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Series page Page: ii Title page Page: ii Copyright page Page: ii About the Author Page: iv Figures and Tables Page: vii Figures Page: vii Tables Page: viii Abbreviations Page: ix Roadmap to a Hidden World Page: xiv Notes Page: xxi Acknowledgments Page: 215 1: National Security Intelligence Page: xxii The importance of national security intelligence Page: 3 Mysteries and secrets Page: 4 Central themes Page: 5 The intelligence missions Page: 8 The challenge of intelligence accountability Page: 10 This book's purpose Page: 10 The multiple dimensions of national security intelligence Page: 11 A holistic view of national security intelligence Page: 13 Intelligence as a cluster of organizations: the American experience Page: 15 Military intelligence agencies Page: 16 A flawed plan for U.S. intelligence Page: 25 Redesigning the leadership of American intelligence Page: 29 A revolving door at the office of the DNI Page: 30 A dream still on hold Page: 33 Notes Page: 35 2: Intelligence Collection and Analysis Page: 218 The intelligence cycle Page: 37 Intelligence collection and the “Ints” Page: 43 The ongoing quest for better collection and analysis Page: 77 Notes Page: 81 3: Covert Action Page: 227 Covert action as an intelligence mission Page: 83 The implementation of covert action Page: 85 The methods of covert action Page: 86 The ebb and flow of covert action Page: 102 A ladder of escalation for covert action Page: 105 Evaluating covert action Page: 110 Guidelines for covert action Page: 113 Notes Page: 115 4: Counterintelligence Page: 232 The proper focus of counterintelligence as an intelligence mission Page: 120 The motivations for treason Page: 129 Catching spies Page: 130 CI tradecraft: security and counterespionage Page: 132 Secrecy and the state Page: 143 Counterintelligence and accountability Page: 151 Notes Page: 154 5: Safeguards against the Abuse of Secret Power Page: 238 The evolution of safeguards against intelligence abuse in the United States Page: 159 A shock theory of intelligence accountability Page: 179 Key issues of intelligence accountability Page: 185 The roles played by lawmakers as intelligence supervisors Page: 191 The dynamic nature of intelligence accountability Page: 195 In search of guardians Page: 198 Notes Page: 201 6: National Security Intelligence Page: 247 National security intelligence as organization Page: 202 Security intelligence as a set of missions Page: 204 National security intelligence and the importance of accountability Page: 208 A citizens intelligence advisory board Page: 209 Citizen responsibilities Page: 212 Notes Page: 214 Suggested Readings Page: 248 Index Page: 257 End User License Agreement Page: 274
Description:National security intelligence is a vast, complex, and important topic, made doubly hard for citizens to understand because of the thick veils of secrecy that surround it.
In the second edition of his definitive introduction to the field, leading intelligence expert Loch K. Johnson guides readers skilfully through this shadowy side of government. Drawing on over forty years of experience studying intelligence agencies and their activities, he explains the three primary missions of intelligence: information collection and analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action, before moving on to explore the wider dilemmas posed by the existence of secret government organizations in open, democratic societies. Recent developments including the controversial leaks by the American intelligence official Edward J. Snowden, the U.S. Senate's Torture Report, and the ongoing debate over the use of drones are explored alongside difficult questions such as why intelligence agencies inevitably make mistakes in assessing world events; why some intelligence officers choose to engage in treason against their own country on behalf of foreign regimes; and how spy agencies can succumb to scandals -including highly intrusive surveillance against the very citizens they are meant to protect.
Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, National Security Intelligence is tailor-made to meet the interests of students and general readers who care about how nations shield themselves against threats through the establishment of intelligence organizations, and how they strive for safeguards to prevent the misuse of this secret power.
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