Kevin P Riehle
Biographic Data
| ID | 6745489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin P Riehle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin P |
| FAMILY NAME | Riehle |
| SIGNATURE | RIEHLE K P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Everybody Needs Help Sometimes
Soviet intelligence officer defectors arrived in their new countries lacking skills that translated easily into postdefection jobs. To earn money, they often turned to the one asset they had—their stories. To publish their stories, they had to work with a variety of facilitators who connected them with publishing companies and distributed their works. Those helpers can be characterized into four categories: activists/dissidents, academics, journa…
Soviet and Russian Diplomatic Expulsions
Between 1946 and 1991, over 1,500 Soviet officials—mostly intelligence officers operating under diplomatic cover—were expelled from diplomatic and other government representations around the world. Expulsions often involved single or small groups of officials, but occasionally occurred en masse. Countries chose to expel Soviet officials for four reasons: in reaction to anti-Soviet regime changes and political reversals, in retaliation for Soviet …
The “KGB Wanted List” and the Evolving Soviet Pursuit of Defectors
The 1969 edition of a document known as the “KGB Wanted List” was smuggled to the West in 1972 by a Soviet State Security Committee (KGB) officer who defected. The KGB periodically compiled the list to target people around the world whom the Soviet government accused of violating Soviet law, especially through defection. More than four decades after the 1969 list became available in the West, the Security Service of Ukraine—the main counterintell…
Winners and losers in Russia’s information war
Thomas Kent’s and Nina Jankowicz’s recent books on Russian information warfare start from the premise that Russian information operations and political warfare will destroy our democratic society. But what if that premise is wrong? What if we just have to wait for Russia to shoot itself in the foot enough times that it no longer enjoys credibility in the world, while healing the divisions in our own societies that fuel Russian disinformation camp…
The Defector Balance Sheet
Countries fear defectors, especially those who take sensitive information with them. Defectors both repudiate the country from which they came and provide insider information useful to the country
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The Defector Balance Sheet
Countries fear defectors, especially those who take sensitive information with them. Defectors both repudiate the country from which they came and provide insider information useful to the country
Winners and losers in Russia’s information war
Thomas Kent’s and Nina Jankowicz’s recent books on Russian information warfare start from the premise that Russian information operations and political warfare will destroy our democratic society. But what if that premise is wrong? What if we just have to wait for Russia to shoot itself in the foot enough times that it no longer enjoys credibility in the world, while healing the divisions in our own societies that fuel Russian disinformation camp…
Soviet and Russian Diplomatic Expulsions
Between 1946 and 1991, over 1,500 Soviet officials—mostly intelligence officers operating under diplomatic cover—were expelled from diplomatic and other government representations around the world. Expulsions often involved single or small groups of officials, but occasionally occurred en masse. Countries chose to expel Soviet officials for four reasons: in reaction to anti-Soviet regime changes and political reversals, in retaliation for Soviet …
The “KGB Wanted List” and the Evolving Soviet Pursuit of Defectors
The 1969 edition of a document known as the “KGB Wanted List” was smuggled to the West in 1972 by a Soviet State Security Committee (KGB) officer who defected. The KGB periodically compiled the list to target people around the world whom the Soviet government accused of violating Soviet law, especially through defection. More than four decades after the 1969 list became available in the West, the Security Service of Ukraine—the main counterintell…
Everybody Needs Help Sometimes
Soviet intelligence officer defectors arrived in their new countries lacking skills that translated easily into postdefection jobs. To earn money, they often turned to the one asset they had—their stories. To publish their stories, they had to work with a variety of facilitators who connected them with publishing companies and distributed their works. Those helpers can be characterized into four categories: activists/dissidents, academics, journa…
Political science (5 works) · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Adversary (1 works) · Balance sheet (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Constructive (1 works)