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Biography
Dr Rory Cormac is an Assistant Professor of International Relations.
His research specialises in:
- Secret Intelligence,
- Covert Action and Deniable Interventions,
- National Security.
He is currently an AHRC Leadership Fellow on a project exploring British approaches to covert action, 1945-1968.
Rory is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Before joining Nottingham, Rory worked at the University of Warwick and King's College London.
Expertise Summary
- Secret Intelligence
- MI6
- Covert Action
- Prime Ministers and Intelligence
- Intelligence Assessment and the Joint Intelligence Committee
Rory has appeared in numerous national and international media outlets, including the BBC 5Live Breakfast Show, BBC News 24, BBC World TV, BBC 2 (on Portillo's State Secrets and Victoria Derbyshire), BBC Radio 4 (Document), The Independent on Sunday, Buzzfeed, Newsweek Europe, Notts TV, ABC (NewsRadio) [Australia] and Russia Today (where he was defending Britain's Joint Intelligence Committee!)
Teaching Summary
Rory teaches across a broad range of security topics.
He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research Summary
1) Secret Intelligence and the British Prime Minister
2) British Covert Action and Deniable Interventions since 1945
Recent Publications