Daniela Richterova
@drichterova.bsky.social
Associate Prof/SL in Intelligence Studies @warstudies @kcl.ac.uk www.KCSI.uk
Interests: #ColdWar #intelligence #covertops, #terrorism, USSR/Russia, CEE, #MiddleEast
Author of π #WatchingTheJackals
π https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Watching-the-Jackals
Interests: #ColdWar #intelligence #covertops, #terrorism, USSR/Russia, CEE, #MiddleEast
Author of π #WatchingTheJackals
π https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Watching-the-Jackals
Pinned
π π΅ββοΈ 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".
π Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
π Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
βοΈπ Thrilled to be celebrating the MA Intelligence & International Security graduation on such a glorious day.
π Huge congratulations to the Class of 2026! What a brilliant cohort and genuinely fun to teach.
ππ» We cannot wait to see where you all go next and the impact you will make along the way.
π Huge congratulations to the Class of 2026! What a brilliant cohort and genuinely fun to teach.
ππ» We cannot wait to see where you all go next and the impact you will make along the way.
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
βοΈπ Thrilled to be celebrating the MA Intelligence & International Security graduation on such a glorious day.
π Huge congratulations to the Class of 2026! What a brilliant cohort and genuinely fun to teach.
ππ» We cannot wait to see where you all go next and the impact you will make along the way.
π Huge congratulations to the Class of 2026! What a brilliant cohort and genuinely fun to teach.
ππ» We cannot wait to see where you all go next and the impact you will make along the way.
4/4 SHOUT-OUTS
@nytimes.com @prospectmagazine.co.uk @warontherocks.bsky.social
And a special thanks to the team & series editors at @georgetownup.bsky.social for their trust, patience and support. π
@nytimes.com @prospectmagazine.co.uk @warontherocks.bsky.social
And a special thanks to the team & series editors at @georgetownup.bsky.social for their trust, patience and support. π
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
4/4 SHOUT-OUTS
@nytimes.com @prospectmagazine.co.uk @warontherocks.bsky.social
And a special thanks to the team & series editors at @georgetownup.bsky.social for their trust, patience and support. π
@nytimes.com @prospectmagazine.co.uk @warontherocks.bsky.social
And a special thanks to the team & series editors at @georgetownup.bsky.social for their trust, patience and support. π
3/4 EVENTS
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @pembroke1347.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
@kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @pembroke1347.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
π’ #WatchingTheJackals is 1 year old.
The reception has gone far beyond what I had expected (and Central Europeans aren't known for low expectations). Hereβs a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective π 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). Hereβs a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective π to all who quietly made this happen. You know who you are.
1/4 ENDORSEMENTS
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
π’ #WatchingTheJackals is 1 year old.
The reception has gone far beyond what I had expected (and Central Europeans aren't known for low expectations). Hereβs a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective π 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). Hereβs a snapshot of highlights from the past 12 months.
A collective π to all who quietly made this happen. You know who you are.
1/4 ENDORSEMENTS
Reposted by Daniela Richterova
π Dr Daniela Richterova (@drichterova.bsky.social) recommends "Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line" by @rorycormac.bsky.social (2026).
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
π Dr Daniela Richterova (@drichterova.bsky.social) recommends "Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line" by @rorycormac.bsky.social (2026).
π π΅ββοΈ 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".
π Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
π Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
December 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
π π΅ββοΈ 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".
π Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
π Check out the International Spy Museum's socials for Chris' reflections on his top 5 reads.
π It was a great opportunity to highlight research we published at @rusi.bsky.social in '24 on #gigeconomysabotage, w/ @kloosha.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @patrickbury.bsky.social.
π₯ It was excellent to appear alongside the expert voices of #SO15 Dom Murphy, @matthewrr.bsky.social & others.
π₯ It was excellent to appear alongside the expert voices of #SO15 Dom Murphy, @matthewrr.bsky.social & others.
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
π It was a great opportunity to highlight research we published at @rusi.bsky.social in '24 on #gigeconomysabotage, w/ @kloosha.bsky.social @magslong.bsky.social @patrickbury.bsky.social.
π₯ It was excellent to appear alongside the expert voices of #SO15 Dom Murphy, @matthewrr.bsky.social & others.
π₯ It was excellent to appear alongside the expert voices of #SO15 Dom Murphy, @matthewrr.bsky.social & others.
π§ Grateful to contribute to the π» prgm "CURRENTLY: Playing Spies", drawing on what Iβve learned while observing recent UK trials linked to RU sabotage & espionage.
Thanks π @gordoncorera.bsky.social & #BBC Radio 4 production team for putting this excellent programme together!
π shorturl.at/icEjs
Thanks π @gordoncorera.bsky.social & #BBC Radio 4 production team for putting this excellent programme together!
π shorturl.at/icEjs
Currently - Playing Spies - BBC Sounds
Gordon Corera investigates Russia's new front line of amateur espionage.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
π§ Grateful to contribute to the π» prgm "CURRENTLY: Playing Spies", drawing on what Iβve learned while observing recent UK trials linked to RU sabotage & espionage.
Thanks π @gordoncorera.bsky.social & #BBC Radio 4 production team for putting this excellent programme together!
π shorturl.at/icEjs
Thanks π @gordoncorera.bsky.social & #BBC Radio 4 production team for putting this excellent programme together!
π shorturl.at/icEjs
π π π I am grateful to Walter Landgraf for including #WatchingTheJackals on this yearβs @warontherocks.bsky.social Holiday Reading List.
It means a great deal to have the story recognised alongside such an impressive list of titles π shorturl.at/fc6l1
π 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 π shorturl.at/fc6l1
π to the GUP team & editors for their support
The 2025 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List
It wouldnβt 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
π π π I am grateful to Walter Landgraf for including #WatchingTheJackals on this yearβs @warontherocks.bsky.social Holiday Reading List.
It means a great deal to have the story recognised alongside such an impressive list of titles π shorturl.at/fc6l1
π 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 π shorturl.at/fc6l1
π to the GUP team & editors for their support
π Spotlight on βStrategic Vandalismβ
See our new piece with @paulineblistene.bsky.social on the recent βRed Handsβ trial in Paris, which showed how Moscow instrumentalises vandalism as a calculated instrument of influence.
π See full article & more about "strategic vandalism" at #KCSIInsights.
See our new piece with @paulineblistene.bsky.social on the recent βRed Handsβ trial in Paris, which showed how Moscow instrumentalises vandalism as a calculated instrument of influence.
π See full article & more about "strategic vandalism" at #KCSIInsights.
π¨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 βStrategic Vandalism: Decoding the French βRed Handsβ Trial.β
π Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
π Link: kcsi.uk/kcsi-insight...
Strategic Vandalism: Decoding the French 'Red Hands' Trial
kcsi.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
π Spotlight on βStrategic Vandalismβ
See our new piece with @paulineblistene.bsky.social on the recent βRed Handsβ trial in Paris, which showed how Moscow instrumentalises vandalism as a calculated instrument of influence.
π See full article & more about "strategic vandalism" at #KCSIInsights.
See our new piece with @paulineblistene.bsky.social on the recent βRed Handsβ trial in Paris, which showed how Moscow instrumentalises vandalism as a calculated instrument of influence.
π See full article & more about "strategic vandalism" at #KCSIInsights.
π’ Check out the latest publications by Team @kcsi.uk π
π From the impact of growing digitalisation on intelligence to Czechoslovakiaβs complex relationship with Middle Eastern revolutionaries, our KCSI members have been busy with sharing their expert insights in several publications this month.
π All publications can be found here: kcsi.uk/publications
π All publications can be found here: kcsi.uk/publications
Our Publications
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October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
π’ Check out the latest publications by Team @kcsi.uk π
Reposted by Daniela Richterova
π 'From Prague With a Shove'
π£οΈ Michael Young in an interview with @drichterova.bsky.social on lessons from her latest book, "Watching the Jackals"
π Diwan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Middle East Program @carnegieendowment.org
π Link: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
π£οΈ Michael Young in an interview with @drichterova.bsky.social on lessons from her latest book, "Watching the Jackals"
π Diwan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Middle East Program @carnegieendowment.org
π Link: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
π 'From Prague With a Shove'
π£οΈ Michael Young in an interview with @drichterova.bsky.social on lessons from her latest book, "Watching the Jackals"
π Diwan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Middle East Program @carnegieendowment.org
π Link: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
π£οΈ Michael Young in an interview with @drichterova.bsky.social on lessons from her latest book, "Watching the Jackals"
π Diwan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Middle East Program @carnegieendowment.org
π Link: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
π§ Grateful and excited about what lies ahead.
π Thankful to everyone involved!
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π Thankful to everyone involved!
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Viking acquires Daniela Richterovaβs βextraordinaryβ untold story of a spy
Viking has acquired Our Man in Prague by Daniela Richterova, βthe story of one of MI6βs greatest, and least known, triumphs behind the Iron Curtainβ.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
π§ Grateful and excited about what lies ahead.
π Thankful to everyone involved!
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π Thankful to everyone involved!
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π’ π Very much looking forward to this! Danke schΓΆn @recetvienna.bsky.social for the invite.
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
π’ π Very much looking forward to this! Danke schΓΆn @recetvienna.bsky.social for the invite.
π #WatchingTheJackals spotted in the wild π΄ in exquisite company by Ted Reinert @jfbooks in DC. π
October 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
π #WatchingTheJackals spotted in the wild π΄ in exquisite company by Ted Reinert @jfbooks in DC. π
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 Czechoslovakiaβs Cold War ties to Palestinian groups and others.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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 youβll find out more about KCSI activities, the people behind them, the research that drives us & the stories we uncover. πΈππ§
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October 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
4/4 To stay on top of it all, follow @kcsi.uk here, on LinkedIn and on our new Insta account - where youβll find out more about KCSI activities, the people behind them, the research that drives us & the stories we uncover. πΈππ§
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β¨ This is also a big season for King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI)! Weβll be hosting a number of events and launching new initiatives...
October 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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β¨ This is also a big season for King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI)! Weβll be hosting a number of events and launching new initiatives...
2/4 We just welcomed a cohort of 100+ π§βπ from across the globe and are looking forward to getting to diving into seminars, pracademic masterclasses, and building a strong community throughout the year. π€
October 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
2/4 We just welcomed a cohort of 100+ π§βπ from across the globe and are looking forward to getting to diving into seminars, pracademic masterclasses, and building a strong community throughout the year. π€