Watching the Jackals
Georgetown University Press (Verlag)
978-1-64712-514-1 (ISBN)
In the 1970s and 1980s, Prague became a favorite destination for the world's most prominent terrorists and revolutionaries. They arrived here to seek refuge, enjoy recreation, or hold secret meetings aimed at securing training, arms, and other forms of support. While some were welcome with open arms, others were closely watched and were eventually ousted.
Watching the Jackals is the untold history of Czechoslovakia's complex relations with Middle Eastern terrorists and revolutionaries during the closing decades of the Cold War. Based on recently declassified intelligence files, Richterova unveils the story of Prague's engagement with various factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization, along with some of the era's most infamous terrorists, including Carlos the Jackal, the Munich Olympics massacre commander Abu Daoud, and the Abu Nidal Organization. In this gripping account, Richterova explains why "Cold War Jackals" gravitated toward Prague and how the country's leaders reacted to their visits, and she uncovers the role Czechoslovakia's security and intelligence apparatus – the StB (Státní bezpečnost) played in these, at times, dangerous liaisons.
Drawing on interviews and remarkably detailed records from the former Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic), Richterova offers readers interested in the intelligence world a fascinating account of how states use their spies to pursue covert policies with violent nonstate actors. The book also introduces new evidence and nuances into old debates about whether the Communist Bloc supported terrorism.
Daniela Richterova is associate professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. She is a leading expert among the new generation of intelligence and security scholars, and she specializes in the history of Cold War espionage and state relations with terrorists and revolutionaries. She regularly publishes in leading academic and media outlets, including International Affairs and Foreign Policy.
List of Illustrations
Foreword by Christopher Andrew
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
PART I: THE FORMATIVE ERA
1. Czechoslovakia's Early Global Cold War
2. A New Battleground
PART II: THE PLO
3. A Gordian Alliance
4. Anatomy of an Intelligence Liaison
5. Cruel Intentions
6. A Very "Special" Relationship
7. Training Palestinian Spies and Bodyguards
8. Liaise, Watch, and Infiltrate
9. Countering PLO Extremists
PART III: THE REJECTIONISTS
10. Keeping Things Semiofficial
11. In the Gray Zone
12. Countering the Rejectionists
PART IV: THE ENFANTS TERRIBLES
13. "My Name Is 'Carlos,' and I Am a Good Person"
14: Abu Nidal, the "Misunderstood Progressive"
15. Anxious Hosts
Conclusion
Afterword: A Note on Sources
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Georgetown Studies in Intelligence History |
| Vorwort | Christopher Andrew |
| Zusatzinfo | Not illustrated |
| Verlagsort | Washington, DC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 522 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64712-514-6 / 1647125146 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64712-514-1 / 9781647125141 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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