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In literature and film the spy chief is an all-knowing,
all-powerful figure who masterfully moves spies into action like
pieces on a chessboard. How close to reality is that depiction, and
what does it really take to be an effective leader in the world of
intelligence? This first volume of Spy Chiefs broadens and deepens
our understanding of the role of intelligence leaders in foreign
affairs and national security in the United States and United
Kingdom from the early 1940s to the present. The figures profiled
range from famous spy chiefs such as William Donovan, Richard
Helms, and Stewart Menzies to little-known figures such as John
Grombach, who ran an intelligence organization so secret that not
even President Truman knew of it. The volume tries to answer six
questions arising from the spy-chief profiles: how do intelligence
leaders operate in different national, institutional, and
historical contexts? What role have they played in the conduct of
international relations and the making of national security policy?
How much power do they possess? What qualities make an effective
intelligence leader? How secretive and accountable to the public
have they been? Finally, does popular culture (including the media)
distort or improve our understanding of them? Many of those
profiled in the book served at times of turbulent change, were
faced with foreign penetrations of their intelligence service, and
wrestled with matters of transparency, accountability to
democratically elected overseers, and adherence to the rule of law.
This book will appeal to both intelligence specialists and general
readers with an interest in the intelligence history of the United
States and United Kingdom.
Intelligence agencies spend huge sums of money to collect and
analyze vast quantities of national security data for their
political leaders. How well is this intelligence analyzed, how
often is it acted on by policymakers, and does it have a positive
or negative effect on decision making? Drawing on declassified
documents, interviews with intelligence veterans and policymakers,
and other sources, The Image of the Enemy breaks new ground as it
examines how seven countries analyzed and used intelligence to
shape their understanding of their main adversary. The cases in the
book include the Soviet Union's analysis of the United States (and
vice versa), East Germany's analysis of West Germany (and vice
versa), British intelligence in the early years of the Troubles in
Northern Ireland, Israeli intelligence about the Palestinians,
Pakistani intelligence on India, and US intelligence about Islamist
terrorists. These rivalries provide rich case studies for scholars
and offer today's analysts and policymakers the opportunity to
closely evaluate past successes and failures in intelligence
analysis and the best ways to give information support to
policymakers. Using these lessons from the past, they can move
forward to improve analysis of current adversaries and future
threats.
Throughout history and across cultures, the spy chief has been a
leader of the state security apparatus and an essential adviser to
heads of state. In democracies, the spy chief has become a public
figure, and intelligence activities have been brought under the
rule of law. In authoritarian regimes, however, the spy chief was
and remains a frightening and opaque figure who exercises secret
influence abroad and engages in repression at home. This second
volume of Spy Chiefs goes beyond the commonly studied spy chiefs of
the United States and the United Kingdom to examine leaders from
Renaissance Venice to the Soviet Union, Germany, India, Egypt, and
Lebanon in the twentieth century. It provides a close-up look at
intelligence leaders, good and bad, in the different political
contexts of the regimes they served. The contributors to the volume
try to answer the following questions: how do intelligence leaders
operate in these different national, institutional and historical
contexts? What role have they played in the conduct of domestic
affairs and international relations? How much power have they
possessed? How have they led their agencies and what qualities make
an effective intelligence leader? How has their role differed
according to the political character of the regime they have
served? The profiles in this book range from some of the most
notorious figures in modern history, such as Feliks Dzerzhinsky and
Erich Mielke, to spy chiefs in democratic West Germany and India.
Save when you purchase Volumes 1 and 2 in a bundle! The first
volume of Spy Chiefs broadens and deepens our understanding of the
role of intelligence leaders in foreign affairs and national
security in the United States and United Kingdom from the early
1940s to the present. The figures profiled range from famous spy
chiefs such as William Donovan, Richard Helms, and Stewart Menzies
to little-known figures such as John Grombach, who ran an
intelligence organization so secret that not even President Truman
knew of it. The volume tries to answer six questions arising from
the spy-chief profiles: how do intelligence leaders operate in
different national, institutional, and historical contexts? What
role have they played in the conduct of international relations and
the making of national security policy? How much power do they
possess? What qualities make an effective intelligence leader? How
secretive and accountable to the public have they been? Finally,
does popular culture (including the media) distort or improve our
understanding of them? Many of those profiled in the book served at
times of turbulent change, were faced with foreign penetrations of
their intelligence service, and wrestled with matters of
transparency, accountability to democratically elected overseers,
and adherence to the rule of law. This book will appeal to both
intelligence specialists and general readers with an interest in
the intelligence history of the United States and United Kingdom.
The second volume of Spy Chiefs goes beyond the commonly studied
spy chiefs of the United States and the United Kingdom to examine
leaders from Renaissance Venice to the Soviet Union, Germany,
India, Egypt, and Lebanon in the twentieth century. It provides a
close-up look at intelligence leaders, good and bad, in the
different political contexts of the regimes they served. The
contributors to the volume try to answer the following questions:
how do intelligence leaders operate in these different national,
institutional and historical contexts? What role have they played
in the conduct of domestic affairs and international relations? How
much power have they possessed? How have they led their agencies
and what qualities make an effective intelligence leader? How has
their role differed according to the political character of the
regime they have served? The profiles in this book range from some
of the most notorious figures in modern history, such as Feliks
Dzerzhinsky and Erich Mielke, to spy chiefs in democratic West
Germany and India.
In literature and film the spy chief is an all-knowing,
all-powerful figure who masterfully moves spies into action like
pieces on a chessboard. How close to reality is that depiction, and
what does it really take to be an effective leader in the world of
intelligence? This first volume of Spy Chiefs broadens and deepens
our understanding of the role of intelligence leaders in foreign
affairs and national security in the United States and United
Kingdom from the early 1940s to the present. The figures profiled
range from famous spy chiefs such as William Donovan, Richard
Helms, and Stewart Menzies to little-known figures such as John
Grombach, who ran an intelligence organization so secret that not
even President Truman knew of it. The volume tries to answer six
questions arising from the spy-chief profiles: how do intelligence
leaders operate in different national, institutional, and
historical contexts? What role have they played in the conduct of
international relations and the making of national security policy?
How much power do they possess? What qualities make an effective
intelligence leader? How secretive and accountable to the public
have they been? Finally, does popular culture (including the media)
distort or improve our understanding of them? Many of those
profiled in the book served at times of turbulent change, were
faced with foreign penetrations of their intelligence service, and
wrestled with matters of transparency, accountability to
democratically elected overseers, and adherence to the rule of law.
This book will appeal to both intelligence specialists and general
readers with an interest in the intelligence history of the United
States and United Kingdom.
Throughout history and across cultures, the spy chief has been a
leader of the state security apparatus and an essential adviser to
heads of state. In democracies, the spy chief has become a public
figure, and intelligence activities have been brought under the
rule of law. In authoritarian regimes, however, the spy chief was
and remains a frightening and opaque figure who exercises secret
influence abroad and engages in repression at home. This second
volume of Spy Chiefs goes beyond the commonly studied spy chiefs of
the United States and the United Kingdom to examine leaders from
Renaissance Venice to the Soviet Union, Germany, India, Egypt, and
Lebanon in the twentieth century. It provides a close-up look at
intelligence leaders, good and bad, in the different political
contexts of the regimes they served. The contributors to the volume
try to answer the following questions: how do intelligence leaders
operate in these different national, institutional and historical
contexts? What role have they played in the conduct of domestic
affairs and international relations? How much power have they
possessed? How have they led their agencies and what qualities make
an effective intelligence leader? How has their role differed
according to the political character of the regime they have
served? The profiles in this book range from some of the most
notorious figures in modern history, such as Feliks Dzerzhinsky and
Erich Mielke, to spy chiefs in democratic West Germany and India.
Save when you purchase Volumes 1 and 2 in a bundle! The first
volume of Spy Chiefs broadens and deepens our understanding of the
role of intelligence leaders in foreign affairs and national
security in the United States and United Kingdom from the early
1940s to the present. The figures profiled range from famous spy
chiefs such as William Donovan, Richard Helms, and Stewart Menzies
to little-known figures such as John Grombach, who ran an
intelligence organization so secret that not even President Truman
knew of it. The volume tries to answer six questions arising from
the spy-chief profiles: how do intelligence leaders operate in
different national, institutional, and historical contexts? What
role have they played in the conduct of international relations and
the making of national security policy? How much power do they
possess? What qualities make an effective intelligence leader? How
secretive and accountable to the public have they been? Finally,
does popular culture (including the media) distort or improve our
understanding of them? Many of those profiled in the book served at
times of turbulent change, were faced with foreign penetrations of
their intelligence service, and wrestled with matters of
transparency, accountability to democratically elected overseers,
and adherence to the rule of law. This book will appeal to both
intelligence specialists and general readers with an interest in
the intelligence history of the United States and United Kingdom.
The second volume of Spy Chiefs goes beyond the commonly studied
spy chiefs of the United States and the United Kingdom to examine
leaders from Renaissance Venice to the Soviet Union, Germany,
India, Egypt, and Lebanon in the twentieth century. It provides a
close-up look at intelligence leaders, good and bad, in the
different political contexts of the regimes they served. The
contributors to the volume try to answer the following questions:
how do intelligence leaders operate in these different national,
institutional and historical contexts? What role have they played
in the conduct of domestic affairs and international relations? How
much power have they possessed? How have they led their agencies
and what qualities make an effective intelligence leader? How has
their role differed according to the political character of the
regime they have served? The profiles in this book range from some
of the most notorious figures in modern history, such as Feliks
Dzerzhinsky and Erich Mielke, to spy chiefs in democratic West
Germany and India.
Intelligence agencies spend huge sums of money to collect and
analyze vast quantities of national security data for their
political leaders. How well is this intelligence analyzed, how
often is it acted on by policymakers, and does it have a positive
or negative effect on decision making? Drawing on declassified
documents, interviews with intelligence veterans and policymakers,
and other sources, The Image of the Enemy breaks new ground as it
examines how seven countries analyzed and used intelligence to
shape their understanding of their main adversary. The cases in the
book include the Soviet Union's analysis of the United States (and
vice versa), East Germany's analysis of West Germany (and vice
versa), British intelligence in the early years of the Troubles in
Northern Ireland, Israeli intelligence about the Palestinians,
Pakistani intelligence on India, and US intelligence about Islamist
terrorists. These rivalries provide rich case studies for scholars
and offer today's analysts and policymakers the opportunity to
closely evaluate past successes and failures in intelligence
analysis and the best ways to give information support to
policymakers. Using these lessons from the past, they can move
forward to improve analysis of current adversaries and future
threats.
The years 1945-61 saw the greatest transformation in weaponry that
has ever taken place, as atomic and thermonuclear bombs,
intercontinental ballistic missiles and chemical and biological
weapons were developed by the superpowers. It was also a distinct
era in Western intelligence collection. These were the years of the
Germans. Mass interrogation in West Germany and spying in East
Germany represented the most important source of intelligence on
Soviet war-related science, weapons development and military
capability until 1956 and a key one until 1961. This intelligence
fuelled the arms race and influenced Western scientific research,
weapons development, and intelligence collection. Using
intelligence and policy documents held in British and US archives
and records of the Ministry of State Security (MfS) of the former
German Democratic Republic (GDR), this book is the most penetrating
study of the scientific intelligence-gathering and subversive
operations of the British, US, and West German intelligence
services in the period to date. East Germany's scientific potential
was contained by inducing leading scientists and engineers to
defect to the West, and Paul Maddrell shows that the US
Government's policy of 'containment' was more aggressive than has
hitherto been accepted. He also demonstrates that the Western
secret services' espionage in the GDR was very successful, even
though the MfS and KGB achieved triumphs against them. George Blake
twice did appalling damage the MI6's spy networks. The book reveals
the identity of the most distinguished scientist to spy for the CIA
as yet uncovered.
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