#WatchingTheJackals
📚✨ Exciting news! Our #KCSI member, @drichterova.bsky.social's book #WatchingTheJackals is now out! 🎉

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! 👇
January 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
📢 #WatchingTheJackals is 1 year old.

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
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
📕 🕵‍♀️ Very happily stunned that Chris Costa, Executive Director of International Spy Museum has put #WatchingTheJackals at the top of his 2025 "must read" list & called it "gripping".

👉 Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
December 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
📕 🎄 📘 I am grateful to Walter Landgraf for including #WatchingTheJackals on this year’s @warontherocks.bsky.social Holiday Reading List.

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
The 2025 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List
It wouldn’t be the holidays without our annual War on the Rocks book roundup. Check off your gift list or pick a book to enjoy by the fire. Happy reading.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
📙 #WatchingTheJackals spotted in the wild 🌴 in exquisite company by Ted Reinert @jfbooks in DC. 🙏
October 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Fantastic speaking to Michael Young of Malcolm H. Kerr @carnegiemec.bsky.social about #WatchingTheJackals & lessons from Cold War CT.

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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.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Thank you for finding the time to write this fantastic review of #WatchingTheJackals, @thomasriegler.bsky.social!
September 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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
Our Favorite Books for a Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift
Looking for a Father’s Day gift? Try one of these recent releases.
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June 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
📺 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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BBC Four - Storyville, The Jackal Speaks
A rare portrait of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as the infamous Carlos the Jackal.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
1/ A warm thanks to @historians.org for hosting tonight’s Washington History Seminar on 📚 #WatchingTheJackals. It was a privilege to discuss this with @lucatrenta.bsky.social & Igor Lukes @bostonu.bsky.social.
April 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🎧 #WatchingTheJackals is now on #Audible & in other audiobook stores near you.

Many thanks to @rbmediaco.bsky.social & #GUP for bringing this to life!

@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
April 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
✍️ "Of several recent books on covert operations, the most enlightening is Watching the Jackals."
— 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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Military Histories About Spies and Intelligence Services
As Americans scrutinize the accidental leak of a high-level U.S. group chat, several books detail other mishaps in the annals of global conflict.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
📚 Thrilled to see #WatchingTheJackals featured in @prospectmagazine.co.uk! 📚

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
Books in brief: what to read this March
From Keir Starmer’s political ascent to wind turbines on the Shetland Islands, here are this month’s short reviews from the magazine
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March 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Huge 🙏 to @lucatrenta.bsky.social for this thorough review of #WatchingTheJackals.

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
March 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
📣 Former #SIS Chief Sir Richard Dearlove on 📚 #WatchingTheJackals for @thespectator1828.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
How Cold War Czechoslovakia became a haven for terrorists
Cold War Prague hid its historic charms under a veil of grime and dilapidation. But, as we learn from this deeply researched and scholarly study, it was still a favoured destination for international ...
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March 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🎙️ Thrilled to be on the #TrueSpies POD with #SPYSCAPE discussing 📖 #WatchingTheJackals!

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
True Spies Debriefs: Dr. Daniela Richterova on the Jackals in Prague
Podcast Episode · True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics · 04/03/2025 · 49m
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March 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🚨 Blog Post Alert: Communists, Spies, and their Covert Ties with Cold War Terrorists & Revolutionaries 🚨

🙌 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
February 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
✍ Huge thank you to Vladimír Ševela for his in-depth piece for Czech daily #Hospodárskenoviny, exploring the findings of 📚 #WatchingTheJackals & how Prague choreographed its dance with #ColdWar terrorists & revolutionaries.

Grateful for the brilliant analysis—do check it out! 👀📖

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Tanečky s teroristy. Jak se Praha stala před rokem 1989 nejen rejdištěm Šakala a proč je tu klíčový archiv studené války
Kde je jeden z nejdůležitějších otevřených archivů tajných služeb? Podle oficiálního historika MI5 se nachází v Praze. Odtajněné dokumenty i nová kniha ukazují, jak se české hlavní město v době totali...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🚨 Event Announcement! 🚨

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 👇

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Dr Daniela Richterova in conversation with Sir Richard Dearlove: ‘Watching the jackals. Prague’s covert liaisons with Cold War terrorists and revolutionaries’ - Centre for Geopolitics
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January 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Many 🙏 @lucatrenta.bsky.social for highlighting 📚 #WatchingTheJackals, which talks about how #Prague used the #StB as the regime's Swiss Army Knife - at times, to strike an alliance with the jackals; at others, to counter or oust them.

Controlling the #jackals proved challenging in both scenarios.
Today, of all days, we need some distraction. The second post of The Brush Contact (my attempt at "substacking") is now out. It features @drichterova.bsky.social and a recent Spycraft 101 podcast episode on her latest book.
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January 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🎙️ Thrilled to discuss #WatchingTheJackals on the incredible #Spycraft101:

📌 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?

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178. Czechoslovakia's Cold War Liaisons with the Palestinian Liberation Organization with Dr. Daniela Richterova
Podcast Episode · SPYCRAFT 101 · 06/01/2025 · 1h 12m
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January 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🎙️ Great talking to M. Wlachovsky, veteran diplomat & frmr Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs, about:

📚 #intelligencestudies
🕵️‍♀️ #accountable & #effective intel communities
📕 #WatchingTheJackals

Brush up your Slovak & tune in 👇

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@warstudieskcl.bsky.social @camsecurity.bsky.social
Okno do sveta: Palestínski teroristi ponúkali Československu únosy a vraždy disidentov - ROZHOVOR - SITA.sk
Rozhovor s Danielou Richterovou, docentkou z King’s College London. „Fungovanie spravodajských služieb sa oproti obdobiu studenej vojny v mnohých strategických veciach nezmenilo. Sovietsky zväz, ale a...
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January 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🏅 Thrilled to share that #WatchingTheJackals has received a glowing 4/4 trench coats from @thecipherbrief.bsky.social Book Review!

Check out the full review at #TheCipherBrief:
www.thecipherbrief.com/book-review/...

@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
January 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📚 #WatchingTheJackals is out today! 🎉

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 👇
January 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM