When Edward Snowden began leaking NSA documents in June 2013, his actions sparked impassioned debates about electronic surveillance, national security, and privacy in the digital age. The Snowden Reader looks at Snowden's disclosures and their aftermath. Critical analyses by experts discuss the historical, political, legal, and ethical issues raised by the disclosures. Over forty key documents related to the case are included, with introductory notes explaining their significance: documents leaked by Snowden; responses from the NSA, the Obama administration, and Congress; statements by foreign leaders, their governments, and international organizations; judicial rulings; findings of review committees; and Snowden's own statements. This book provides a valuable introduction and overview for anyone who wants to go beyond the headlines to understand this historic episode.

This edition of the U. S. Army War College Guide to National Security Policy and Strategy differs from its predecessor published in 2001, The U. S. Army War College Guide to Strategy, in several respects. First, as the altered title suggests, the focus of the volume has expanded to include examination of the national security policymaking environment and process in addition to the earlier emphasis on strategy. Broadening the focus forced a necessary divergence from the tight alignment with the U.S. Army War College's (USAWC) strategy formulation guidelines that characterized the earlier volume. The guidelines are still fundamental to our approach to studying strategy and are included as Appendix I to this work --- we have simply allowed ourselves to delve more deeply into the strategic policy environment, reflected in the chart showing the Army War College Strategy Formulation Model found as a figure in the appendix. Second, the authors, with the exception of Martin Cook, are all current or recently departed members of the Department of National Security and Strategy in the War College. (Martin recently left the War College's Department of Command, Management, and Leadership.) This allows a more coordinated examination of issues in a manner consistent with our current approach to thinking about and teaching national security and strategy. Finally, we have avoided where possible reprinting articles. Some are so basic to the Army War College's approach to thinking about and teaching strategy that they reappear; most are written for this book.

In the murky world of espionage few rules apply. Everything is permitted in the name of state security - even talking to the country's Enemy No. 1. This is exactly what Niel Barnard, then head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), did in the late 1980s, conducting top-secret talks with Nelson Mandela in prison - the precursor to Mandela's release and the democratic elections. The book also sheds light on the daily lives of spies during NIS's heyday in the 1980s and contains several revelations about the organisation's accomplishments.

A highly valuable resource for students of intelligence studies, strategy and security, and foreign policy, this volume provides readers with an accessible and comprehensive exploration of U.S. espionage activities that addresses both the practical and ethical implications that attend the art and science of spying. Essentials of Strategic Intelligence investigates a subject unknown to or misunderstood by most American citizens: how U.S. foreign and security policy is derived from the information collection operations and data analysis by the sixteen major U.S. intelligence agencies. The essays in this work draw back the curtain on the hidden side of America's government, explaining the roles of various intelligence missions, justifying the existence of U.S. intelligence agencies, and addressing the complex moral questions that arise in the conduct of secret operations. After an introductory overview, the book presents accessibly written essays on the key topics: intelligence collection-and-analysis, counterintelligence, covert action, and intelligence accountability. Readers will understand how intelligence directly informs policymakers and why democracies need secret agencies; learn how the CIA has become deeply involved in the war-like assassination operations that target suspected foreign terrorists, even some individuals who are American citizens; and appreciate how the existence of-and our reliance on-these intelligence agencies poses challenges for democratic governance. Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of all aspects of intelligence by experts in the field, from collection-and-analysis and counterintelligence to covert action and accountability Probes into how the United States' intelligence agencies attempt to protect the nation from cyberattacks by foreign nations and terrorist groups-and documents the successes and failures Documents the involvement of the National Security Agency (NSA) in bulk "metadata" collection of information on the telephone records and social media communications of American citizens Examines the effects that have resulted from major leaks in the U.S. government, from Wikileaks to the NSA Snowden leaks

Dr. Bodnar builds on the earlier work and isight of Cynthia Grabo, whose book Anticipating Surprise; Analysis for Strategic Warning was recently published by the Joint Military Intelligence College's Center for Strategic Intelligence Research. The author also usefully integrates into this book the often-cited but rarely-seen original work of the USAF's strategic and operational philosopher Col. John Boyd. This book reaches farther than any other toward the objective of bringing together substantive expertise with an accessible, methodologically sound analytical strategy in the ervice of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

I spent most of the past four years conducting an exhaustive investigation of the U.S. government's use of interrogation technologies, including the polygraph. You'll be amazed at what I discovered. My journey began in April 2009 when I asked Pentagon officials to answer a handful of questions about a new portable polygraph device that had been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq one year earlier. While waiting for them to respond, I sought answers elsewhere and found plenty - in locations all around the world. Most importantly, I found evidence of an unconventional war - a "turf war" - that's been raging silently for 40 years, shows no signs of easing, and impacts Americans around the world. In my latest nonfiction book, THE CLAPPER MEMO, I share never-before-published details from the front lines of this turf war: I expose the win-at-all-cost strategy employed by polygraph loyalists to discredit all challengers to their technology's status as the U.S. Government's credibility assessment tool of choice; I reveal the lengths to which high-ranking polygraph loyalists inside the Departments of Defense and Justicehave shown they are willing to go to maintain their foothold in the credibility assessment arena when challenged by backers of a newer credibility assessment tool proven more reliable and more effective than polygraph; I highlight conflicts of interest and ethical lapses on the part of senior government officials and expose revealing communications between individuals on both ends of lucrative government research grants that yielded pro-polygraph results; I share how law enforcement officers across the United States describe their success using non-polygraph technology as an investigative tool during both routine and high-profile criminal investigations; and I offer detailed firsthand accounts obtained during exclusive interviews with Americans who used non-polygraph technology to interrogate enemy combatants, detainees, and criminal suspects in places like Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, Mexico and Iraq. Four years after posing my initial set of questions to DoD, I stand convinced that polygraph loyalists' blind loyalty to their century-old technology results not only in Americans in this country being falsely implicated and/or convicted of crimes they did not commit, but it places Americans who wear the uniforms of their country in war zones around the world at higher-than-necessary risk of becoming casualties. Perhaps most important among my findings are the connections I made between three memos - including one issued by James R. Clapper Jr., now the nation's top intelligence official - and hundreds of American casualties resulting from "Green-on-Blue" (a.k.a., "Insider") attacks waged by so-called Afghan "allies" wearing the uniforms of their nation's military, police and security forces. By the time you finish reading THE CLAPPER MEMO, you'll understand how, if not for the polygraph-only stance of high-ranking DoD officials, hundreds of American and coalition warfighters might have avoided being killed or wounded in Afghanistan. See who agrees with me: "Clearly an unconscionable cover-up," -- Capt. Larry W. Bailey, U.S. Navy SEAL (Ret.), former commander of the U.S. Navy SEALs Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs Training Program (a.k.a., "B.U.D./S."). "Bob McCarty has uncovered a high-tech 'turf war' pitting those who want the best for our troops against others who seem to be focused on their own self-interests," said Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, U.S. Army (Ret.), former deputy commander of U.S. Army Pacific. "I highly recommend THE CLAPPER MEMO." "Perhaps the most thorough investigative reporting I have encountered in years. I direct the attention of the so-called major media to it. This is how it's done " -- David P. Schippers, Chief Investigative Counsel, Clinton Impeachment Hearings, U.S. House of Representatives. To see more, click on the "ENDORSEMENTS" tab at http: //TheClappe

This book is NOT about mapping the human terrain, but about registering the human terrain: tying a "person," an individual, a group, or a non-natural person such as an organization, to a geographical place through property records. Th is book manifests how to answer the "who" question with the same precision the U.S. Intelligence Community answers the "where'' question.

This study provides a well-structured and comprehensive discussion of the intelligence preparation of the battlefield process, and of the major challenges the intelligence and warfighting communities face in counterterrorist operations. It is an excellent primer on the doctrine, tactics, techniques and procedures for IPB, with a comprehensive bibliography.

An evaluation of U.S./U.K. Naval Intelligence Cooperation, 1935-1941

Espionage by Americans is the worst outcome of insider trust betrayal. The Defense Personnel Security Research Center (PERSEREC) monitors and analyses espionage by Americans in order to improve understanding of such trust betrayal by a tiny minority of citizens. The focus of this book is on changes and trends in espionage by Americans since 1990, compared with two earlier cold War periods. Findings include, offenders since 1990 are more likely to be naturalised citizens, and to have foreign attachments, connections, and ties, and therefore they are more likely to be motivated to spy from divided loyalties; money has declined as a primary motive for espionage although it is still common, and since 2000 no American is known to have received payment for spying; many recent spies have relied on computers, electronic information retrieval and storage, and the Internet. The most recent cases suggest that global terrorism is influencing the crime of espionage by Americans, and that espionage statutes need revision.

This study focuses on the countries of Southeast Asia-Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand and is intended to be a global compendium, attempting to assess the role and place of Islam in the contemporary world.

In 1968, the small, dilapidated American spy ship USS "Pueblo" set out to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of North Korea. Though packed with advanced electronic-surveillance equipment and classified intelligence documents, its crew, led by ex-submarine officer Pete Bucher, was made up mostly of untested young sailors.
On a frigid January morning, the "Pueblo" was challenged by a North Korean gunboat. When Bucher tried to escape, his ship was quickly surrounded by more boats, shelled and machine-gunned, forced to surrender, and taken prisoner.
Less than forty-eight hours before the "Pueblo"'s capture, North Korean commandos had nearly succeeded in assassinating South Korea's president. The two explosive incidents pushed Cold War tensions toward a flashpoint.
Based on extensive interviews and numerous government documents released through the Freedom of Information Act, "Act of War "tells the riveting saga of Bucher and his men as they struggled to survive merciless torture and horrendous living conditions set against the backdrop of an international powder keg.