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Securing the State (Paperback)
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Securing the State (Paperback)
Series: Intelligence and Security
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Governments recognise that national security in the turbulent
conditions of the early twenty-first century must centre on the
creation of public confidence that normal life can continue even in
the face of threats such as terrorism and proliferation, and of
natural hazards such as pandemics and climate change. Based on his
own experience in government, David Omand argues that while public
security is vital for good government, the effects of bad
government will result from failure to maintain the right
relationship between justice, liberty, privacy, civic harmony and
security measures. His book examines in detail how secret
intelligence helps governments to deliver security, but also risks
raising public concern over its methods. A set of ethical
principles is proposed to guide intelligence and security work
within the framework of human rights. Securing the State provides a
new way of thinking about the cycle of activities that generates
secret intelligence, examines the issues that arise from the way
that modern intelligence uses technology to access new sources of
information, and discusses how the meaning of intelligence can best
be elucidated. The limits of intelligence in enabling greater
security are explored, especially in guiding government in a world
in which we must learn not to be surprised by surprise. Illustrated
throughout by historical examples, David Omand provides new
perspectives for practitioners and those teaching security and
intelligence studies and for a wider readership offers an
accessible introduction to pressing issues of public policy.
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