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Secret Service - National security in an age of open information (Paperback)
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Secret Service - National security in an age of open information (Paperback)
Series: Haus Curiosities
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Loot Price R178
Discovery Miles 1 780
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'It was only two days after I arrived that I realised I had
actually joined MI5. It did not exactly throw the doors wide and
welcome scrutiny. The existence of the service was avowed but very
little else about it was. Who worked for it? Where were its
offices? What was its budget? What did it do? What was its
relationship with government? All of these were secret - and yet
MI5 was the most open of the three intelligence services.' In this
short book, former Director General of the British Security Service
Jonathan Evans describes how the secret services dealt with the
need for greater openness and transparency during his tenure, even
as national security needs were heightened. He draws insightful
similarities between investigative journalism and espionage - from
following leads and checking information to protecting sources -
and welcomes the benefits of a mature relationship between the
security services and journalism. He explores differences and
similarities between other security services around the world,
especially those in the United States, and how Brexit might impact
the UK's future collaboration with other European security
services. Secret Service is a fascinating insight into the world of
the security services and a reminder of the importance of actively
attending to the moral health of both the institution itself and
its operatives who, by their very nature, are its greatest strength
and also its greatest weakness.
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