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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodman, Michael S.

Aldrich, Richard J.

Cormac, Rory.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--History--20th century.

Intelligence service.

History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

These 20 case studies reveal 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. 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 WWII to the War in Iraq, and from the Falklands to the IRA, it has been involved in almost every key foreign policy decision. 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 policymaking processes

Contents:

Introduction: The rise of the Joint Intelligence Committee

Origins of the Joint Intelligence Committee

World War III and the role of intelligence in strategic planning

A post-war intelligence machinery

Origins of the Soviet threat

Sigint targeting

The Berlin blockade

Chinese intervention in the Korean War

Estimating Soviet capabilities

Counterinsurgency

The Suez crisis

The Cuban missile crisis

Vietnam

The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1968

The rise of international terrorism in the Middle East

Northern Ireland: direct rule

The Falkland War

Changing requirement at the end of the Cold War

War in Iraq : weapons of mass destruction

War in Iraq : aftermath

The Joint Intelligence Committee and the National Security Council

The Syrian civil war

Through the looking glass : illusions of openness and the study of British intelligence

Appendix: Chairmen of the Joint Intelligence Committee

Document sources.

Notes:

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Spying on the world

ISBN:

9780748678587

0748678581

OCLC:

882548485

Publisher Number:

10.3366/j.ctt1g09vm0

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.