National Security Intelligence

Name: National Security Intelligence
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ISBN: 9780745649405

ISBN-10: 0745649408

ISBN-13: 9780745649405

Edition: 2012

Authors: Loch K. Johnson

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National security intelligence is a vast, complicated, and important topic, made doubly hard for citizens to understand because of the thick veils of secrecy that surround it. This definitive introduction to the field guides readers skilfully through this hidden side of government. It not only explains the three primary missions of intelligence - information collection and analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action - it also explores the wider dilemmas posed by the existence of secret government organizations in 'open' societies. With over thirty-five years of experience studying intelligence agencies and their activities, Loch Johnson illuminates difficult questions such as why…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 10/21/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.99" wide x 8.98" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


List of Abbreviations


Preface: The Study of National Security Intelligence


Acknowledgments



The First Line of Defense



Intelligence Collection and Analysis: Knowing about the World



Covert Action: Secret Attempts to Shape History



Counterintelligence: The Hunt for Moles



Safeguards against the Abuse of Secret Power



National Security Intelligence: Shield and Hidden Sword of the Democracies


Notes


Suggested Readings


Index