Of the many functions carried out by intelligence agencies, analysis and assessment has received comparatively little scholarly attention. In October 1994, the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) and the Intelligence Section of the International Studies Association (ISA) attended to this deficit by holding an international conference on the subject in Ottawa.
Of the many functions carried out by intelligence agencies, analysis and assessment has received comparatively little scholarly attention. In October ...
Intelligence played a crucial part in the genesis, management and resolution of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the world's closest brush with nuclear war. This study examines the role and performance of all three intelligence communities centrally involved in this event: American, Soviet and Cuban.
Intelligence played a crucial part in the genesis, management and resolution of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the world's closest brush with nucle...
Since the revelation of the so-called Ultra Secret, the importance of codebreaking and signals intelligence in the diplomacy and military operations of World War II has become increasingly evident. No history of the war is complete without a careful consideration of the role of cryptanalysis. Studies of wartime signals intelligence, however, have largely focused on Great Britain and the United States and their successes against, respectively, the German Enigma and Japanese Purple cipher machines. Drawing upon newly available sources in Australia, Britain, China, France, and the United States,...
Since the revelation of the so-called Ultra Secret, the importance of codebreaking and signals intelligence in the diplomacy and military operations o...
This work attempts to clarify the major problems facing Russia's armed forces in the present and immediate future. Russia's military has been in decline since the end of the Cold War. Its fledgling democracy and struggling economy have also served as an inertial drag on military reform. Nevertheless, Russia has a strong military tradition dating back to Tsarist times, and that tradition includes World War II and Cold War achievements of the Soviet military still highly regarded by many Russians. Contributors explain the major challenges facing Russian defence and security policy with respect...
This work attempts to clarify the major problems facing Russia's armed forces in the present and immediate future. Russia's military has been in decli...
In recent years the importance of Signals Intelligence (Sigint) has become more prominent, especially the capabilities and possibilities of reading and deciphering diplomatic, military and commercial communications of other nations.
In recent years the importance of Signals Intelligence (Sigint) has become more prominent, especially the capabilities and possibilities of reading an...
This volume investigates the connection between intelligence history, domestic policy, military history and foreign relations in a time of increasing bureaucratization of the modern state. The issues of globalization of foreign relations and the development of modern, electronic means of communication are also discussed.
This volume investigates the connection between intelligence history, domestic policy, military history and foreign relations in a time of increasing ...
Based on OSS records only recently released to US National Archives, and on evidence from British archival sources, this is a thoroughly researched study of the Office of Strategic Services in London.
Based on OSS records only recently released to US National Archives, and on evidence from British archival sources, this is a thoroughly researched st...
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 organisation and provisions for counter-espionage and security. The book presents a detailed...
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 analys...
In recent years the importance of Signals Intelligence (Sigint) has become more prominent, especially the capabilities and possibilities of reading and deciphering diplomatic, military and commercial communications of other nations.
In recent years the importance of Signals Intelligence (Sigint) has become more prominent, especially the capabilities and possibilities of reading an...
Intelligence was a central element of the Cold War and the need for it was expected to diminish after the USSR's collapse, yet in recent years it has been in greater demand than ever. The atrocities of 11 September and the subsequent "war on terrorism" now call for an even more intensive effort. Important questions arise on how intelligence fits into the world of increased threats, globalization and expanded international action. This volume contains the recent work on this subject by Michael Herman, British intelligence professional for 35 years and Oxford University academic. It compares...
Intelligence was a central element of the Cold War and the need for it was expected to diminish after the USSR's collapse, yet in recent years it has ...
