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 📙 #WatchingTheJackals
👉 https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Watching-the-Jackals
Interests: #ColdWar #intelligence #covertops, #terrorism, USSR/Russia, CEE, #MiddleEast
Author of 📙 #WatchingTheJackals
👉 https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Watching-the-Jackals
📢 📚 Very much looking forward to this! Danke schön @recetvienna.bsky.social for the invite.
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
📢 📚 Very much looking forward to this! Danke schön @recetvienna.bsky.social for the invite.
📙 #WatchingTheJackals spotted in the wild 🌴 in exquisite company by Ted Reinert @jfbooks in DC. 🙏
October 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
📙 #WatchingTheJackals spotted in the wild 🌴 in exquisite company by Ted Reinert @jfbooks in DC. 🙏
1/4 🎓🕵️♀️ Exciting times for #KCLMAIIS - the MA in Intelligence & International Security, @warstudieskcl.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, co-run with @paulmcgarr.bsky.social, @paulineblistene.bsky.social, David Easter, Huw Dylan & Celia Parker-Vincent.
October 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
1/4 🎓🕵️♀️ Exciting times for #KCLMAIIS - the MA in Intelligence & International Security, @warstudieskcl.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, co-run with @paulmcgarr.bsky.social, @paulineblistene.bsky.social, David Easter, Huw Dylan & Celia Parker-Vincent.
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.”
I am delighted to have co-authored the chapter “Czechoslovakia: Covert Measures in Peace and War.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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.”
I am delighted to have co-authored the chapter “Czechoslovakia: Covert Measures in Peace and War.”
🙌 Delighted to have taken part in the @camsecurity.bsky.social ISI Summer School of '25.
🚨 Enjoyed lecturing & discussing the history & contemporary relevance of #sabotage. More coming soon!
🎓 Wishing the cohort all the best in their pursuit of understanding or shaping #internationalsecurity.
🚨 Enjoyed lecturing & discussing the history & contemporary relevance of #sabotage. More coming soon!
🎓 Wishing the cohort all the best in their pursuit of understanding or shaping #internationalsecurity.
August 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🙌 Delighted to have taken part in the @camsecurity.bsky.social ISI Summer School of '25.
🚨 Enjoyed lecturing & discussing the history & contemporary relevance of #sabotage. More coming soon!
🎓 Wishing the cohort all the best in their pursuit of understanding or shaping #internationalsecurity.
🚨 Enjoyed lecturing & discussing the history & contemporary relevance of #sabotage. More coming soon!
🎓 Wishing the cohort all the best in their pursuit of understanding or shaping #internationalsecurity.
Many 🙏 to Dr Rosie Johnston & @recetvienna.bsky.social in Vienna for hosting me on the #TransformativePodcast: shorturl.at/X6Do9.
Do check out Rosie's fantastic research on the #ColdWar politics of #audiojournalism & her team's project on global politics of #Czechoslovak #weapons: shorturl.at/NStm2
Do check out Rosie's fantastic research on the #ColdWar politics of #audiojournalism & her team's project on global politics of #Czechoslovak #weapons: shorturl.at/NStm2
July 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Many 🙏 to Dr Rosie Johnston & @recetvienna.bsky.social in Vienna for hosting me on the #TransformativePodcast: shorturl.at/X6Do9.
Do check out Rosie's fantastic research on the #ColdWar politics of #audiojournalism & her team's project on global politics of #Czechoslovak #weapons: shorturl.at/NStm2
Do check out Rosie's fantastic research on the #ColdWar politics of #audiojournalism & her team's project on global politics of #Czechoslovak #weapons: shorturl.at/NStm2
July 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Many thanks to @shaunwalker7.bsky.social & @christogrozev.bsky.social for a fantastic evening at @theguardian.com Live. 🙌
@kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
@kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Many thanks to @shaunwalker7.bsky.social & @christogrozev.bsky.social for a fantastic evening at @theguardian.com Live. 🙌
@kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
@kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
💼 Had a fantastic time teaching @charlesuni.cuni.cz in Prague on CEE's ties w/ #ColdWarJackals.
The students excelled in the final simulation exercise on intel liaison — sharp analysis & fantastic visuals that brought their presentations to life.
Big 🙏 to Irena Kalhousova for making this happen!
The students excelled in the final simulation exercise on intel liaison — sharp analysis & fantastic visuals that brought their presentations to life.
Big 🙏 to Irena Kalhousova for making this happen!
May 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
💼 Had a fantastic time teaching @charlesuni.cuni.cz in Prague on CEE's ties w/ #ColdWarJackals.
The students excelled in the final simulation exercise on intel liaison — sharp analysis & fantastic visuals that brought their presentations to life.
Big 🙏 to Irena Kalhousova for making this happen!
The students excelled in the final simulation exercise on intel liaison — sharp analysis & fantastic visuals that brought their presentations to life.
Big 🙏 to Irena Kalhousova for making this happen!
🎧 #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
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
🎧 #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
Many thanks to @rbmediaco.bsky.social & #GUP for bringing this to life!
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
📰 Very many thanks to @forbes.com Slovenskia & Milan Čupka for taking the time to discuss #WatchingTheJackals and #intelligencestudies.
shorturl.at/x3LoO
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
shorturl.at/x3LoO
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
📰 Very many thanks to @forbes.com Slovenskia & Milan Čupka for taking the time to discuss #WatchingTheJackals and #intelligencestudies.
shorturl.at/x3LoO
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
shorturl.at/x3LoO
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social / @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social / @kcsi.uk / @camsecurity.bsky.social
🚨 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
🙌 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
🚨 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
🙌 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
🎓 Huge congratulations to the MA #Intelligence & #InternationalSecurity class of 2023/24 at @warstudieskcl.bsky.social on your graduation today!
Your dedication & hard work have been incredible. Proud of you all and excited to see where your next steps take you! 🙌
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Your dedication & hard work have been incredible. Proud of you all and excited to see where your next steps take you! 🙌
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🎓 Huge congratulations to the MA #Intelligence & #InternationalSecurity class of 2023/24 at @warstudieskcl.bsky.social on your graduation today!
Your dedication & hard work have been incredible. Proud of you all and excited to see where your next steps take you! 🙌
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Your dedication & hard work have been incredible. Proud of you all and excited to see where your next steps take you! 🙌
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
🏅 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
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
🏅 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
Check out the full review at #TheCipherBrief:
www.thecipherbrief.com/book-review/...
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
#WTJ teaser: 🎄 Christmas 1986, #HotelIntercontinental, Prague, 9:30am. An #StB officer enters the lobby with a delicate, dangerous task—to expel a disciple of
#WadiHaddad, the mastermind of the #OPEC Siege 1975 & #Entebbe 1976 hijacking.
🕵️♂️ How did he react? What ruse did Prg use? To what effect? 👇
#WadiHaddad, the mastermind of the #OPEC Siege 1975 & #Entebbe 1976 hijacking.
🕵️♂️ How did he react? What ruse did Prg use? To what effect? 👇
December 17, 2024 at 11:37 AM
#WTJ teaser: 🎄 Christmas 1986, #HotelIntercontinental, Prague, 9:30am. An #StB officer enters the lobby with a delicate, dangerous task—to expel a disciple of
#WadiHaddad, the mastermind of the #OPEC Siege 1975 & #Entebbe 1976 hijacking.
🕵️♂️ How did he react? What ruse did Prg use? To what effect? 👇
#WadiHaddad, the mastermind of the #OPEC Siege 1975 & #Entebbe 1976 hijacking.
🕵️♂️ How did he react? What ruse did Prg use? To what effect? 👇
📕 #WTJ teaser: In 1970s-80s, #PLO & #Fatah forged a partnership w/ Prague—but it was no happy alliance.
#WTJ details:
🤔 Why did Prague mistrust #Arafat?
🕵️♂️ Did #StB liaise w/ #Fatah on kidnappings & assassinations?
🏛️ How did #Arafat's deputy, #AbuIyad, plan to infiltrate #USembassy in Beirut?
#WTJ details:
🤔 Why did Prague mistrust #Arafat?
🕵️♂️ Did #StB liaise w/ #Fatah on kidnappings & assassinations?
🏛️ How did #Arafat's deputy, #AbuIyad, plan to infiltrate #USembassy in Beirut?
December 9, 2024 at 8:51 AM
#WTJ teaser: Ch1 explores Prague's revolutionary politics in #1960s, including training African guerillas in #sabotage #guerillawarfare; serving as a lifeline to #Castro's program designed to train LA revolutionaries & 'unwittingly' hosting #CheGuevara - seen below during an earlier official visit.
November 28, 2024 at 2:33 PM
#WTJ teaser: Ch1 explores Prague's revolutionary politics in #1960s, including training African guerillas in #sabotage #guerillawarfare; serving as a lifeline to #Castro's program designed to train LA revolutionaries & 'unwittingly' hosting #CheGuevara - seen below during an earlier official visit.
📕#WatchingTheJackals (#WTJ) teaser: In the 1970s & 80s, Prague became a hub for 'Cold War jackals'—hijackers, bombers & hostage-takers seeking to spotlight their causes. #WTJ reveals how Czechoslovakia navigated these threats with 5 strategies:
• Liaise
• Watch
• Infiltrate
• Block
• & Oust.
• Liaise
• Watch
• Infiltrate
• Block
• & Oust.
November 25, 2024 at 10:06 AM
📕#WatchingTheJackals (#WTJ) teaser: In the 1970s & 80s, Prague became a hub for 'Cold War jackals'—hijackers, bombers & hostage-takers seeking to spotlight their causes. #WTJ reveals how Czechoslovakia navigated these threats with 5 strategies:
• Liaise
• Watch
• Infiltrate
• Block
• & Oust.
• Liaise
• Watch
• Infiltrate
• Block
• & Oust.
The first copies of #WatchingtheJackals are in hand. Many 🙏 to @Georgetown_UP for their trust & support.
Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing sneak peeks & tidbits from the book—stay tuned! 🐺📚
Official release: 2 Jan '25; available for pre-order now.
@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk
Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing sneak peeks & tidbits from the book—stay tuned! 🐺📚
Official release: 2 Jan '25; available for pre-order now.
@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 10:25 AM
The first copies of #WatchingtheJackals are in hand. Many 🙏 to @Georgetown_UP for their trust & support.
Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing sneak peeks & tidbits from the book—stay tuned! 🐺📚
Official release: 2 Jan '25; available for pre-order now.
@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk
Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing sneak peeks & tidbits from the book—stay tuned! 🐺📚
Official release: 2 Jan '25; available for pre-order now.
@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk
🎬 Thrilled to have welcomed #MarkStrong at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social! Hosted by MA in Inteligence & International Security, we explored his iconic roles in #TinkerTailor #ZeroDarkThirty #Kingsman. For years, Strong’s 🕵️♂️ characters have shaped #spyfiction & public perception of the #intelworld.
November 13, 2024 at 12:10 PM
🎬 Thrilled to have welcomed #MarkStrong at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social! Hosted by MA in Inteligence & International Security, we explored his iconic roles in #TinkerTailor #ZeroDarkThirty #Kingsman. For years, Strong’s 🕵️♂️ characters have shaped #spyfiction & public perception of the #intelworld.
A 🌞 start to what I'm sure will be an exciting academic year with new MA in Intelligence and International Security #KCLMAIIS cohort at the Department of War Studies, King's College London (@kcl.ac.uk)
A warm welcome to all. Let the games begin!
A warm welcome to all. Let the games begin!
September 19, 2024 at 1:15 PM
A 🌞 start to what I'm sure will be an exciting academic year with new MA in Intelligence and International Security #KCLMAIIS cohort at the Department of War Studies, King's College London (@kcl.ac.uk)
A warm welcome to all. Let the games begin!
A warm welcome to all. Let the games begin!
#SpyGems: #CisarskeLazne bldg @KarlovyVaryCZ a.k.a. #CasinoRoyale where, in 1 night, #Bond loses all HMG allowance in poker, takes #CIA loan, kills 2 assassins, survives poisoning attempt &tries to save kidnapped sidekick. All while thinking he is in Montenegro. What a night! #intelhist #skystorians
September 10, 2024 at 7:17 PM
#SpyGems: #CisarskeLazne bldg @KarlovyVaryCZ a.k.a. #CasinoRoyale where, in 1 night, #Bond loses all HMG allowance in poker, takes #CIA loan, kills 2 assassins, survives poisoning attempt &tries to save kidnapped sidekick. All while thinking he is in Montenegro. What a night! #intelhist #skystorians
#SpyGems: A rare Czech edition of Kim #Philby's 'My Silent War' published in 1971 by the #Czechoslovak Ministry of Defense publishing outfit Nase Vojsko (Our Military). Found in a random charity shop in #BanskaStiavnica, Slovakia.
September 1, 2024 at 1:19 PM
#SpyGems: A rare Czech edition of Kim #Philby's 'My Silent War' published in 1971 by the #Czechoslovak Ministry of Defense publishing outfit Nase Vojsko (Our Military). Found in a random charity shop in #BanskaStiavnica, Slovakia.