Intelligence has never been a more important factor in
international affairs than it is today. Since the end of the Second
World War, vast intelligence bureaucracies have emerged to play an
increasingly important role in the making of national policy within
all major states. One of the biggest problems within the
contemporary thinking about intelligence and international
relations is a lack of historical context. Observers routinely
comment on the challenges facing intelligence communities without
reflecting on the historical forces that have shaped these
communities over the past two centuries. As presented in this
volume, new perspectives on the evolution of intelligence services
and intelligence practice over the past 200 years can only enrich
ongoing debates over how best to reform national intelligence
structures. The practices of war and international politics were
transformed by the conflicts of the French Revolution and the
Napoleonic era. One of the most important outcomes of this
transformation was the gradual emergence of permanent and
increasingly professionalized intelligence services within the
military and foreign policy establishments of the Great Powers. The
contributions in this volume consider the causes and consequences
of this trend as well as its impact on war, strategy, and
statecraft. The rise of permanent intelligence bureaucracies has
combined with technological progress to transform practices of
intelligence collection and analysis that have remained essentially
unchanged since the Roman era. Ultimately, however, the nature and
limits of intelligence have remained constant, rendering
intelligence little or no more effective in reducing uncertainty at
theopening of the 21st century than in centuries past.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2005 |
First published: |
May 2005 |
Authors: |
Peter Jackson
• Jennifer Siegel
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
302 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-97295-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-275-97295-X |
Barcode: |
9780275972950 |
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