Reforming Intelligence: Obstacles to Democratic Control and EffectivenessThomas C. Bruneau, Steven C. Boraz University of Texas Press, 20 apr. 2009 - 407 sidor These days, it's rare to pick up a newspaper and not see a story related to intelligence. From the investigations of the 9/11 commission, to accusations of illegal wiretapping, to debates on whether it's acceptable to torture prisoners for information, intelligence—both accurate and not—is driving domestic and foreign policy. And yet, in part because of its inherently secretive nature, intelligence has received very little scholarly study. Into this void comes Reforming Intelligence, a timely collection of case studies written by intelligence experts, and sponsored by the Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) at the Naval Postgraduate School, that collectively outline the best practices for intelligence services in the United States and other democratic states. Reforming Intelligence suggests that intelligence is best conceptualized as a subfield of civil-military relations, and is best compared through institutions. The authors examine intelligence practices in the United States, United Kingdom, and France, as well as such developing democracies as Brazil, Taiwan, Argentina, and Russia. While there is much more data related to established democracies, there are lessons to be learned from states that have created (or re-created) intelligence institutions in the contemporary political climate. In the end, reading about the successes of Brazil and Taiwan, the failures of Argentina and Russia, and the ongoing reforms in the United States yields a handful of hard truths. In the murky world of intelligence, that's an unqualified achievement. |
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... its foreign policy and what is being done in the name of the country. It is interesting that many American commentators who are severely critical of covert action talk about " the CIA overthrowing " this or viii robert jervis.
... operations be debated on the floor , although in principle Congress could pass legislation outlining general limits and directions for covert action . Moreover , the danger that the CIA or any intelligence service might act on its own ...
... covert action are conceived and con- ducted . " Second , it is a product : " Intelligence can be thought of as the product of these processes , that is , as the analyses and intelligence operations themselves . " Third , it is the ...
... covert action , ranging from propaganda to paramilitary operations . Mark Lowenthal categorizes them in terms of levels of violence and degree of plausible deniability . The first level , propaganda , includes the utilization of the ...
... covert action . 17. Peter Gill , Policing Politics : Security Intelligence and the Liberal Democratic State ( Portland , OR : Frank Cass , 1994 ) , 6-7 . 18. Lowenthal , Intelligence , 129–131 . 19. Thus rather than providing ...
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Democratic Control of Intelligence in New Democracies | 147 |
Best Practices Balancing Democracy and Effectiveness Steven C Boraz and Thomas C Bruneau | 331 |
Selected Bibliography | 345 |
About the Contributors | 357 |
Index | 363 |
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