This gripping work unveils #Czechoslovakia's complex ties with #MiddleEastern terrorists during the #ColdWar. 🌍🕵️♂️ Based on declassified #intelligence files & #interviews, it’s a must-read! 👇
This gripping work unveils #Czechoslovakia's complex ties with #MiddleEastern terrorists during the #ColdWar. 🌍🕵️♂️ Based on declassified #intelligence files & #interviews, it’s a must-read! 👇
The reception has gone far beyond what I had expected (and Central Europeans aren't known for low expectations). Here’s a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective 🙏 to all who quietly made this happen. You know who you are.
1/4 ENDORSEMENTS
The reception has gone far beyond what I had expected (and Central Europeans aren't known for low expectations). Here’s a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective 🙏 to all who quietly made this happen. You know who you are.
1/4 ENDORSEMENTS
👉 Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
👉 Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
It means a great deal to have the story recognised alongside such an impressive list of titles 👉 shorturl.at/fc6l1
🙏 to the GUP team & editors for their support
It means a great deal to have the story recognised alongside such an impressive list of titles 👉 shorturl.at/fc6l1
🙏 to the GUP team & editors for their support
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👉 shorturl.at/v1tr1
"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
"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
Many 🙏 to the creators for bringing insights from 📚 #WatchingTheJackals to life on screen.
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Many 🙏 to the creators for bringing insights from 📚 #WatchingTheJackals to life on screen.
shorturl.at/JFUFh
Starts at 4pm ET (9pm UK).
You can also read my review in @jpict.bsky.social here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Many thanks to @rbmediaco.bsky.social & #GUP for bringing this to life!
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
Many thanks to @rbmediaco.bsky.social & #GUP for bringing this to life!
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
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@warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
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@warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
— The New York Times.
What a lovely surprise — and an exceptionally generous review in @nytimes.com. Huge thanks to Thomas E. Ricks for the generous words about #WatchingTheJackals.
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— The New York Times.
What a lovely surprise — and an exceptionally generous review in @nytimes.com. Huge thanks to Thomas E. Ricks for the generous words about #WatchingTheJackals.
👉 shorturl.at/3EsFD
Immensely grateful that #WTJ was included in the "Books in Brief: What to Read This March" section! A huge thanks to Pippa Crawford for highlighting some of the book's key findings.
See full review ➡️ shorturl.at/dyetP
Immensely grateful that #WTJ was included in the "Books in Brief: What to Read This March" section! A huge thanks to Pippa Crawford for highlighting some of the book's key findings.
See full review ➡️ shorturl.at/dyetP
My fav part:
"...[CIA Director Bill] Casey who – reportedly – was a voracious reader would have benefited from Daniela Richterova’s excellent Watching the Jackals."
@kcsi.uk / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
My fav part:
"...[CIA Director Bill] Casey who – reportedly – was a voracious reader would have benefited from Daniela Richterova’s excellent Watching the Jackals."
@kcsi.uk / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
"Richterova has immersed herself in the Kafkaesque Stb archives for a decade...For former professionals and historians alike, it is a fascinating exposé."
Full review 👉 shorturl.at/LSJ4E
"Richterova has immersed herself in the Kafkaesque Stb archives for a decade...For former professionals and historians alike, it is a fascinating exposé."
Full review 👉 shorturl.at/LSJ4E
We explore:
📂 the joys & traps of conducting research in Cold War archives
🕵️♀️ How Prague used it spies to interact with Cold War 'jackals'
⛓️ Why it never arrested any of them.
Take a listen 👉 shorturl.at/NHwia
We explore:
📂 the joys & traps of conducting research in Cold War archives
🕵️♀️ How Prague used it spies to interact with Cold War 'jackals'
⛓️ Why it never arrested any of them.
Take a listen 👉 shorturl.at/NHwia
🙌 to #KCSIInsights for publishing highlights from my 📚 #WatchingTheJackals - focused on #AbuNidal, the deadliest of Cold War “jackals” & why it matters today.
👉 Full article: shorturl.at/IfogC
🙌 to #KCSIInsights for publishing highlights from my 📚 #WatchingTheJackals - focused on #AbuNidal, the deadliest of Cold War “jackals” & why it matters today.
👉 Full article: shorturl.at/IfogC
Grateful for the brilliant analysis—do check it out! 👀📖
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Grateful for the brilliant analysis—do check it out! 👀📖
shorturl.at/qnbeY
On Friday, 31 Jan, I’ll be in conversation with Sir Richard Dearlove, former SIS Chief, discussing my new 📚 #WatchingTheJackals.
📅 31 Jan '25
🕔 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM UK time
📍 Hybrid: University of Cambridge & online
🔗 Register & see further details 👇
shorturl.at/JFiQB
On Friday, 31 Jan, I’ll be in conversation with Sir Richard Dearlove, former SIS Chief, discussing my new 📚 #WatchingTheJackals.
📅 31 Jan '25
🕔 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM UK time
📍 Hybrid: University of Cambridge & online
🔗 Register & see further details 👇
shorturl.at/JFiQB
Controlling the #jackals proved challenging in both scenarios.
open.substack.com/pub/thebrush...
Controlling the #jackals proved challenging in both scenarios.
📌 What support did Prague provide to #PLO?
♟️ How did its spies push out #CarlosTheJackal & #AbuNidal?
🕵 Did #StB recruit #BassamAbuSharif — key Palestinian figure who survived an Israeli book-bomb attack?
👉 shorturl.at/0l9eV
📌 What support did Prague provide to #PLO?
♟️ How did its spies push out #CarlosTheJackal & #AbuNidal?
🕵 Did #StB recruit #BassamAbuSharif — key Palestinian figure who survived an Israeli book-bomb attack?
👉 shorturl.at/0l9eV
📚 #intelligencestudies
🕵️♀️ #accountable & #effective intel communities
📕 #WatchingTheJackals
Brush up your Slovak & tune in 👇
shorturl.at/cwIuO
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @camsecurity.bsky.social
📚 #intelligencestudies
🕵️♀️ #accountable & #effective intel communities
📕 #WatchingTheJackals
Brush up your Slovak & tune in 👇
shorturl.at/cwIuO
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @camsecurity.bsky.social
Check out the full review at #TheCipherBrief:
www.thecipherbrief.com/book-review/...
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
Check out the full review at #TheCipherBrief:
www.thecipherbrief.com/book-review/...
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
Many 🙏 to Tim Willasey-Wilsey, former UK counterterrorism advisor, for this fantastic inaugural review, which highlights the devastating effect of #ColdWar #terrorism & #Czechoslovakia's "innate conservatism" in its dealings with the #jackals
See link 👇
Many 🙏 to Tim Willasey-Wilsey, former UK counterterrorism advisor, for this fantastic inaugural review, which highlights the devastating effect of #ColdWar #terrorism & #Czechoslovakia's "innate conservatism" in its dealings with the #jackals
See link 👇