Really good discussion with Lennart Maschmeyer on The Lawfare Podcast. I especially like the part on the how conflict/warfare is usually not the best analogy for cyber ops. And be sure to check Lennart's book of course :) lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfar…

It was an honor to be featured on the We are out! podcast and I really enjoyed the conversation with Marco Ciappelli. The link to the episode is below:

My book Subversion is currently 30% off with an OUP summer discount, so if you were thinking of getting it at some stage this is it!

Congratulations Max Smeets ! Can't wait to read this - not least after having looked at the cryptic whiteboard notes behind it for months and failing to make sense of them :)

📣Lennart Maschmeyer's new book, "Subversion: From Covert Operations to Cyber Conflict", is available now! 📖To secure your copy, please follow the link below: global.oup.com/academic/produ… #Cybersecurity #cyberattacks #cyberwar

Israel's ingeniously devilish operation against Hezbollah shows the enduring importance of classic sabotage. Cyber ops have their role, but not when it comes to blowing stuff up.

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Join experts Nayef Al-Rodhan, Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Capt. James E. Fanell, Mauro Gilli, Thomas Greminger, Lennart Maschmeyer, Neil Renic, & Markus Schmidt for our virtual course on Transformative Tech & Security 2024. bit.ly/4bQ3Wvf

Russia has been conducting increasingly brazen Sabotage in Germany, most recently almost bringing down a plane - yet there has been no official rebuke or reaction. That lack of reaction risks sending a clear signal to the Kremlin: this is OK. ft.com/content/b83353…

Join us tomorrow afternoon/Thursday 16 October, 16:00-17:00 (CET) online on Zoom for our next monthly seminar, this week with Lennart Maschmeyer on his new book Subversion: From Covert Operations to Cyber Conflict! Register here: universiteitleiden.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

pleasure to review Lennart Maschmeyer's outstanding new book, Subversion, in International Affairs check it out 👇 academic.oup.com/ia/article-abs…

I agree with Rory Cormac: Lennart Maschmeyer has written "an excellent book: timely, bold and necessary." Check out this review, and read this book! academic.oup.com/ia/article/100…

Excited to announce I'll be moving back to Canada in January 2025 to start as an Assistant Prof. in Cybersecurity NPSIA at Carleton University!

The H-Diplo, with the Jervis Forum roundtable on my book, Subversion, is out! An intimidating lineup of scholars came to dissect it, and I am thankful they took the time - it means a lot. Thank you Rebecca Slayton, Melissa Lee, Richard Harknett , and Josephine Wolff ! networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

I'm excited to announce I'll be starting at Georgia Tech School of Public Policy as an Assistant Professor this Fall and join the incredible line-up of scholars there and at Georgia Tech ! Jon Lindsay, Harry Oppenheimer (HarryOppy.bsky.social), Sergio Caltagirone - [email protected], Milton Mueller, plus X-less Jenny Jun, Ryan Shandler, Hans Klein, ...

New article with Rory Cormac and Josh Rovner on Sabotage in World Politics: how does it work, what is it good for, and how is it distinct from other modes of covert ops (like subversion)? If you like mystery and things blowing up unexpectedly, this may be right up your alley!

Cannot say enough good things about this seminal article on sabotage, from Josh Rovner, Rory Cormac & Lennart Maschmeyer. Do yourself a favour and read it!