Daniela Richterova

📙 #WatchingTheJackals spotted in the wild 🌴 in exquisite company by Ted Reinert @jfbooks in DC. 🙏

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From Prague With a Shove In an interview, Daniela Richterova speaks about her book on Czechoslovakia’s Cold War ties to Palestinian groups and others.

Fantastic speaking to Michael Young of Malcolm H. Kerr @carnegiemec.bsky.social about #WatchingTheJackals & lessons from Cold War CT.

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4/4 To stay on top of it all, follow @kcsi.uk here, on LinkedIn and on our new Insta account - where you’ll find out more about KCSI activities, the people behind them, the research that drives us & the stories we uncover. 📸🔍🧠

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3/4 📅✨ This is also a big season for King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI)! We’ll be hosting a number of events and launching new initiatives...

2/4 We just welcomed a cohort of 100+ 🧑‍🎓 from across the globe and are looking forward to getting to diving into seminars, pracademic masterclasses, and building a strong community throughout the year. 🤝

1/4 🎓🕵️‍♀️ Exciting times for #KCLMAIIS - the MA in Intelligence & International Security, @warstudieskcl.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, co-run with @paulmcgarr.bsky.social, @paulineblistene.bsky.social, David Easter, Huw Dylan & Celia Parker-Vincent.

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👏 Congratulations to all contributing authors, and especially volume editors - rorycormac.bsky.social, magslong.bsky.social, markstout.bsky.social, G. Lester & dvanp.bsky.social - for their tireless work on this project.

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👏 Congratulations to all contributing authors, and especially to the volume editors - @rorycormac.bsky.social, @magslong.bsky.social, @markstout.bsky.social, G. Lester & @dvanp.bsky.social - for their tireless work on this project.

1/3 📕 #CovertAction: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention is now out!

I am delighted to have co-authored the chapter “Czechoslovakia: Covert Measures in Peace and War.”

Thank you for finding the time to write this fantastic review of #WatchingTheJackals, @thomasriegler.bsky.social!

Source & interactive map detailing the casualties of the Soviet-led August 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia: https://shorturl.at/qh3Hz

Screen Share UK The leading digital inclusion charity for refugees in the UK.

One 💻 went to an Afghan refugee who has since used it to complete her teacher training & is now preparing to work in education.

Getting the tech to Screen Share UK was super easy & the team kept us regularly updated. 👏

You can help too by donating your older tech devices at www.screen-share.co.uk

Screen Share UK The leading digital inclusion charity for refugees in the UK.

Do you have an older 💻 or 📱 you no longer use?

Back in 2021, Sarah G.Solecki, Ilke D.Hustings & I organised several small-scale initiatives to help Afghan families settle in the UK. We also donated 2 older laptops to Screen Share UK – an org dedicated to empowering refugees through access to tech.

🙌 Delighted to have taken part in the @camsecurity.bsky.social ISI Summer School of '25.

🚨 Enjoyed lecturing & discussing the history & contemporary relevance of #sabotage. More coming soon!

🎓 Wishing the cohort all the best in their pursuit of understanding or shaping #internationalsecurity.

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Many 🙏 to Dr Rosie Johnston & @recetvienna.bsky.social in Vienna for hosting me on the #TransformativePodcast: shorturl.at/X6Do9.

Do check out Rosie's fantastic research on the #ColdWar politics of #audiojournalism & her team's project on global politics of #Czechoslovak #weapons: shorturl.at/NStm2

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🚨 What happens to a generation of journalists raised under Putin?

🎧 Join us for the latest @warstudieskcl.bsky.social podcast episode, where veteran journalists @andreisoldatov.bsky.social & I. Borogan discuss Our Dear Friends in Moscow - part memoir in exile, part anatomy of Putin’s secret state 👇

Still #Commandos, wild Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

#SpyGems

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Our Favorite Books for a Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift Looking for a Father’s Day gift? Try one of these recent releases.

Many 🙌 @nytimes.com for including #WatchingTheJackals in your Father’s Day roundup — in my favourite category, no less:

"For the dad who’s still talking about The Americans finale."

If you're shopping for the espionage aficionado in your life (or just yourself), see full list: shorturl.at/nov9V

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BBC Four - Storyville, The Jackal Speaks A rare portrait of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as the infamous Carlos the Jackal.

📺 A new #BBCFour #Storyville documentary on #CarlosTheJackal now streaming on iPlayer. A sharp recap for those interested in the history & mythology of Cold War-era international terrorism.

Many 🙏 to the creators for bringing insights from 📚 #WatchingTheJackals to life on screen.

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Watching the Jackals: Cold War Terror, Espionage, and Prague’s Secret Role Podcast Episode · War Studies · 21/05/2025 · 48m

Who were the #ColdWarJackals? Why were they #watched? What can today’s professionals learn from these uneasy covert alliances?

🎙️ Tune in as Thea Gioe, former USG intel practitioner & #KCSI Visiting Fellow, and I explore these questions in the latest #WarStudiesPODCAST episode.

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Many thanks to @shaunwalker7.bsky.social & @christogrozev.bsky.social for a fantastic evening at @theguardian.com Live. 🙌

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