ABSTRACT
The second edition of Secret Intelligence: A Reader brings together key essays from the field of intelligence studies, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current issues and ongoing debates about the future of intelligence.
Secret intelligence has never enjoyed a higher profile. The events of 9/11, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the missing WMD controversy, public debates over prisoner interrogation, together with the revelations of figures such as Edward Snowden, recent cyber attacks and the rise of 'hybrid warfare' have all contributed to make this a ‘hot’ subject over the past two decades.
Aiming to be more comprehensive than existing books, and to achieve truly international coverage of the field, this book provides key readings and supporting material for students and course convenors. It is divided into four main sections, each of which includes full summaries of each article, further reading suggestions and student questions:
• The intelligence cycle
• Intelligence, counter-terrorism and security
• Ethics, accountability and secrecy
• Intelligence and the new warfare
This new edition contains essays by leading scholars in the field and will be essential reading for students of intelligence studies, strategic studies, international security and political science in general, and of interest to anyone wishing to understand the current relationship between intelligence and policy-making.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|15 pages
The intelligence cycle
entry |79 pages
The collection of intelligence
entry |31 pages
The analysis of intelligence
entry |25 pages
Intelligence at the Top: Producer–Consumer Linkage
entry |32 pages
Liaison: International Intelligence co-operation
part 2|26 pages
Intelligence, counter-terrorism and security
entry |26 pages
Intelligence and 9/11
chapter 13|18 pages
The 9/11 terrorist attacks
entry |49 pages
Intelligence and Wmd
entry |39 pages
Security intelligence and counter-terrorism
entry |46 pages
Counterintelligence and Security
chapter 20|19 pages
“Delayed disclosure”
part 3|29 pages
Ethics, accountability and control
entry |37 pages
The problems of oversight and accountability
entry |19 pages
The Problem of Surveilance and Civil Liberties
chapter 24|10 pages
Needles in haystacks
entry |33 pages
Intelligence and Ethics
entry |38 pages
Torture and Assassination
part 4|2 pages
Intelligence and the new warfare
entry |33 pages
Covert Action
entry |39 pages
Intelligence, Deception And Military Operations
chapter 31|21 pages
Netcentric warfare, C4ISR and information operations
entry |29 pages
Intelligence, Counter-Insurgency and Peacekeeping
entry |27 pages
Reform and New Directions