Secret Intelligence

Author : Christopher Andrew,Richard J. Aldrich,Wesley K. Wark
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429647369

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Secret Intelligence by Christopher Andrew,Richard J. Aldrich,Wesley K. Wark Pdf

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.

Author : Ernest Volkman,Blaine Baggett
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0425120082

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Secret Intelligence by Ernest Volkman,Blaine Baggett Pdf

A companion volume to the PBS-TV series of the same name is a lucid review of the development of U.S. Based on interviews with spies, policymakers, and former CIA directors, this is the fascinating history of American espionage--from the 1919 Red Scare to Watergate and the Iran-Contra affair. Photographs.

Author : Stephanie Carvin,Thomas Juneau,Craig Forcese
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487536664

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Top Secret Canada by Stephanie Carvin,Thomas Juneau,Craig Forcese Pdf

National security in the interest of preserving the well-being of a country is arguably the first and most important responsibility of any democratic government. Motivated by some of the pressing questions and concerns of citizens, Top Secret Canada is the first book to offer a comprehensive study of the Canadian intelligence community, its different parts, and how it functions as a whole. In taking up this important task, contributors aim to identify the key players, explain their mandates and functions, and assess their interactions. Top Secret Canada features essays by the country’s foremost experts on law, foreign policy, intelligence, and national security, and will become the go-to resource for those seeking to understand Canada’s intelligence community and the challenges it faces now and in the future.

Author : Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748691845

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Problem of Secret Intelligence by Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke Pdf

What is intelligence - why is it so hard to define, and why is there no systematic theory of intelligence? Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke creates a new, systematic model of intelligence analysis, arguing that good intelligence is based on understanding the threats that appear beyond our experience, and are therefore the most dangerous to society.

Author : Nigel West
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526755759

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MI6: British Secret Intelligence Service Operations, 1909–1945 by Nigel West Pdf

The author of GCHG describes covert missions that “are worthy of spy fiction, but the entire book is utterly fascinating and informative. Brilliant!” (Books Monthly) Written by the renowned expert Nigel West, this book exposes the operations of Britain’s overseas intelligence-gathering organization, the famed Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, and traces its origins back to its inception in 1909. In this meticulously researched account, its activities and structure are described in detail, using original secret service documents. The main body of the book concerns MI6’s operations during the Second World War, and includes some remarkable successes and failures, including how MI6 financed a glamorous confidant of the German secret service; how a suspected French traitor was murdered by mistake; how Franco’s military advisors were bribed to keep Spain out of the war; how members of the Swedish secret police were blackmailed into helping the British war effort; how a sabotage operation in neutral Tangiers enabled the Allied landings in North Africa to proceed undetected; and how Britain’s generals ignored the first ULTRA decrypts because MI6 said that the information had come from “a well-placed source called BONIFACE.” In this new edition, operations undertaken by almost all of MI6’s overseas stations are recounted in extraordinary detail. They will fascinate both the professional intelligence officer and the general reader. The book includes organizational charts to illustrate MI6’s internal structure and its wartime network of overseas stations. Backed by numerous interviews with intelligence officers and their agents, this engaging inside story throws light on many wartime incidents that had previously remained unexplained. “[An] extraordinary book.” —The Daily Telegraph “Fascinating reading.” —Firetrench

Author : Loch K. Johnson
Publisher : Polity
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745649399

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National Security Intelligence by Loch K. Johnson Pdf

National security intelligence is a vast, complicated, and important topic, made doubly hard for citizens to understand because of the thick veils of secrecy that surround it. This definitive introduction to the field guides readers skillfully through this hidden side of government. It not only explains the three primary missions of intelligence – information collection and analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action – it also explores the wider dilemmas posed by the existence of secret government organizations in 'open' societies. With over thirty-five years of experience studying intelligence agencies and their activities, Loch Johnson illuminates difficult questions such as why intelligence organizations make mistakes in assessing world events; why some intelligence officers decide to work against their own country on behalf of foreign regimes; and how agencies succumb to scandals, including spying on the very citizens they are meant to protect. National Security Intelligence is tailor-made to meet the interests of students and general readers who care about how nations protect themselves against threats through the establishment of intelligence organizations - and how they continue to strive for safeguards to prevent the misuse of this secret power.

Author : Tim Shorrock
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780743282246

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Spies for Hire by Tim Shorrock Pdf

Reveals the formidable organization of intelligence outsourcing that has developed between the U.S. government and private companies since 9/11, in a report that reveals how approximately seventy percent of the nation's funding for top-secret tasks is now being funneled to higher-cost third-party contractors. 35,000 first printing.

Author : Christopher Andrew
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 1019 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300240528

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The Secret World by Christopher Andrew Pdf

“A comprehensive exploration of spying in its myriad forms from the Bible to the present day . . . Easy to dip into, and surprisingly funny.” —Ben Macintyre in The New York Times Book Review The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful WWII intelligence agency, were completely unaware that their predecessors had broken the codes of Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars and those of Spain before the Spanish Armada. Those who do not understand past mistakes are likely to repeat them. Intelligence is a prime example. At the outbreak of WWI, the grasp of intelligence shown by US President Woodrow Wilson and British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was not in the same class as that of George Washington during the Revolutionary War and eighteenth-century British statesmen. In the first global history of espionage ever written, distinguished historian and New York Times–bestselling author Christopher Andrew recovers much of the lost intelligence history of the past three millennia—and shows us its continuing relevance. “Accurate, comprehensive, digestible and startling . . . a stellar achievement.” —Edward Lucas, The Times “For anyone with a taste for wide-ranging and shrewdly gossipy history—or, for that matter, for anyone with a taste for spy stories—Andrew’s is one of the most entertaining books of the past few years.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Remarkable for its scope and delightful for its unpredictable comparisons . . . there are important lessons for spymasters everywhere in this breathtaking and brilliant book.” —Richard J. Aldrich, Times Literary Supplement “Fans of Fleming and Furst will delight in this skillfully related true-fact side of the story.” —Kirkus Reviews “A crowning triumph of one of the most adventurous scholars of the security world.” —Financial Times Includes illustrations

Author : Keith Jeffery
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780747591832

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MI6 by Keith Jeffery Pdf

The first - and only - history of the Secret Intelligence Service, written with full and unrestricted access to the closed archives of the Service for the period 1909-1949.

Author : Christopher Andrew,Richard J. Aldrich,Wesley K. Wark
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415420235

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Secret Intelligence by Christopher Andrew,Richard J. Aldrich,Wesley K. Wark Pdf

This Reader in the field of intelligence studies focuses on policy, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current issues and the ongoing debate about the future of intelligence. The subject of secret intelligence has never enjoyed a higher profile. The terrorist attacks of 9/11, Madrid and London, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the missing WMD, public debates over prisoner interrogation, and new domestic security regulations have all contributed to make this a ‘hot’ subject over the past decade. 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 control Intelligence and the new warfare Comprising essays by leading scholars in the field, Secret Intelligence will be essential reading both for students and for anyone wishing to understand the current relationship between intelligence and policy-making.

Author : Richard Cleroux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000019500300

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Official Secrets by Richard Cleroux Pdf

Author : John Bryden
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459719606

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Fighting to Lose by John Bryden Pdf

Newly released FBI and MI5 documents provide a fresh interpretation of key events during World War II, showing how German military intelligence, which was secretly opposed to the Nazis, aided the Allies.

Author : Michael A. Turner
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781612343075

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Why Secret Intelligence Fails by Michael A. Turner Pdf

Michael Turner argues that the root causes of failures in American intelligence can be found in the way it is organized and in the intelligence process itself. Intelligence that has gone awry affects national decision making and, ultimately, American national security. Intelligence officials are reluctant to talk about intelligence successes, claiming "the secret of our success is the secret of our success." But these officials also shy away from talking about failures, largely because doing so would expose the failings of American intelligence and have an impact on policy consumers who may become more reluctant to accept and act on the intelligence they receive. Rather than focusing on case studies, the book takes a holistic approach, beginning with structural issues and all dysfunctions that emanate from them. Turner explores each step of the intelligence cycle--priority setting, intelligence collection, analysis, production, and dissemination--to identify the "inflection points" within each stage that contribute to intelligence failures. Finally, he examines a variety of plans that, if implemented, would reduce the likelihood of intelligence failures. While examining the causes of intelligence failures, Turner also explores intelligence as a critical governmental activity, making the book an excellent primer on secret intelligence. Turner writes in jargon-free prose for the informed reader interested in foreign policy and national security policy matters and brings enough depth to his subject that even experts will find this a must-read.

Author : Heike Bungert,Jan G. Heitmann,Michael Wala
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135761349

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Secret Intelligence in the Twentieth Century by Heike Bungert,Jan G. Heitmann,Michael Wala Pdf

This work investigates the connection between intelligence history, domestic policy, military history and foreign relations in a time of increasing bureaucratization of the modern state. The issues of globalization of foreign relations and the development of modern communication are also discussed.

Author : John Bryden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Espionage, Soviet
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070566901

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Best-kept Secret by John Bryden Pdf

This is a history of Canada's World War II involvement in breaking the codes and ciphers of both enemy and friendly nations to gather military and diplomatic information. Although Canada began the Second World War with virtually no intelligence-gathering capability, it soon built up a crack team of cryptographers and was actively involved in ULTRA. The last chapter gives an overview of postwar developments, including Gouzenko's defection.