Intelligence oversight in the twenty-first century : accountability in a changing world / edited by Ian Leigh and Njord Wegge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leigh, I. (Ian), editor.

Wegge, Njord, 1976- editor.

Series:

Studies in intelligence series

Studies in intelligence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--Government policy.

Intelligence service.

Legislative oversight.

Government accountability.

International relations.

Physical Description:

ix, 208 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Intelligence oversight in the 21st century

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"This book examines how key developments in international relations in recent years have affected intelligence agencies and their oversight. Since the turn of the millennium, intelligence agencies have been operating in a tense and rapidly changing security environment. This book addresses the impact of three factors on intelligence oversight: the growth of more complex terror threats, such as those caused by the rise of Islamic State; the colder East-West climate following Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea; and new challenges relating to the large-scale intelligence collection and intrusive surveillance practices revealed by Edward Snowden. This volume evaluates the impact these factors have had on security and intelligence services in a range of countries, together with the challenges that they present for intelligence oversight bodies to adapt in response. With chapters surveying developments in Norway, Romania, the UK, Belgium, France, the USA, Canada and Germany, the coverage is varied, wide and up-to-date. This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, security studies and International Relations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intelligence and oversight at the outset of the 21st century / Ian Leigh and Njord Wegge

Contemporary and future challenges to effective intelligence oversight / Njord Wegge and Thorsten Wetzling

Is effective oversight possible? : the rising influence of Norway's Intelligence Service / Tormod Heier

Romania's experience of intelligence oversight / Teodora Fuior

Reappraising intelligence oversight in the UK / Ian Leigh

The rule of law and 25 years of intelligence oversight in an ever-changing world : the Belgian case / Wauter Van Laethem

The intensification of French intelligence and its oversight under the impact of counter-terrorism / Bertrand Warusfel

Intelligence and oversight : a view of the US system / Genevieve Lester and Jeffrey Rogg

Canada's security and intelligence community after 9/11 : key challenges and conundrums / Craig Forcese

Intelligence governance in post-cold war Germany : a steady beat of constant trouble? / Thorsten Wetzling

The future of intelligence oversight / Njord Wegge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815393344

0815393342

OCLC:

1049577098