Allied or Adrift? Europe, the Five Eyes & Intelligence Cooperation in the Second Trump Term
Friday 06 June 2025
Allied or Adrift? Europe, the Five Eyes & Intelligence Cooperation in the Second Trump Term
Amphithéâtre des Vallières
10:30 – 11:15 : Round Table of exchanges and presentations with :
- David Gioe, Thomas Maguire
- Moderation : Clément Renault
11:15 – 12:00 : Q&A
Donald Trump is now serving his second term, and his relationship to the Intelligence community is regularly on the headlines. This conference convenes two world-leading academics and experts of US and British intelligence to discuss how this second term might affect the landscape of Western intelligence cooperation. Central to our discussions will be the implications of Trump's approach to intelligence, the internal dynamics of the Five Eyes alliance, and the resilience of transatlantic intelligence-sharing arrangements with European partners. As longstanding norms are being tested, this round table offers a timely and critical examination of the future of allied intelligence in an era marked by shifting strategic priorities.
Dr. David Gioe is a British Academy Global Professor and Visiting Professor of Intelligence and International Security in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. David is Director of Studies for the Cambridge Security Initiative and is co-convener of its International Security and Intelligence program. Formerly, he was also Associate Professor of History at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and History Fellow for the Army Cyber Institute. David has over a decade as of experience as an intelligence officer in the US government, in the FBI and the CIA in headquarters and foreign postings. To read one of his article.
Dr. Thomas Maguire is an Assistant Professor of Intelligence and Security in the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, and Visiting Fellow with the King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London (KCL). Prior to joining Leiden, Tom taught in KCL's Department of War Studies and was a Research Fellow at Darwin College and the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Cambridge.