The Professionalization of Intelligence Cooperation: Fashioning Method out of Mayhem

265 Pages·2012·1.82 MB·English

by  Adam D.M. Svendsen

The Professionalization of Intelligence Cooperation
Also by Adam D.M. Svendsen
Intelligence Cooperation and the War on Terror: Anglo- American Security
Relations after 9/11
Understanding the Globalization of Intelligence
The Professionalization of
Intelligence Cooperation
Fashioning Method out of Mayhem
Adam D.M. Svendsen
Intelligence and Defence Strategist, Educator and Researcher
© Adam D.M. Svendsen 2012
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Contents
List of Figures viii
Abbreviations and Acronyms ix
Source Abbreviations xiv
Author Notes xviii
Acknowledgements xix
Part I Scene-setting
1 Introduction: Intelligence cooperation and professionalization 3
Part II Background
2 C ontributing towards the professionalization of intelligence
cooperation 15
3 ‘ Poacher’ or ‘fellow-gamekeeper’? Researching intelligence and
liaison, and accounting for wider general intelligence
cooperation trends 43
Part III Case Study: Tracing key intelligence liaison trends
4 The professionalization of intelligence cooperation in action 83
5 Landscape changes: Actual and proposed 115
Part IV Conclusions
6 Thoughts for the future 135
Notes 163
Select Bibliography 202
Index 238
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List of Figures
3.1 Levels of analysis and framework for evaluating relations
and analysing key trends 64
3.2 Schools of International Intelligence Liaison Literature
(represented in 3D) 75
5.1 a) Proposed interconnected UK ‘Public Safety, Security
and Supply’ (PS ) structure. b) A suggested ‘Resilience
3
Model’ and risk analysis and assessment framework for
governance 128
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
7/7 7 July 2005 – London bombings
9/11 11 September 2001 – Terrorist attacks on the US
‘C’ Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (UK)
C I[SR] Command, Control, Communications, Computers
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and Intelligence/Information [Surveillance and
Reconnaissance]
CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and
(high-yield) Explosive agents/weapons (WMD)
CENTCOM US Military Central Command, Tampa, Florida (US)
CESG Communications- Electronics Security Group, part of
GCHQ (UK)
CI Counter-Intelligence
CIA Central Intelligence Agency (US)
COMSEC Communications security
CSEC Communications Security Establishment of Canada
CSIS Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CTC Counter- Terrorism Center (US)
DCI Director of Central Intelligence (US)
DHS Department of Homeland Security (US)
DI CIA Directorate of Intelligence (US)
DIA Defense Intelligence Agency (US)
DIS Defence Intelligence Staff (UK)
DNI Director of National Intelligence (US)
DO CIA Directorate of Operations – National Clandestine
Service, since 2005 (US)
DoD Department of Defense/Pentagon (US)
DoJ Department of Justice (US)
ECHR European Convention on Human Rights
ELINT Electronic intelligence
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