mindyhaas.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at SPIA, Univ. of Pitt. Studying covert action, US FP, int'l security & int'l law. PhD from Princeton Politics, JD from Penn Law. Mom to Amelia & kitty cat crew. She/her.
👤 Joined on 13 November 2023
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@mindyhaas.bsky.socialVery good to see you there, as well as so many other colleagues and friends. Thanks to BP and GCHQ for organising.
Show PostHard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells
Show Post“when placed under mild authoritarian pressure, an extraordinary number of powerful Americans, ostensibly honorable and right-thinking, quickly revealed themselves to be cowardly and unprincipled and made of the wrong stuff.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/b...
Show PostAnd we’re off! After a lovely reception last night, we are halfway through our first day of panels. A big welcome to all our panelists and attendees. Looking forward to more great sessions! @kcsi.uk
Show PostThe US military is very, very good at 3-4 things, and none of them is going to bring Iran to the kind of surrender Trump wants. That it has come to crowdsourcing ideas from the military shows what a devastating strategic failure this war already is, not to mention the effect on morale.
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