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Kiril Avramov

@avramovok.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, Non-Resident Fellow to the Intelligence Studies Project @LBJ School of Public Affairs.

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Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention - Kindle edition by Long, Magda, Cormac, Rory, Lester, Genevieve, Stout, Mark, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Cormac, Rory, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Rogg, Jeffrey P., Long, Magda, Stout, Mark, Munier, Marco, Stoltz, William A., Wegener, Jens, Wagner, Steven, Haas, Melinda, McGarr, Paul M., Nader, Philippe B., Goncalves, Joanisval B., Ozcan, Nihat A., Bezci, Egemen, O'Brien, Kevin A., Aina, Folahanmi, Mathers, Jennifer, Avramov, Kiril, Richterova, Daniela, Rendek, Peter, Schovanek, Radek, Blancke, Stephan, Castro, Sara B.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention.

It's out! Truly a wonderful book, full of useful new insights. A groundbreaking contribution to the field of Intelligence Studies by so many of our favorite scholars. www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...

10.09.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention - Kindle edition by Long, Magda, Cormac, Rory, Lester, Genevieve, Stout, Mark, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Cormac, Rory, Van Puyvelde, Damien, Rogg, Jeffrey P., Long, Magda, Stout, Mark, Munier, Marco, Stoltz, William A., Wegener, Jens, Wagner, Steven, Haas, Melinda, McGarr, Paul M., Nader, Philippe B., Goncalves, Joanisval B., Ozcan, Nihat A., Bezci, Egemen, O'Brien, Kevin A., Aina, Folahanmi, Mathers, Jennifer, Avramov, Kiril, Richterova, Daniela, Rendek, Peter, Schovanek, Radek, Blancke, Stephan, Castro, Sara B.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Covert Action: National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention.

How cool - it is also available as an Audible Audiobook! It certainly will be a new experience to listen to my own chapter being read by a professional narrator ๐Ÿ™‚
www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...

08.09.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics [Trenta, Avramov] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics

@lucatrenta.bsky.social and @avramovok.bsky.social's upcoming book, "Killing in the Name of the State," is available for pre-order on Amazon. This looks absolutely fascinating!
www.amazon.com/Killing-Name...

02.09.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics [Trenta, Avramov] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassination in International Politics

Available to pre-order on Amazon

01.09.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are really looking forward to this December 2025 release by our own @avramovok.bsky.social and @lucatrenta.bsky.social . Well done to you both!

18.08.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thinking of Christmas shopping already? Let me help you. New edited volume with @avramovok.bsky.social is out in December with Lynne Rienner.

www.rienner.com/title/Killin...

18.08.2025 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Forthcoming December 2025/325 pages, with @lucatrenta.bsky.social !

17.08.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For the UK Government, it is Time to Take State-Sponsored Assassinations Seriously Iranโ€™s employment of assassination demands the UK build expertise and channel it into action.

โ€˜The UK government should build expertise surrounding assassinations; a process that is emerging in academia, but needs to be better connected to government and society.โ€™

Latest for @rusi.bsky.social with @avramovok.bsky.social and @mattlevitt.bsky.social.

www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

29.07.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For the UK Government, it is Time to Take State-Sponsored Assassinations Seriously Iranโ€™s employment of assassination demands the UK build expertise and channel it into action.

'The regime will likely seek to avenge the death of the many senior leaders killed and the damage done to its nuclear and ballistic missile programs' write @avramovok.bsky.social, @mattlevitt.bsky.social sky.social and @lucatrenta.bsky.social in the latest RUSI Commentary.

29.07.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Cool results & insights from our new "forensic reading" method for extracting unclassified intelligence files and spy fiction using a combination of NLP and AI methods are coming soon! Exciting!

27.07.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What a fantastic, creative buzz within my research group (DH Research Group #1 | AI Safety and Security in Digital Humanities) this summer! I look forward to publishing some of our new research results soon. Kudos to Thorsten Ries, Steph Buongiorno, PhD, Adam Hanzel, and Hiba Farouqi!

27.07.2025 02:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In fact, I am grateful to @markstout.bsky.social for his patience in editing my chapter, as he did an incredible job, while pushing me to constantly improve. A fact!

23.07.2025 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks @markstout.bsky.social !

23.07.2025 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks. Actually, if you think about the cases of Russia and say Mexico, then we do deal with that too.

31.05.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm excited that the fruit of our joint endeavor with @lucatrenta.bsky.social and a select number of very talented researchers is in its final phase. Pre-order, or ask your library to get a copy here: tinyurl.com/4p9u83ap

31.05.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œBobby R. Inman Awardโ€ for Student Scholarship - Intelligence Studies Project "Bobby R. Inman Award" for Student Scholarship Overview The Inman Award competition is designed to recognize outstanding research and writing by students at the undergraduate or graduate levels on top...

Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2025 โ€œBobby R. Inman Awardโ€ for Student Scholarship on Intelligence: tinyurl.com/3c2tfs2e

30.05.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lynne Rienner Publishers | Killing in the Name of the State State Sponsored Assassination in International Politics Lynne Rienner Publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cutting-edge, high quality scholarly and academic books and journals in politics, social sciences, and the hu...

Forthcoming volume in December with @lucatrenta.bsky.social

www.rienner.com/title/Killin...

30.04.2025 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

@rorycormac.bsky.social @dvanp.bsky.social @markstout.bsky.social Gen Lester and I are super grateful to our amazing group of contributors working with us on this project - 20 substantive chapters!! We learned so much about #covertaction outside of the anglosphere! Coming out in
December ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ‰

23.04.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™m really proud of this. Weโ€™re breaking down the US-centric approach of โ€œcovert actionโ€ to explore the phenomenon of unacknowledged interference in international relations.

The CIA dominates the history books; Russia todayโ€™s headlinesโ€ฆ but lots of states, past and present, have been up to it

22.04.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm excited about the upcoming volume from Georgetown University Press: press.georgetown.edu/Book/Covert-..., and I am honored to have contributed!

22.04.2025 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Call for papers

17.04.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great news, our Journal of Intelligence History Issue 1/2025 is out!โ€ฆ | Thomas Wegener Friis Great news, our Journal of Intelligence History Issue 1/2025 is out! Skillfully edited by Shlomo Shpiro and Dr Samantha Newbery FSyI. All members of the International Intelligence History Association...

What a wonderful new collection of articles and scholars in the latest issue of Journal of Intelligence History! Celebrating many of our SIH authors, including: Francesca Akhtar, Richard Aldrich, @avramovok.bsky.social , Brian Cuddy, Christopher Moran, & many more.
www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas...

06.04.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes!!! Already pre-ordered and can't wait for the good read. Congratulations, @lucatrenta.bsky.social!

03.04.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, @socintelhist.bsky.social!

12.03.2025 03:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations, @avramovok.bsky.social and @lucatrenta.bsky.social! We can't wait to read this.

12.03.2025 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you @lucatrenta.bsky.social !!!

11.03.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's a special day! After two years, @lucatrenta.bsky.social & I submitted our edited volume, โ€œKilling in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassinations in International Politics.โ€ Thanks to all contributors and Lynne Rienner Publishers. Awaiting peer review and hope to see it in print soon!

11.03.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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So happy to have shared my research on state-sponsored assassination with @lucatrenta.bsky.social, @avramovok.bsky.social, and Arturo Jiminez-Bacardi at the @socintelhist.bsky.social 2025 Conference at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. A perfect location for studying intel history!

12.02.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Special gratitude to my panel on international state sponsored assasinations co-chair @lucatrenta.bsky.social
for a great discussion based on our upcoming book. It was a thrill to showcase our chapter on the post-Soviet state sponsored assasination program.

09.02.2025 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A fantastic conference organized by @socintelhist.bsky.social at Washington D.Cโ€™s International SpyMuseum. Shout out to the organizers for managing and bringing together the vast array of excellent experts and their innovative papers.

09.02.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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