Spying on the world : the declassified documents of the Joint Intelligence Committee, 1936-2013 / Richard J. Aldrich, Rory Cormac and Michael S. Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldrich, Richard J. (Richard James), 1961- author.

Cormac, Rory, author.

Goodman, Michael S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Joint Intelligence Committee--History--20th century--Case studies.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Joint Intelligence Committee--History--21st century--Case studies.

Great Britain. Joint Intelligence Committee.

Intelligence service--Great Britain--History--20th century--Case studies.

Intelligence service.

Intelligence service--Great Britain--History--21st century--Case studies.

International relations.

History.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--20th century.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--21st century.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

448 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]

Summary:

A Fascinating Documentary History of the Role of Intelligence in key 20th - and 21st - century events, For more than half a century the Joint Intelligence Committee, or 'JIC', has been a central component of the British government's secret machinery. It represents the highest authority in the world of intelligence and acts as a broker between the spy and the policy-maker. From World War II to the War in Iraq, and from the Falklands to the IRA, it has been involved in almost every key foreign policy decision. This book reveals the declassified papers of the JIC, shining a light on the workings of Whitehall's secret world and the vital, previously unknown, role played by intelligence in pivotal events across the 20th and 21st centuries. Key Features: 20 case studies explore the role of intelligence in foreign and defence policy, showing how the JIC influences the government's policy responses to particular situations, Each study reproduces an original intelligence assessment or report together with a contextualising introduction and explanatory footnotes, Essential reading for students and academics researching contemporary international history and government policy-making processes Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Rise of the Joint Intelligence Committee 1

2 Origins of the Joint Intelligence Committee 10

3 World War II and the Role of Intelligence in Strategic Planning 31

4 A Post-War Intelligence Machinery 61

5 Origins of the Soviet Threat 121

6 Sigint Targeting 148

7 The Berlin Blockade 156

8 Chinese Intervention in the Korean War 168

9 Estimating Soviet Capabilities 208

10 Counterinsurgency 224

11 The Suez Crisis 240

12 The Cuban Missile Crisis 251

13 Vietnam 267

14 The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1968 295

15 The Rise of International Terrorism in the Middle East 341

16 Northern Ireland: Direct Rule 352

17 The Falklands War 372

18 Changing Requirements at the End of the Cold War 380

19 War in Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction 389

20 War in Iraq: Aftermath 399

21 The Joint Intelligence Committee and the National Security Council 409

22 The Syrian Civil War 417

23 Through the Looking Glass: Illusions of Openness and the Study of British Intelligence 424.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 440-444) and index.

ISBN:

0748678565

9780748678563

9780748678570

0748678573

OCLC:

851254657