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Reforming Intelligence - Obstacles to Democratic Control and Effectiveness (Paperback)
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Reforming Intelligence - Obstacles to Democratic Control and Effectiveness (Paperback)
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These days, it's rare to pick up a newspaper and not see a story
related to intelligence. From the investigations of the 9/11
commission, to accusations of illegal wiretapping, to debates on
whether it's acceptable to torture prisoners for information,
intelligence-both accurate and not-is driving domestic and foreign
policy. And yet, in part because of its inherently secretive
nature, intelligence has received very little scholarly study. Into
this void comes Reforming Intelligence, a timely collection of case
studies written by intelligence experts, and sponsored by the
Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) at the Naval
Postgraduate School, that collectively outline the best practices
for intelligence services in the United States and other democratic
states. Reforming Intelligence suggests that intelligence is best
conceptualized as a subfield of civil-military relations, and is
best compared through institutions. The authors examine
intelligence practices in the United States, United Kingdom, and
France, as well as such developing democracies as Brazil, Taiwan,
Argentina, and Russia. While there is much more data related to
established democracies, there are lessons to be learned from
states that have created (or re-created) intelligence institutions
in the contemporary political climate. In the end, reading about
the successes of Brazil and Taiwan, the failures of Argentina and
Russia, and the ongoing reforms in the United States yields a
handful of hard truths. In the murky world of intelligence, that's
an unqualified achievement.
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