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Secret Agencies - U.S. Intelligence in a Hostile World (Paperback, New edition)
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Secret Agencies - U.S. Intelligence in a Hostile World (Paperback, New edition)
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How has the end of the Cold War affected America's intelligence
agencies? When are aggressive clandestine operations justifiable,
and who should be responsible for deciding to proceed with them?
Should the United States engage in more aggressive economic
espionage? These are just a few of the issues Loch Johnson examines
in this thoughtful assessment of strategic intelligence and its
vital role in modern governments. Johnson draws on historical data,
more than five hundred interviews, and his own experience working
for Congressional committees on intelligence. He begins by defining
the functions of intelligence: espionage, counterintelligence, and
covert action. He then provides an overview of America's secret
operations abroad, assesses the moral implications of clandestine
operations, and offers guidelines for a more ethical approach to
the use of secret power. Johnson explores the question of
intelligence accountability, looking closely at how well
intelligence agencies have been monitored through the forum of
Congressional hearings. He compares America's approach to
intelligence with that of other nations, discusses the degree to
which intelligence agencies should provide information about
foreign businesses, and evaluates how well the U.S. intelligence
agencies fared during the Cold War against the USSR. Secret
agencies have the capacity not only to safeguard democracy but also
to subvert it, says Johnson. As such, they deserve both our support
and our scrutiny.
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