Journeys In Shadows: Understanding Intelligence In The Twenty

Description: Over the past few decades, international history and security were significantly influenced by greater understanding of the role of intelligence in national security and foreign policy making. In Britain, much of the work has developed in the sub-discipline of international history with its methodological predisposition towards archive-based research. Advances in archival disclosure, accelerated by the end of the Cold War, as well as by the changing attitudes of official secrecy and the work of the intelligence services, have further facilitated research, understanding and debate. Recent controversies, including claims of politicisation of intelligence historiography, have added additional public saliency to long-standing academic disputes. The events of September 11 and their aftermath have shown the value and limits of secret intelligence and generated fresh controversies for proponents and critics. This book examines critically the development of intelligence studies and assesses its contribution to the study of international relations. It draws upon the viewpoints of leading academics, journalists and former practitioners to explore the way the subject is studies, for what purposes and with what consequences. Table of Contents: 1. Journeys in Shadows: Introduction Len Scott and Peter Jackson 2. Intelligence, International Relations and 'Under-theorisation' Christopher Andrew 3. German Intelligence History: A Field in Search of Scholars Wolfgang Krieger 4. NCW, C4ISR, IO and RMA: Toward a Revolution in Military Intelligence? John Ferris 5. Some Concepts that May be Useful in Understanding the Myriad Forms and Contexts of Surveillance Gary T. Marx 6. 'Who Profited from the Crime?' Intelligence Failure, Conspiracy Theories, and the Case of 11 September Robert Alan Goldberg 7. Bletchley Park and the Holocaust Michael Smith 8. Fiction, Faction and Intelligence Nigel West 9. The Geopolitics of James Bond Jeremy Black 10. Hunters not Gatherers: Intelligence in the 21st Century Charles Cogan 11. Secret Intelligence, Covert Action and Clandestine Diplomacy Len Scott 12. Ethics and Intelligence after September 11 2001 Michael Herman 13. 'As Rays of Light to the Human Soul'? Moral Agents and Intelligence Gathering Toni Erskine 14. Index