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Spying on the world : the declassified documents of the Joint Intelligence Committee, 1936-2013 / Richard J. Aldrich, Rory Cormac, Michael S. Goodman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aldrich, Richard J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Foreign relations.
- Great Britain. Joint Intelligence Committee--History.
- Intelligence service--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Intelligence service--History--20th century--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Intelligence service.
- Intelligence service--History--21st century--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Great Britain--Foreign relations.
- Great Britain. Joint Intelligence Committee--History.
- Intelligence service--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (455 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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:
- Title page; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Rise of the Joint Intelligence Committee; 2 Origins of the Joint Intelligence Committee; 3 World War II and the Role of Intelligence in Strategic Planning; 4 A Post-War Intelligence Machinery; 5 Origins of the Soviet Threat; 6 Sigint Targeting; 7 The Berlin Blockade; 8 Chinese Intervention in the Korean War; 9 Estimating Soviet Capabilities; 10 Counterinsurgency; 11 The Suez Crisis; 12 The Cuban Missile Crisis; 13 Vietnam; 14 The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, 1968; 15 The Rise of international Terrorism in the Middle East
- 16 Northern Ireland: Direct Rule17 The Falklands War; 18 Changing Requirements at the End of the Cold War; 19 War in Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction; 20 War in Iraq: Aftermath; 21 The Joint Intelligence Committee and the National Security Council; 22 The Syrian Civil War; 23 Through the Looking Glass: Illusions of Openness and the Study of British Intelligence; Appendix: Chairmen of the Joint Intelligence Committee; Document Sources; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781785390616
- 1785390619
- 9780748678587
- 0748678581
- OCLC:
- 882769610
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