Intelligence services form an important but controversial part of
the modern state. Drawing mainly on British and American examples,
this book provides an analytic framework for understanding the
'intelligence community' and assessing its value. The author, a
former senior British intelligence officer, describes intelligence
activities, the purposes which the system serves, and the causes
and effects of its secrecy. He considers 'intelligence failure' and
how organisation and management can improve the chances of success.
Using parallels with the information society and the current search
for efficiency in public administration as a whole, the book
explores the issues involved in deciding how much intelligence is
needed and discusses the kinds of management necessary. In his
conclusions Michael Herman discusses intelligence's national value
in the post-Cold War world. He also argues that it has important
contributions to make to international security, but that its
threat-inducing activities should be kept in check.
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