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Intelligence in an Insecure World (eBook)

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2013 | 2. Auflage
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Intelligence in an Insecure World -  Peter Gill,  Mark Phythian
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Over a decade on from the terrorist attacks of 9/11, intelligence continues to be of central importance to the contemporary world. Today there is a growing awareness of the importance of intelligence, and an increasing investment in it, as individuals, groups, organizations and states all seek timely and actionable information in order to increase their sense of security.
But what exactly is intelligence? Who seeks to develop it and how? What happens to intelligence once it is produced, and what dilemmas does this generate? How can liberal democracies seek to mitigate problems of intelligence, and what do we mean by “intelligence failure?”’ In a fully revised and expanded new edition of their classic guide to the field, Peter Gill and Mark Phythian explore these and other questions. Together they set out a comprehensive framework for the study of intelligence, discussing how ‘intelligence’ can best be understood, how it is collected, analysed, disseminated and acted upon, how it raises ethical problems, and how and why it fails. 
Drawing on a range of contemporary examples, Intelligence in an Insecure World is an authoritative and accessible guide to a rapidly expanding area of enquiry - one which everyone has an interest in understanding.
Over a decade on from the terrorist attacks of 9/11, intelligence continues to be of central importance to the contemporary world. Today there is a growing awareness of the importance of intelligence, and an increasing investment in it, as individuals, groups, organizations and states all seek timely and actionable information in order to increase their sense of security. But what exactly is intelligence? Who seeks to develop it and how? What happens to intelligence once it is produced, and what dilemmas does this generate? How can liberal democracies seek to mitigate problems of intelligence, and what do we mean by intelligence failure? In a fully revised and expanded new edition of their classic guide to the field, Peter Gill and Mark Phythian explore these and other questions. Together they set out a comprehensive framework for the study of intelligence, discussing how intelligence can best be understood, how it is collected, analysed, disseminated and acted upon, how it raises ethical problems, and how and why it fails. Drawing on a range of contemporary examples, Intelligence in an Insecure World is an authoritative and accessible guide to a rapidly expanding area of enquiry - one which everyone has an interest in understanding.

Peter Gill is Professor of Politics and Security at Liverpool John Moores University. Mark Pythian is Professor of International Security at the University of Wolverhampton.

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes

Preface

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 How Do We Understand Intelligence?

3 Who Does Intelligence?

4 How Do They Gather Information?

5 How is Information Turned into Intelligence?

6 What Do They Do with the Intelligence?

7 Why Does Intelligence Fail?

8 Can Intelligence be Democratic?

9 Intelligence for a more secure world?

Notes

Selected Further Reading

"Gill and Phythian have done it again: produced a comprehensive,readable, nicely illustrated, and thought-provoking examination ofnational security intelligence in today's uncertain and dangerousworld. Want to know all about espionage, covert action, andcounterintelligence? Here's an excellent place to begin."
Loch K. Johnson, University of Georgia

"Gill and Phythian provide the best introduction to the study ofsecurity and intelligence in democratic societies. They have doneso by marrying the rigour of academic analysis with theaccessibility of more popular accounts - no mean trick. Thenew edition is not only updated to include the most contemporarydevelopments, but also expands and deepens the authors'critical reflections on the state of intelligence in the post-9/11world. This is a must-read for everyone concerned with security inthe face of terrorism and for democratic freedoms in the face ofthe expansion of state security powers."
Reg Whitaker, York University, Ontario

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.8.2013
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Schlagworte Militär, Sicherheitsdienste, Geheimdienste • Militär, Sicherheitsdienste, Geheimdienste • Military / Security / Intelligence • Political Science • Politikwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-7456-8089-5 / 0745680895
ISBN-13 978-0-7456-8089-7 / 9780745680897
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