Blog – Rhiannon Beaubien

25 Oct

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Russian Bots, TikTok, and the Modern Information War

October 25, 2025
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DescriptionA Canadian TikTok creator reflects on spy-related content, Russian bot attacks, and how propaganda con...

25 Oct

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Can Authoritarianism—or Fascism—Succeed in the Long Run?

October 25, 2025
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East Germany’s failed attempt to build a computer industry through espionage reveals why authoritarian regimes st...

25 Oct

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The Hidden Threat: How Gender Bias Shaped—andWeakened—Western Intelligence

October 25, 2025
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IntroductionFor decades, gender bias created blind spots in Western intelligence—blind spots women like Marti Pet...

12 Apr

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Open Sources, Hidden Truths

October 25, 2025
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During WWII, a music librarian provided highly accurate reporting on the success of Allied air attacks in Berlin....

25 Mar

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Election interference is nothing new

October 25, 2025
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Since there have been elections, someone has been trying to interfere with them. So let’s talk about it.

19 Feb

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Who spies?

October 25, 2025
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When people say ‘they are watching’ who exactly do they mean? Signa...

09 Jan

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The West isn’t good at spying

October 25, 2025
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There. I said it. I know, it’s upsetting. It goes against everything we’ve been conditioned to believe. From Jame...

09 Jan

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The Cold War Never Ended

October 25, 2025
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And it’s about time we started acknowledging that. The myth is taug...

09 Jan

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The first principles of spying

October 25, 2025
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Timeless tradecraft that transcends the field. Be patient. Be flexi...