Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
@ckhillebrand.bsky.social
👋 I mainly share posts about contemporary intelligence 🕵🏼♀️🕵️♂️, state secrecy 🤫, politics 🌍, and cats 🐈⬛ 🐈.
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For more than three years, Ukraine has endured Russia’s relentless campaign against its energy infrastructure. While Europe has supported Ukraine with equipment and financing, Kyiv is now returning the favor by advising European states on how to protect their grids.
From target to teacher, Ukraine’s energy sector is preparing Europe for drones
As Russian drones test Europe's skies, European governments are turning to the one nation that knows this battle best.
Ukraine’s state power company, Ukrenergo — which as the chief transporter of the...
kyivindependent.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
For more than three years, Ukraine has endured Russia’s relentless campaign against its energy infrastructure. While Europe has supported Ukraine with equipment and financing, Kyiv is now returning the favor by advising European states on how to protect their grids.
“Die Politik auf Landesebene war lange nicht wehrhaft genug, hat einer Diskursverschiebung zu wenig entgegengesetzt. In den Schulen und auch in der sozialen Arbeit hat sich ein falscher Neutralitätsbegriff etabliert. Wir dachten zu lange, wir müssen gar nicht unbedingt politisch miteinander sein”
Rechtsextremismus: „Eine völkische Tagesmutter nimmt Einfluss, und zwar sehr direkt“
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sind Rechtsextreme auch im Sozialwesen aktiv. Wie das die Gesellschaft verändert, erklärt die Sozialwissenschaftlerin Christine Krüger.
www.sueddeutsche.de
December 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Die Politik auf Landesebene war lange nicht wehrhaft genug, hat einer Diskursverschiebung zu wenig entgegengesetzt. In den Schulen und auch in der sozialen Arbeit hat sich ein falscher Neutralitätsbegriff etabliert. Wir dachten zu lange, wir müssen gar nicht unbedingt politisch miteinander sein”
Like other European intelligence services, Danish intelligence is trying to make sense of today’s US and the two countries’ relationship. The tone is changing.
Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies
The US is also listed as a threat due to its interest in Greenland, which the Trump administration has claimed is vital to America’s national security
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Like other European intelligence services, Danish intelligence is trying to make sense of today’s US and the two countries’ relationship. The tone is changing.
GCHQ’s annual Christmas Challenge has been launched for all the codebreakers out there.
GCHQ releases annual Christmas Challenge 2025 with puzzles designed by schoolchildren and spies
To mark a decade of festive puzzles, our in-house puzzlers have masterminded seven fiendish brainteasers and teamed up with schoolchildren on three festive designs
www.gchq.gov.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
GCHQ’s annual Christmas Challenge has been launched for all the codebreakers out there.
Reposted by Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
Come work with me! 👩🏻💻
📣 CSOH is Hiring!
We’re expanding our global research team and hiring three researchers across Europe/North America, Southeast Asia and South Asia to support our work on digital harms, extremism, and influence operations.
Applications are now open.
More details: www.csohate.org/work-with-us/
We’re expanding our global research team and hiring three researchers across Europe/North America, Southeast Asia and South Asia to support our work on digital harms, extremism, and influence operations.
Applications are now open.
More details: www.csohate.org/work-with-us/
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Come work with me! 👩🏻💻
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Thread on the huge shift in US policy towards Russia visible in the new National Security Strategy - the biggest change since the collapse of the USSR. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Thread on the huge shift in US policy towards Russia visible in the new National Security Strategy - the biggest change since the collapse of the USSR. 🧵
Reposted by Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
I may be overdoing it with the optimism, but I think it’s good to have if black on white. Makes it easier for (or forces) European politicians to adjust.
Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.
Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I may be overdoing it with the optimism, but I think it’s good to have if black on white. Makes it easier for (or forces) European politicians to adjust.
Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.
Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.
Reposted by Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
A much-needed consultation - spread the news! www.gov.uk/government/c...
Legal framework for using facial recognition in law enforcement
The government is launching a consultation to help develop a new legal framework for the use of facial recognition and similar technologies by law enforcement.
www.gov.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A much-needed consultation - spread the news! www.gov.uk/government/c...
“Da steht Miss Moneypenny endlich mal in allen Instanzen im Mittelpunkt – nur damit dann höchstrichterlich bestätigt wird, dass die Figur wirklich unwichtig ist.”
Bundesgerichtshof zu Filmreihe: Miss Moneypenny ist ein Nobody
Eine Firma darf sich so nennen wie die Sekretärin von James Bond, schließlich sei sie keine echte Person. Rechtlich ist das korrekt. Und feministisch?
taz.de
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“Da steht Miss Moneypenny endlich mal in allen Instanzen im Mittelpunkt – nur damit dann höchstrichterlich bestätigt wird, dass die Figur wirklich unwichtig ist.”
Reposted by Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
1/6
It’s that time of the year again. As we wrap up 2025, I have compiled a list of the best OSINT and CTF Advent calendar challenges that are sure to put your skills to the test this season! 🌟
Are you ready for a busy December? 👇
gralhix.com/2025/11/30/t...
It’s that time of the year again. As we wrap up 2025, I have compiled a list of the best OSINT and CTF Advent calendar challenges that are sure to put your skills to the test this season! 🌟
Are you ready for a busy December? 👇
gralhix.com/2025/11/30/t...
Top 2025 OSINT and CTF Advent calendar challenges to keep you busy this December
It’s that time of the year again! An entire month dedicated to learning, exploring, and putting your OSINT skills to the test with daily challenges and Capture the Flag (CTF) events. Are you …
gralhix.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
1/6
It’s that time of the year again. As we wrap up 2025, I have compiled a list of the best OSINT and CTF Advent calendar challenges that are sure to put your skills to the test this season! 🌟
Are you ready for a busy December? 👇
gralhix.com/2025/11/30/t...
It’s that time of the year again. As we wrap up 2025, I have compiled a list of the best OSINT and CTF Advent calendar challenges that are sure to put your skills to the test this season! 🌟
Are you ready for a busy December? 👇
gralhix.com/2025/11/30/t...
Reposted by Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
"So far this year, about one million of the three million Afghans living in Pakistan have been deported or forced to return to Afghanistan, a country where many have never lived and where jobs and affordable housing are scarce amid a worsening humanitarian crisis"
Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of Afghans
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"So far this year, about one million of the three million Afghans living in Pakistan have been deported or forced to return to Afghanistan, a country where many have never lived and where jobs and affordable housing are scarce amid a worsening humanitarian crisis"
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🚨 New Publication! 🚨
In this piece, I examine both the extreme and the more “moderate” factions within the AfD 🇩🇪 and compare their positions on 🇺🇦/🇷🇺 with their stances on 🇮🇱/🇵🇸. Key insights and findings👇🏻
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this piece, I examine both the extreme and the more “moderate” factions within the AfD 🇩🇪 and compare their positions on 🇺🇦/🇷🇺 with their stances on 🇮🇱/🇵🇸. Key insights and findings👇🏻
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Alternative for Germany Foreign Policy: A Love Affair with Russia and Israel?
The heterogeneity in the far-right parties’ foreign policy positions becomes especially visible when they face a dilemma of which side(s) to take in highly salient military conflicts that currently...
www.tandfonline.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🚨 New Publication! 🚨
In this piece, I examine both the extreme and the more “moderate” factions within the AfD 🇩🇪 and compare their positions on 🇺🇦/🇷🇺 with their stances on 🇮🇱/🇵🇸. Key insights and findings👇🏻
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this piece, I examine both the extreme and the more “moderate” factions within the AfD 🇩🇪 and compare their positions on 🇺🇦/🇷🇺 with their stances on 🇮🇱/🇵🇸. Key insights and findings👇🏻
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers
An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
“Reichstagskuppel, Spreerundfahrt, »Informationsbesuch« in der russischen Botschaft: So sieht sie aus, eine typische Berlinreise der AfD. Die Fahrten werden aus Steuergeldern bezahlt, vom Bundespresseamt organisiert.” ⬇️
(S+) AfD lotst Besuchergruppen in russische Botschaft – auf Kosten der Steuerzahler
Die Reisen werden aus Steuergeldern bezahlt: Besuchergruppen der AfD landen in Berlin nicht nur im Bundestag, sondern auch in der russischen Botschaft – inklusive Treffen mit dem Botschafter.
www.spiegel.de
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“Reichstagskuppel, Spreerundfahrt, »Informationsbesuch« in der russischen Botschaft: So sieht sie aus, eine typische Berlinreise der AfD. Die Fahrten werden aus Steuergeldern bezahlt, vom Bundespresseamt organisiert.” ⬇️
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Join the Oasis Team! 💙
We are recruiting a Family Officer at Oasis.
💼 Salary: £26,208 pro rata
⏰ Hours: 24 hours
🗓️ Deadline: 12th December 2025
👉Role description and application form on our website: www.oasiscardiff.org/jobs
#RefugeesWelcome #charityjobs
We are recruiting a Family Officer at Oasis.
💼 Salary: £26,208 pro rata
⏰ Hours: 24 hours
🗓️ Deadline: 12th December 2025
👉Role description and application form on our website: www.oasiscardiff.org/jobs
#RefugeesWelcome #charityjobs
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Join the Oasis Team! 💙
We are recruiting a Family Officer at Oasis.
💼 Salary: £26,208 pro rata
⏰ Hours: 24 hours
🗓️ Deadline: 12th December 2025
👉Role description and application form on our website: www.oasiscardiff.org/jobs
#RefugeesWelcome #charityjobs
We are recruiting a Family Officer at Oasis.
💼 Salary: £26,208 pro rata
⏰ Hours: 24 hours
🗓️ Deadline: 12th December 2025
👉Role description and application form on our website: www.oasiscardiff.org/jobs
#RefugeesWelcome #charityjobs
“Es war kein dummer Zufall, dass ich in der Frankfurter Sponti-Szene gelandet war und mich da wohlgefühlt hatte. Das war ein Teil von mir, und der Teil kam in der offiziellen Politik völlig zu kurz. Ich habe alles ausprobiert…, aber es war nie mein Ding.”
»Die Frage ist: Wer sind wir Deutschen?«
In der Ära von Trump und Putin muss sich unser Land neu zurechtfinden. Ein Gespräch mit Ex-Außenminister Joschka Fischer über Neo-Nationalismus, Schröders Draht in den Kreml und späte Erkenntnisse.
sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“Es war kein dummer Zufall, dass ich in der Frankfurter Sponti-Szene gelandet war und mich da wohlgefühlt hatte. Das war ein Teil von mir, und der Teil kam in der offiziellen Politik völlig zu kurz. Ich habe alles ausprobiert…, aber es war nie mein Ding.”
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“Can the UK afford to fight a war?” Join this open Chatham House event on
📅 27 November 2025
🕕 6-7PM
Hybrid – In-person (Chatham House, London) & Online
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📅 27 November 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“Can the UK afford to fight a war?” Join this open Chatham House event on
📅 27 November 2025
🕕 6-7PM
Hybrid – In-person (Chatham House, London) & Online
👉 Register via: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o...
@jamiegaskarth.bsky.social @gunjans.bsky.social @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social
📅 27 November 2025
🕕 6-7PM
Hybrid – In-person (Chatham House, London) & Online
👉 Register via: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o...
@jamiegaskarth.bsky.social @gunjans.bsky.social @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social
He’s not mincing his words.
French general sparks uproar with warning of ‘losing children’ in potential Russia conflict
Hard-liners on both ends of the French political spectrum hit back at what they framed as an alarmist take from the top officer.
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
He’s not mincing his words.
Reposted by Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
"Deterring Russia is a shared responsibility of all NATO allies, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told DW. But he sees less enthusiasm among the alliance's members than at the beginning of the war in Ukraine." DW
www.dw.com/en/lithuania...
www.dw.com/en/lithuania...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister: Russia wants NATO destroyed – DW – 11/19/2025
Deterring Russia is a shared responsibility of all NATO allies, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told DW. But he sees less enthusiasm among the alliance's members than at the beginning of ...
www.dw.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
"Deterring Russia is a shared responsibility of all NATO allies, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told DW. But he sees less enthusiasm among the alliance's members than at the beginning of the war in Ukraine." DW
www.dw.com/en/lithuania...
www.dw.com/en/lithuania...
Reposted by Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
45% of English HE institutions expect to report a deficit this year, with sector income set to come in £438 million below forecasts, says regulator, warning some providers may need to take 'radical action' www.timeshighereducation.com/news/radical... via @helenpacker.bsky.social
‘Radical’ action needed as half of providers still face deficits
New modelling suggests one in six English higher education institutions will have less than 30 days’ liquidity in 2025-26
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
45% of English HE institutions expect to report a deficit this year, with sector income set to come in £438 million below forecasts, says regulator, warning some providers may need to take 'radical action' www.timeshighereducation.com/news/radical... via @helenpacker.bsky.social
“Dennoch hielt sich Bonn mit Kritik zurück, auch weil die Bundesregierung fürchtete, andernfalls könnten die CIA-Aktionen in der breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt werden und zu einer »Erregung« in der Bevölkerung führen.”
(S+) US-Akten veröffentlicht: Wie die CIA Drogen an ahnungslosen Opfern ausprobierte
Der US-Geheimdienst probierte im Kalten Krieg Drogen an ahnungslosen Opfern aus – auch in der Bundesrepublik. Jetzt wurden Aussagen des Projektleiters veröffentlicht.
www.spiegel.de
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
“Dennoch hielt sich Bonn mit Kritik zurück, auch weil die Bundesregierung fürchtete, andernfalls könnten die CIA-Aktionen in der breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt werden und zu einer »Erregung« in der Bevölkerung führen.”
Reposted by Dr. Claudia Hillebrand
I am very pleased to say that the audiobook of War in the Smartphone Age is published today.
I have listened to the free 5 mins & want to thank @liamgerrard.bsky.social for his excellent narration!
cc: @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/4N7WM72
I have listened to the free 5 mins & want to thank @liamgerrard.bsky.social for his excellent narration!
cc: @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/4N7WM72
War in the Smartphone Age: Conflict, Connectivity and the Crises at Our Fingertips (Audio Download): Matthew Ford, Liam Gerrard, Tantor Media: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
War in the Smartphone Age: Conflict, Connectivity and the Crises at Our Fingertips (Audio Download): Matthew Ford, Liam Gerrard, Tantor Media: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
amzn.eu
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I am very pleased to say that the audiobook of War in the Smartphone Age is published today.
I have listened to the free 5 mins & want to thank @liamgerrard.bsky.social for his excellent narration!
cc: @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/4N7WM72
I have listened to the free 5 mins & want to thank @liamgerrard.bsky.social for his excellent narration!
cc: @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/4N7WM72
LinkedIn remains a useful targeting platform for foreign entities (and MI5 is not a ‘spy agency’)
MI5 names two people in alert to MPs and peers about Chinese espionage
Spy agency says Amanda Qui and Shirly Shen have been using LinkedIn to ‘obtain non-public and insider insights’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
LinkedIn remains a useful targeting platform for foreign entities (and MI5 is not a ‘spy agency’)