What are the role and place of secret services and covert operations in democratic settings? How do states balance the need for both secrecy and openness? What are the challenges to creating effective intelligence practices? Focusing on these crucial questions, the authors of The Conduct of Intelligence in Democracies examine the purposes and processes of intelligence communities in today's security environment.
CONTENTS:
- Foreword―Mark Phythian.
- The Role and Purpose of Intelligence in a Democracy―the Editors.
- THE INTELLIGENCE PROCESS.
- The Intelligence Cycle―A.M. Díaz Fernández.
- Collection Policy and Planning―M. Fowler.
- Developing Analytic Capabilities―J. Tullius.
- Counterintelligence―J. Brito Gonçalves.
- ROLES AND MISSIONS IN TODAY'S SECURITY CONTEXT.
- Covert Operations―R. Arcos.
- The Nexus of Law Enforcement and Intelligence―L.I. Carroll.
- Intelligence Sharing―L. Peters.
- Counterinsurgency―E.E. Estévez.
- The United Nations Intelligence Function―B. Oudet.
- The Public vs. Private Distinction―D. Van Puyvelde.
- ACCOUNTABILITY AND CULTURE.
- Oversight of Intelligence―T.C. Bruneau.
- Classified Information and the News Media―T. Mabry.
- National Intelligence Cultures―I. Chiru.
- CONCLUSION.
- The Future of Intelligence in Democracies―J.J. Wirtz.