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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We are pleased to announce a keynote panel bringing together three former leaders of Britain’s intelligence community: • A former Director General of MI5 • A former Chief of SIS • A former Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee Learn more + purchase tickets: www.intelligencehistory.org @kcsi.uk
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 14/09/2026
🎉 A new chapter at KCSI @drceliap-v.bsky.social is taking over as Executive Director of the King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence, succeeding @drichterova.bsky.social and @msg77.bsky.social after 5+ years at the helm of KCSI and, before that, the King's Intelligence Study Group. (1/6)
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 21/07/2026
🚨 New in KCSI Insights: ‘Beyond the bat­tle­field: the legal ques­tions shap­ing Ukraine’s Resistance' by Damian J. Terrill, Kate Molan, and Prof Michael Goodman @msg77.bsky.social 🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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Beyond the battlefield: the legal questions shaping Ukraine's…
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 27/06/2026
🚨 New in KCSI Insights: ‘You Attacked the Home of a Very High-Rank­ing Indi­vid­ual’: What the Starmer Fires Reveal About Russia’s Inter­na­tion­al Sab­o­tage Campaign' by Dr Daniela Richterova 🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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‘You Attacked the Home of a Very High-Ranking Individual’: What the…
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 22/06/2026
🚨 New publication: 'The Loyalty Trap: Trump and the Undermining of US Intelligence Power' by Dr Huw Dylan and Dr Elena Grossfeld www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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The Loyalty Trap: Trump and the Undermining of US Intelligence Power
The Trump administration’s approach to intelligence shoots the messenger, undermining the community’s role of telling the President things he does not want to hear.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 03/05/2026
👉🏼 Decisions are out — if you have submitted a proposal for the annual Society for Intelligence History conference, please check your email to find out the outcome of your application. 📌 See you at King's College London on 11-13 October 2026!
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 30/04/2026
💡Event: “The Transatlantic Intelligence and Defence Alliance Under Strain” with David V. Gioe 🕰️ 18:00-19:00 🗓️ 13 May 2026 📍 Location confirmed upon registration 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-transa...
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The Transatlantic Intelligence and Defence Alliance Under Strain
Join us for an evening discussion with David Gioe possible futures for the transatlantic intelligence and defence alliance.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 03/04/2026
📚 On Monday, we were delighted to host a full house for an insightful panel discussion and presentation of Damien Van Puyvelde’s “The DGSE and the Impact of Intelligence on Public Policy”. 🤗 Many thanks to the attendees for joining us and to Damien for his time! @georgetownup.bsky.social
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 27/03/2026
✍🏼 The 2025 Kjetil Hatlebrekke Memorial Book Prize Shortlist is here!
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petercgrace.bsky.social @petercgrace.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A great end to the “UK tour” at @kcsi.uk last night. My thanks to Celia Parker-Vincent for moderating and Jessi Gilchrist and Mike Goodman for organising. Also caught up with the wonderful @joemaiolo.bsky.social Nice to be back, spent a lot of time at the the Maughan Library writing this book.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 20/03/2026
✍🏼 The 2025 Polly Corrigan Book Prize Shortlist is here!
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 20/03/2026
✍🏼 Commentary by KCSI Visiting Fellow @andreisoldatov.bsky.social featured in an article by @theguardian.com on concerns raised over ex-Putin interpreter’s key role in monitoring Hungary vote. 👉🏼 Full article and Andrei’s comments: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Concerns raised over ex-Putin interpreter’s key role in monitoring Hungary vote
Daria Boyarskaya coordinating OSCE mission overseeing vote in which pro-Moscow Viktor Orbán could lose power
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 20/03/2026
Still some time left!
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In recognition of CSIS’s 40th Anniversary, SIH is proud to announce a C$3,400 travel award for Canadian students researching Canadian intelligence. To be considered, note this in your submission. If already applied, email to confirm candidacy. Submit to SIH2026Conf@gmail.com by March 23 @kcsi.uk
In recognition of CSIS’s 40th Anniversary, SIH is proud to announce a C$3,400 travel award for Canadian students researching Canadian intelligence.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 16/03/2026
🚨 The submissions deadline for the Annual Society for Intelligence History Conference has been extended until 23 March 2026.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 14/03/2026
🚨 New publication — “Beyond intelligence failure: Identifying the principles of intelligence success in government and private sector risk intelligence” by KCSI Member Dr @drceliap-v.bsky.social and Visiting Fellow Dorothea Gioe 🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Beyond intelligence failure: Identifying the principles of intelligence success in government and private sector risk intelligence
The functions of government intelligence assessment and private sector risk intelligence have many similarities. The work in both sectors involves providing ‘customers’ of intelligence reports with...
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 02/03/2026
🚨AHRC Curiosity Project Launch and Roundtable: ‘The Afterlives of Cambridge Spies’ 🗓Wednesday, March 18, 2026 🕔17:00-18:30 GMT 📍Durham University (online option available) 🔗 Register here: forms.office.com/e/TxVEvgjvcn 👉🏼More about the project: kcsi.uk/the-afterliv...
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Andrei Soldatov @andreisoldatov.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The UK Parliament’s Joint Human Rights Committee has published its report on transnational repression, an increasingly urgent issue in Europe. Our article, “The Russian way in transnational repression” (via @kcsi.uk), is included in the “read more” section. lordslibrary.parliament.uk/transnationa...
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Transnational repression in the UK: Joint Committee on Human Rights report
In the UK, the term transnational repression is widely accepted to refer to instances of intimidation, violence and harassment by a state against people in another state. Evidence has suggested that v...
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 02/03/2026
🚨 Congratulations to KCSI Co-Director Dr @drichterova.bsky.social as “Watching the Jackals: Prague’s Covert Liaisons with Cold War Terrorists and Revolutionaries” (Georgetown University Press, 2025) wins the 50th Annual PROSE Award for Best European History Book awarded by the APP!
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Paul McGarr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thanks to Frontline, part of @thehindu.com, for carrying a piece I wrote on India in the Trump 2 era. Not easy to write given the pace at which events in India are evolving, viz. the US and EU. See👇 frontline.thehindu.com/world-affair... @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @dsdkings.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
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Trump’s Second Term and the Unravelling of India–US Ties
Trump’s second term exposes the fragility of India–US ties and forces New Delhi to rethink strategic autonomy and alignment.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 06/02/2026
🚨 New in KCSI Insights – "The 2026 U.S. Nation­al Defense Strat­e­gy: Wor­ship­ing Trump and Set­ting Clear Priorities" by Dr @dpoakley.bsky.social 🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy: Worshiping Trump and Setting…
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 04/02/2026
🚨 New publication – KCSI member Dr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social for @warontherocks.bsky.social on "How the United States Lost a Nuclear Device and Recovered an Indian Friend" warontherocks.com/2026/02/how-...
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How the United States Lost a Nuclear Device and Recovered an Indian Friend
It started at a Washington cocktail party, when an Air Force general listened to a mountaineer describe the view from Mount Everest — and decided the
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Paul McGarr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Thanks to @warontherocks.bsky.social for publishing my piece on a recent @nytimes.com article about a CIA/Indian intelligence operation that ended in the loss of a nuclear-powered surveillance device 👇 warontherocks.com/2026/02/how-... @kcsi.uk @dsdkings.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
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How the United States Lost a Nuclear Device and Recovered an Indian Friend
It started at a Washington cocktail party, when an Air Force general listened to a mountaineer describe the view from Mount Everest — and decided the
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 30/01/2026
📚 Last chance!
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 22/01/2026
📚 Final stretch! 🗓️ The deadline to nominate books for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes is 31 January 2026. 👇🏼 Further details below.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 08/01/2026
📄 Call for papers 🙌🏼 King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) is delighted to partner with the Society for Intelligence History (SIH) to host the SIH Annual Conference at King's College London on October 11-13, 2026. @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social (1/8)
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Daniela Richterova @drichterova.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
📢 #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
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 24/12/2025
🎉 Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the New Year! See you in 2026 ⭐ #KCSI
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Andrei Soldatov @andreisoldatov.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Thank you to @kcsi.uk including Our Dear Friends in Moscow in your holiday book recommendations —much appreciated.
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Rory Cormac @rorycormac.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Well this is very generous and kind. Thanks @drichterova.bsky.social. So on trend it’s not even out yet! Thanks again for the advance read; I’m really looking forward to sharing it with everyone in the spring 😀
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Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Wonderful to see #AgentZo on the @kcsi.uk (King’s College Centre for the Study of Intelligence) recommended book list!- thank you!
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 23/12/2025
🎄 It’s that time of the year when the buzz of work quiets down and we get the time to rest before ringing in the new year — and pick up a book or two. 🥳 If you find yourself in need of last-minute holiday gift ideas, look no further than our KCSI-approved book guide!
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Paul McGarr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Honoured Spying in South Asia makes the list of the best non-fiction books read by The Prints columnists in 2025. Humbled to feature alongside accomplished authors & amazing work. That's some bookshelf! theprint.in/feature/the-... @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
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The best non-fiction books read by ThePrint columnists in 2025
From artificial intelligence and India’s development journey to debates on Hinduism, majoritarianism, and the Intelligence Bureau, these books captured the attention of ThePrint’s columnists in 2025.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 19/12/2025
🎉 As nomination deadlines for the 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes approach, 2024 Polly Corrigan Book Prize winner Dr @sophieduroy.bsky.social spoke with KCSI on receiving the prize, the inspiration behind her book, and gave some advice to this year's applicants.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 13/12/2025
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “Doc­u­ment Exploita­tion in Anglo-Amer­i­can Intelligence” by Dr. Michael A. Innes 🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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Document Exploitation in Anglo-American Intelligence
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 05/12/2025
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “‘Not your father’s Afghanistan’: Is the West taking its eye off the al-Qaeda ball?” by Graham Aikin 🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight... #KCSI
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‘Not your father’s Afghanistan': Is the West taking its eye off the…
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 28/11/2025
🚨New publication in KCSI Insights — “When Resis­tance Went Glob­al: MLK’s Assas­si­na­tion, Japan’s Beheiren and America’s Viet­nam Deserters" by Satoshi Yoda 🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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When Resistance Went Global: MLK’s Assassination, Japan’s Beheiren…
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 23/11/2025
🚨New publication — “Learning from Canberra: A Smarter Vision for UK Intelligence and National Security” by @drceliap-v.bsky.social for @rusi.bsky.social 🔗 Link: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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Learning from Canberra: A Smarter Vision for UK Intelligence and National Security
Without adopting Canberra's policies wholesale, the UK's intelligence-policymaker network would benefit from making some of the changes Australia has implemented, particularly the designation of a pri...
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 21/11/2025
🚨New article in our KCSI Insights blog by our core team member Dr @paulineblistene.bsky.social and KCSI Co-Director Dr @drichterova.bsky.social on “Strategic Vandalism: Decoding the French ‘Red Hands’ Trial.” 🔗 Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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Strategic Vandalism: Decoding the French 'Red Hands' Trial
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 07/11/2025
🕯️ Remembering Paul Ritchie CMG OBE A dedication by Dr Huw Dylan from @kcsi.uk: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
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A dedication to Paul Ritchie CMG OBE from the King's Centre for the…
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Elena Grossfeld @kloosha.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Russian intelligence uses GenAI for the same reason companies do - productivity. The difference? Their output is disinformation and cyber attacks. And they use YOUR AI tools because they can't build their own. My latest for KCSI Insights: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight... @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
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If You Can't Beat Them, Steal: Russia's AI Strategy
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 29/10/2025
🎉 Exciting news for the KCSI team 📖 Viking (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) has acquired “Our Man in Prague” by our Co-Director @drichterova.bsky.social More details: www.thebookseller.com/rights/vikin...
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 28/10/2025
📄 From the impact of growing digitalisation on intelligence to Czechoslovakia’s complex relationship with Middle Eastern revolutionaries, our KCSI members have been busy with sharing their expert insights in several publications this month. 🔗 All publications can be found here: kcsi.uk/publications
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Our Publications
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 23/10/2025
🚨 Publication alert! “Smart new world: adapting human intelligence for the digital age” by KCSI member Dr David V. Gioe, co-authored with Dr Tony Manganello of Indiana Wesleyan University. Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Smart new world: adapting human intelligence for the digital age
This article considers the impact of digital advances on clandestine Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations. Despite the arrival and advancement of disruptive technologies, classical HUMINT tradecr...
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 21/10/2025
📚 Call for submissions: 2025 Polly Corrigan and Kjetil Hatlebrekke Book Prizes The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is pleased to open nominations for two distinguished awards celebrating excellence in intelligence and security studies.
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 17/10/2025
🚨 New article in our KCSI Insights blog by KCSI Co-Director Prof. Michael Goodman (@msg77.bsky.social) reflecting on 'The Changing Face of the Academic Study of Intelligence in the UK'. kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
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The Changing Face of the Academic Study of Intelligence in the UK
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 17/10/2025
📖 Support the next generation of intelligence scholars KCSI offers expert insights, analysis, and research on how intelligence impacts urgent problems that we confront in the global security environment. Our work would not be possible without the support of grants and donations. (1/5)
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Elena Grossfeld @kloosha.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
New publication with Dr. Huw Dylan: how Russian disinformation exploits large language models to advance “the politics of eternity.” Tainted datasets embed lasting distortions in digital memory — a new frontier in info warfare journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kcsi.uk
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Daniela Richterova @drichterova.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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.”
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King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) @kcsi.uk · 29/09/2025
🔎 Times are changing — and so are we. The King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence is now on Instagram. Follow for insights on intelligence, security, and global affairs, plus highlights from our research, events, and teaching. 👉 instagram.com/kcsi.uk
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