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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Kiril Avramov
@avramovok.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Forthcoming December 2025/325 pages, with @lucatrenta.bsky.social !
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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...
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.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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...
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 🙂
www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...
www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...
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.
www.amazon.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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 🙂
www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...
www.amazon.com/Covert-Actio...
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@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...
www.amazon.com/Killing-Name...
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
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September 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@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...
www.amazon.com/Killing-Name...
Available to pre-order on Amazon
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
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September 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Available to pre-order on Amazon
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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!
August 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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!
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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...
www.rienner.com/title/Killin...
August 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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...
www.rienner.com/title/Killin...
Forthcoming December 2025/325 pages, with @lucatrenta.bsky.social !
August 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Forthcoming December 2025/325 pages, with @lucatrenta.bsky.social !
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‘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.’
Latest for @rusi.bsky.social with @avramovok.bsky.social and @mattlevitt.bsky.social.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Latest for @rusi.bsky.social with @avramovok.bsky.social and @mattlevitt.bsky.social.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
For the UK Government, it is Time to Take State-Sponsored Assassinations Seriously
Iran’s employment of assassination demands the UK build expertise and channel it into action.
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July 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
‘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.’
Latest for @rusi.bsky.social with @avramovok.bsky.social and @mattlevitt.bsky.social.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Latest for @rusi.bsky.social with @avramovok.bsky.social and @mattlevitt.bsky.social.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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'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.
For the UK Government, it is Time to Take State-Sponsored Assassinations Seriously
Iran’s employment of assassination demands the UK build expertise and channel it into action.
www.rusi.org
July 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
'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.
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!
July 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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!
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!
July 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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!
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
May 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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
Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2025 “Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship on Intelligence: tinyurl.com/3c2tfs2e
“Bobby R. Inman Award” 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...
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May 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2025 “Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship on Intelligence: tinyurl.com/3c2tfs2e
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@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 🎄🎉
December 🎄🎉
I'm excited about the upcoming volume from Georgetown University Press: press.georgetown.edu/Book/Covert-..., and I am honored to have contributed!
April 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
@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 🎄🎉
December 🎄🎉
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I’m really proud of this. We’re breaking down the US-centric approach of “covert action” to explore the phenomenon of unacknowledged interference in international relations.
The CIA dominates the history books; Russia today’s headlines… but lots of states, past and present, have been up to it
The CIA dominates the history books; Russia today’s headlines… but lots of states, past and present, have been up to it
I'm excited about the upcoming volume from Georgetown University Press: press.georgetown.edu/Book/Covert-..., and I am honored to have contributed!
April 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I’m really proud of this. We’re breaking down the US-centric approach of “covert action” to explore the phenomenon of unacknowledged interference in international relations.
The CIA dominates the history books; Russia today’s headlines… but lots of states, past and present, have been up to it
The CIA dominates the history books; Russia today’s headlines… but lots of states, past and present, have been up to it
I'm excited about the upcoming volume from Georgetown University Press: press.georgetown.edu/Book/Covert-..., and I am honored to have contributed!
April 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I'm excited about the upcoming volume from Georgetown University Press: press.georgetown.edu/Book/Covert-..., and I am honored to have contributed!
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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...
www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas...
Great news, our Journal of Intelligence History Issue 1/2025 is out!… | 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...
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April 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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...
www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas...
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Yes!!! Already pre-ordered and can't wait for the good read. Congratulations, @lucatrenta.bsky.social!
The moment has arrived, my Edinburgh University Press book The President's Kill List is now available for pre-order in paperback. It is only £24.99. Plus, you can get a 30% discount with the code PAPER30.
It is the perfect beach read.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pre...
It is the perfect beach read.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pre...
The President’s Kill List
The President’s Kill List
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April 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Yes!!! Already pre-ordered and can't wait for the good read. Congratulations, @lucatrenta.bsky.social!
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Congratulations, @avramovok.bsky.social and @lucatrenta.bsky.social! We can't wait to read this.
It's a special day! After two years, @lucatrenta.bsky.social & I submitted our edited volume, “Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassinations in International Politics.” Thanks to all contributors and Lynne Rienner Publishers. Awaiting peer review and hope to see it in print soon!
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Congratulations, @avramovok.bsky.social and @lucatrenta.bsky.social! We can't wait to read this.
It's a special day! After two years, @lucatrenta.bsky.social & I submitted our edited volume, “Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassinations in International Politics.” Thanks to all contributors and Lynne Rienner Publishers. Awaiting peer review and hope to see it in print soon!
March 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's a special day! After two years, @lucatrenta.bsky.social & I submitted our edited volume, “Killing in the Name of the State: State-Sponsored Assassinations in International Politics.” Thanks to all contributors and Lynne Rienner Publishers. Awaiting peer review and hope to see it in print soon!
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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!
February 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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!
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.
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.
February 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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.
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.
A fantastic conference organized by @socintelhist.bsky.social at Washington D.C’s International SpyMuseum. Shout out to the organizers for managing and bringing together the vast array of excellent experts and their innovative papers.
February 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A fantastic conference organized by @socintelhist.bsky.social at Washington D.C’s International SpyMuseum. Shout out to the organizers for managing and bringing together the vast array of excellent experts and their innovative papers.