin Scalia’ with James Rosen
21 June
Online
Before he became a federal judge and a consequential justice on the Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia served in the Nixon and Ford administrations. Amid the turmoil of the post-Watergate era, Scalia helped reform the intelligence community, worked to preserve the executive powers of the presidency, and provided legal authorization for covert operations.
James Rosen is exploring Scalia’s life in a two-volume biography. A veteran reporter and bestselling historian, he will reveal Antonin Scalia’s Executive Branch experiences with the US intelligence community.
More details here
2. ‘North Korean Futures: National Intelligence Estimates’ with Sydney Seiler
22 June
Online
Although Kim Jong Un appears committed to securing a quantitatively and qualitatively growing nuclear and missile arsenal, the U.S.-ROK alliance remains strong and united in their cooperation to deter the growing North Korea threat. While there is always a justified focus on recent North Korea developments, it is equally important to look strategically and consider challenges the North Korea threat might pose both now and in the years to come. Sydney Seiler, the U.S. Intelligence Community's National Intelligence Officer for North Korea, will share with CSIS his thoughts on these and related issues.
More details here
3. ‘The Controversial Career and Capture of Jonathan Pollard’ with Howard Lupovitch
25 June
Online
This session investigates the contentious career and capture of Jonathan Pollard, an American Jew convicted of spying for Israel. It offers a brief primer on American Jews and their relationship with Israel, followed by an in-depth look at Pollard's arrest, trial, conviction, and appeal. We then explore the broader implications of Pollard's actions on the concept of third-person Zionism and the delicate balance between loyalty to one's country and commitment to one's faith.
More details here
4. NASIH Brown Bag Lunches
18 July
Rachel Midura
Spies in the Post Office
All brown bags take place on Tuesdays, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern. Please note there is now an attendance fee for non-members. Registration details here
5. NASIH 2023 Conference
20-22 July 2023
University of Calgary, Canada
NASIH’s annual conference is an important chance for intelligence scholars and practitioners to share cutting-edge research and advance intelligence history and intelligence studies.
This year’s conference panels address:
• World War I: Intelligence and the Human Element
• US Intelligence from World War II to the Cold War
• Espionage and Subversion in World War II
• Drawing Lessons from Intelligence History
• Intelligence and the Global Cold War
• Issues in Cold War Intelligence
• Humanizing the History of Techint
• Intelligence, Institutions, and the Law
• Canadian Intelligence Activities
• Covert Operations in the Early Cold War
• Intelligence Activities in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc
• The Human Side of Intelligence
• Using Intelligence Documents in History
• Race, Gender, and Culture in Nineteenth Century Intelligence
• Teaching Intelligence History in Myriad Academic Settings
• Intelligence and the Middle East Playground
• Intelligence Theory, Culture, and Institutional Development
More details here
6. INSA 2023 Summit
13-14 July 2023
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Centre, Maryland, USA
Powered by AFCEA International and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), #IntelSummit23 brings public and private sector leaders together to advance collaborative solutions to critical intelligence and national security challenges. This is the premierforum for unclassified dialogue between US intelligence agencies and their partners in industry and academia. Panels include:
• Strategic Intelligence Challenges
• Russia and the Ukraine War: Insights and Analysis
• Service Intelligence Priorities
• Being Open-minded about Open Source
• Rebooting America’s Cyber Defence
• Scaling-Out AI Capability
More details here
OPPORTUNITES AND PUBLICATIONS
7. Cryptologic History Symposium
8-10 May 2024
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Maryland, USA
The Center for Cryptologic History (CCH) and the National Cryptologic Foundation (NCF) invite proposals for papers and posters to be presented at the 19th Cryptologic History Symposium. Following the Symposium, attendees will be given an opportunity to tour the recently renovated National Cryptologic Museum on 10 May and learn about resources available through the National Cryptologic Museum Library.
Proposals MUST be unclassified. Those who have a lifetime obligation of prepublication review are responsible for ensuring their proposals and associated presentation/posters have had the appropriate reviews. Proposals for single presentations or full panels (two to four speakers) are welcome. CCH staff will form panels from single presentations with the goal of putting like topics together. Presenters should be prepared to speak for approximately 15-20 minutes; proposals for a longer time slot should include a strong justification and will be considered, but not guaranteed.
Proposal packages should include the following: A title; An abstract of no more than 500 words; The amount of time required for the presentation. If longer than 20 minutes, please provide a justification (not applicable for poster presentations); A biographical sketch of the speaker(s) of no more than 150-words, which will be used in the published program; Full contact details of the speaker(s) (address, email, telephone number); Optional, but encouraged for speakers new to the symposium: A CV or resume for the speaker(s) that includes relevant publications and presentations Please submit your proposals by 5 September to CCH (cchevents@nsa.gov)
More details here
8. KISG Publications
Marina Miron, ‘Interview: Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive, and What Comes After’, New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/ukraines-counter-offensive-and-what-comes-after
David Schaefer, ‘Sigint and Cyber Power Down Under’, Intelligence and National Security
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02684527.2023.2219442
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Kind regards,
David Schaefer