MI6 and the Machinery of Spying - Structure and Process in Britain's Secret Intelligence (Hardcover)

"MI6 and the Machinery of Spying "traces the development of the agency's internal structure from its inception until the end of the Cold War. The analysis examines how its management structure has been driven by its operational environment on the one hand and its position within the machinery of British central government on the other. Close attention is paid to the agency's institutional links to its consumers in Whitehall and Downing Street, as well as to the causes and consequences of its operational organization and provisions for counter-espionage and security.
The book presents a detailed response to assertions that the SIS was historically chronically mismanaged and badly organized, and to claims that it is unaccountable to political and public oversight. It also argues that where SIS activities have resulted in public disasters and scandals the reason has usually been less its lack of accountability and control than the very high degree of control and direction exercised by opportunistic politicians and the senior Civil Servants.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Intelligence
Release date:	September 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Philip Davies
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-0-7146-5457-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > Military intelligence Promotions
LSN:	0-7146-5457-4
Barcode:	9780714654577

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