Confronting the colonies : British intelligence and counterinsurgency / Rory Cormac.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Cormac, Rory, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Intelligence service--Great Britain--History--20th century.
• Counterinsurgency--Great Britain--History--20th century.
• Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century.
• Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (500 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Moving the debate beyond the place of tactical intelligence in counterinsurgency warfare, Confronting the Colonies considers the view from Whitehall, where the biggest decisions were made. It reveals the evolving impact of strategic intelligence upon government understandings of, and policy responses to, insurgent threats. Confronting the Colonies demonstrates for the first time how, in the decades after World War Two, the intelligence agenda expanded to include non-state actors, insurgencies, and irregular warfare. It explores the challenges these emerging threats posed to intelligence assess

Contents:

• Cover; Contents; Acknowlegements; Abbreviations; 1. Intelligence Assessment in an Age of Competing Threats; An Age of Competing Threats; Strategic Intelligence and the British Counterinsurgency Experience; The Joint Intelligence Committee and the Importance of Strategic Intelligence; 2. Unfulfilled Potential: Malaya, 1948-1951; The JIC in 1948; Warning and Assessment; Broadening Assessments; Intelligence 'Management'; Broader Reflections; 3. Turf Wars and Tension: Cyprus, 1955-1959; The JIC, 1955-1959; Intelligence Advice; Assessing the Internal Threat; Internationalising Insurgencies
• Broader Reflections4. Into the Whitehall Minefield: Aden and the Federation of South Arabia, 1962-1967; The JIC, 1962-1967; Intelligence Reform; Threat Assessment; Covert Action; Broader Reflections; 5. After Pax Britannica: Oman, 1968-1975; The JIC in 1968; Managing Intelligence Overseas; Assessments; Policy Input; Broader Reflections; 6. Defining Threats, Understanding Security; JIC Evolution and the Quest for Inclusivity; Strategic intelligence and counterinsurgency: roles and lessons; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 1-306-26021-3
• 0-19-936527-X
• 0-19-936539-3

OCLC:

861538351