150. The President's Kill List with Dr. Luca Trenta

Today Justin sits down with Dr. Luca Trenta. Luca is an associate professor in international relations at Swansea University in Wales, and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Higher Education Academy. He's written extensively on the subjects of covert action and assassination as tools of foreign policy. He is the host of the Out of the Shadows podcast with eight episodes available now, and he has appeared on four episodes of the Secret Wars Uncovered series on the History Channel. Today he discusses his book, The President's Kill List, which was just published on May 31st, 2024. It's a thorough history of U. S. government involvement in the assassination of foreign officials from the early Cold War through the present day. These operations, both successful and unsuccessful, have played a major role in American foreign policy and world affairs on many occasions.

Connect with Luca: swansea.ac.uk/staff/l.trenta Twitter/X: @LucaTrenta Check out The President's Kill List here. Use code NEW30 for 30% off.

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-president-s-kill-list.html

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