Reforming intelligence : obstacles to democratic control and effectiveness / edited by Thomas C. Bruneau and Steven C. Boraz ; foreword by Robert Jervis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bruneau, Thomas C.

Boraz, Steven C., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--Case studies.

Intelligence service.

Civil-military relations--Case studies.

Civil-military relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These days, it's rare to pick up a newspaper and not see a story related to intelligence. From the investigations of the 9/11 commission, to accusations of illegal wiretapping, to debates on whether it's acceptable to torture prisoners for information, intelligence—both accurate and not—is driving domestic and foreign policy. And yet, in part because of its inherently secretive nature, intelligence has received very little scholarly study. Into this void comes Reforming Intelligence, a timely collection of case studies written by intelligence experts, and sponsored by the Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) at the Naval Postgraduate School, that collectively outline the best practices for intelligence services in the United States and other democratic states. Reforming Intelligence suggests that intelligence is best conceptualized as a subfield of civil-military relations, and is best compared through institutions. The authors examine intelligence practices in the United States, United Kingdom, and France, as well as such developing democracies as Brazil, Taiwan, Argentina, and Russia. While there is much more data related to established democracies, there are lessons to be learned from states that have created (or re-created) intelligence institutions in the contemporary political climate. In the end, reading about the successes of Brazil and Taiwan, the failures of Argentina and Russia, and the ongoing reforms in the United States yields a handful of hard truths. In the murky world of intelligence, that's an unqualified achievement.

Contents:

Foreword. Intelligence, civil-intelligence relations, and democracy / Robert Jervis

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Intelligence reform : balancing democracy and effectiveness / Thomas C. Bruneau and Steven C. Boraz

Challenges to effective intelligence in modern democracies

Executive privilege : intelligence oversight in the United States / Steven C. Boraz

Rethinking judicial oversight of intelligence / Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker and Bryan Pate

U.S. intelligence prior to 9/11 and obstacles to reform / William J. Lahneman

Keeping "earthly awkwardness" : failures of intelligence in the United Kingdom / Peter Gill

Cultural legacies of French intelligence / Douglas Porch

Democratic control of intelligence in new democracies

Structural change and democratic control of intelligence in Brazil / Marco Cepik

Taiwan's intelligence reform in an age of democratization / Steven E. Phillips

Establishing democratic control of intelligence in Argentina / Priscila Carlos Brandao Antunes

Romania's transition to democracy and the role of the press in intelligence reform / Cristiana Matei

Transforming intelligence in South Africa / Kenneth R. Dombroski

Terrorism's threat to new democracies : the case of Russia / Mikhail Tsypkin

Ethical and moral issues in intelligence reform : the Philippines / Douglas J. Macdonald

Conclusion. Best practices : balancing democracy and effectiveness / Steven C. Boraz and Thomas C. Bruneau.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-355) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79476-2

OCLC:

614534842