In conversation: Luca Trenta and Elspeth Van Veeren on secrecy and assassinations

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This podcast series is brought to you by the members of SPIN, the Secrecy, power and ignorance research network (www.secrecyresearch.com). As a network, we study issues and ideas related to the challenges and opportunities of secrecy and ignorance in society. Included in this series are talks that summarise our newly published work or works in progress, and feature conversations between members and with visiting researchers, artists and practitioners. New episodes uploaded regularly. We hope you enjoy the series!

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In conversation: Luca Trenta and Elspeth Van Veeren on secrecy and assassinations

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23 minutes 53 seconds

11 months ago

In conversation: Luca Trenta and Elspeth Van Veeren on secrecy and assassinations

In the next in our new series of SPIN podcast episodes, Dr. Luca Trenta discusses the history of US government involvement in assassinations and targeted killings from the Cold War era to today. Dr Trenta shares insights from his research and latest book including the evolving justifications around labels like "assassination" versus "targeted killing", the expanding legal interpretations of self-defense to include imminent and continuing threats, and the role of secrecy in both carrying out operations and publicly legitimizing certain covert actions over time. The discussion provides useful context for understanding the normalisation of practices like targeted killings and how this intersects with issues of secrecy, legal precedents, and international relations.
Further details about Luca's work at: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/l.trenta/
Read Luca's recently released book, The President's Kill List: Assassination in US foreign policy since 1945: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-president-s-kill-list.html
Browse Luca's recent activities: https://secrecyresearch.com/2024/10/29/what-has-spin-ster-luca-trenta-been-up-to/
Stream Luca's book launch, hosted by SPIN: https://youtu.be/tO_mS_I8TtQ
SPIN website: https://secrecyresearch.com