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The CIA, the KGB, MI5, Mossad, Boss, Savak, Dina - the names read like a rollcall of the seamier side of history in the years following the Second World War. Today the Cold War is dead; there are fewer dictatorships; and 9.11 has created a whole new raison d'etre for covert action. This title: explains the impact of the war on terrorism on the world's secret services and intelligence agencies; describes how ultra-modern new technologies have vastly increased their power to spy and eavesdrop; reveals the changing priorities and working methods of intelligence services around the world; important issues raised include the new roles of the secret services as they target 'rogue states', 'the war on drugs', and 'terrorists'. The authors explore the unsolved contradiction between secretive and unaccountable agencies operating on the fringes of the law, and the requirements of a free and democratic society.

Terrorism: Globalisation's siamese twin? Technologies of surveillance. US Intelligence: back to the future? The EU - new purpose, old methods? Russia: from KGB to FSB and back again? Israel: the Living Security Dilemma? Intelligence in the South: the growth of the virtual state.

The Cold War has long gone. Now the "War on Terror" is upon us. What are the secret services-the CIA, the KGB, MI5, Mossad, Boss, Savak, Dina-doing these days? Global Intelligence explains how the war on terrorism has altered the context for the murky world of secret services and intelligence agencies. The CIA and other U.S. agencies, the FSB (successor to the KGB) in Russia, Western Europe's secret services, Mossad in Israel, and the diverse security services in developing countries continue to operate, albeit with changing priorities and working methods. These shifting means of working, coupled with ultra-modern technologies, allow for more invasive spying in a global and domestic context. This up-to-date account raises important issues, including the new roles the secret services have found for themselves as they target "rogue states,"the war on drugs," and "terrorists." Most important of all, its authors explore the unsolved contradiction between the world of these secretive and unaccountable agencies operating on the fringes of the law, and the requirements of a free and democratic society. There is, they conclude, "no easy walk to freedom."

The CIA, the KGB, MI5, Mossad, Boss, Savak, Dina - the names read like a rollcall of the seamier side of history in the years following the Second World War. Today the Cold War is dead; there are fewer dictatorships; and 9/11 has created a whole new raison d'etre for covert action. This book explains how the war on terrorism provides a wholly new context for the murky world secret services and intelligence agencies operate in, and describes in detail how ultra-modern new technologies have vastly increased their power to spy abroad and eavesdrop at home. This up-to-date account raises important issues, including the new roles the secret services have found for themselves as they target 'rogue states', 'the war on drugs', and 'terrorists'. Most important of all, its authors explore the unsolved contradiction between the world of these secretive and unaccountable agencies operating on the fringes of the law, and the requirements of a free and democratic society. There is, they conclude, 'no easy walk to freedom'.

Introduction: Intelligence after 9-11 - A New Internationalism? Defining the Threat After the Berlin Wall Intelligence Agencies Today So, Why is the Issue of Intelligence and Security Still Important? Part I: 'Terrorism' - The Dark Side of Globalisation 1. Terrorism and Intelligence - Siamese Twins? 2. Islam and the Myth of Confrontation 3. A New Internationalism? The US Experience Before and After 9-11 4. Western Europe - Rolling the New Bandwagon 5. Israel - 'Manipulating the Bush Doctrine' 6. A Clash of Bandwagons? Part II. Technologies of Surveillance 7. Overview 8. The Panoptic View - Satellite Surveillance on a Global Scale 9. Echelon - Who's on the Watch List? 10. Encryption and 'Backdoors' 11. The Economic Backdoor - State Surveillance and the Private Sector 12. The Third World, Human Rights and the Internet 13. Intelligence and Law Enforcement - Breaking Down the Firewall 14. The Dark Glass - Into the Future Part III. US Intelligence: Back to the Future? 15. The Gulf War and After: Grasping the 'Unipolar Moment' 16. 'Redefining National Security' - Clinton and the Rise of Economic Intelligence 17. Blowback 1: Iraq - 'Enormous Market Potential' 18. Blowback 2 - Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Legacy of William Casey 19. Latin America - Business as Usual? 20. Intelligence Without Policy or Policy Without Intelligence? Part IV: The European Union - New Purpose, Old Methods? 21. The UK 22. France 23. Germany and the European Union Part V: Russia: from KGB to FSB and Back Again? 24. The FSB: Two Coups and a Demise Exaggerated 25. The SVR - 'Still in the Big Four' 26. FAPSI Part VI: Israel: the Living Security Dilemma? 27. The Main Services 28. The Toll of 'Targeted Killings' 29. Mossad's Global Reach 30. The US Connection: 'Codenamed Jumbo' Part VII: Intelligence in the South: the Growth of the Virtual State 31. The Middle East: the Hidden Hand Syndrome 32. Syria: the Rise of the Mukhabarat State 33. Iraq: 'a Sort of Frenzy' 34. Palestine 35. India and Pakistan: the Democratic Deficit 36. Burma: Opposition and Micro-Management 37. South Africa: the Democratic Chance Part VIII: Concluding Perspectives: Knowledge, Power and Accountability 38. The New Iron Triangle 39. Intelligence and Accountability: Bucking the Trend? 40. Looking to the Future 41. Annex: How to Research Your Intelligence Agency Index

The CIA, the KGB, MI5, Mossad, Boss, Savak, Dina - the names read like a rollcall of the seamier side of history in the years following the Second World War. Today the Cold War is dead; there are fewer dictatorships; and 9/11 has created a whole new raison d'etre for covert action. This book explains how the war on terrorism provides a wholly new context for the murky world secret services and intelligence agencies operate in, and describes in detail how ultra-modern new technologies have vastly increased their power to spy abroad and eavesdrop at home. This up-to-date account raises important issues, including the new roles the secret services have found for themselves as they target 'rogue states', 'the war on drugs', and 'terrorists'. Most important of all, its authors explore the unsolved contradiction between the world of these secretive and unaccountable agencies operating on the fringes of the law, and the requirements of a free and democratic society. There is, they conclude, 'no easy walk to freedom'.

Introduction: Intelligence after 9-11 - A New Internationalism? Defining the Threat After the Berlin Wall Intelligence Agencies Today So, Why is the Issue of Intelligence and Security Still Important? Part I: 'Terrorism' - The Dark Side of Globalisation 1. Terrorism and Intelligence - Siamese Twins? 2. Islam and the Myth of Confrontation 3. A New Internationalism? The US Experience Before and After 9-11 4. Western Europe - Rolling the New Bandwagon 5. Israel - 'Manipulating the Bush Doctrine' 6. A Clash of Bandwagons? Part II. Technologies of Surveillance 7. Overview 8. The Panoptic View - Satellite Surveillance on a Global Scale 9. Echelon - Who's on the Watch List? 10. Encryption and 'Backdoors' 11. The Economic Backdoor - State Surveillance and the Private Sector 12. The Third World, Human Rights and the Internet 13. Intelligence and Law Enforcement - Breaking Down the Firewall 14. The Dark Glass - Into the Future Part III. US Intelligence: Back to the Future? 15. The Gulf War and After: Grasping the 'Unipolar Moment' 16. 'Redefining National Security' - Clinton and the Rise of Economic Intelligence 17. Blowback 1: Iraq - 'Enormous Market Potential' 18. Blowback 2 - Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Legacy of William Casey 19. Latin America - Business as Usual? 20. Intelligence Without Policy or Policy Without Intelligence? Part IV: The European Union - New Purpose, Old Methods? 21. The UK 22. France 23. Germany and the European Union Part V: Russia: from KGB to FSB and Back Again? 24. The FSB: Two Coups and a Demise Exaggerated 25. The SVR - 'Still in the Big Four' 26. FAPSI Part VI: Israel: the Living Security Dilemma? 27. The Main Services 28. The Toll of 'Targeted Killings' 29. Mossad's Global Reach 30. The US Connection: 'Codenamed Jumbo' Part VII: Intelligence in the South: the Growth of the Virtual State 31. The Middle East: the Hidden Hand Syndrome 32. Syria: the Rise of the Mukhabarat State 33. Iraq: 'a Sort of Frenzy' 34. Palestine 35. India and Pakistan: the Democratic Deficit 36. Burma: Opposition and Micro-Management 37. South Africa: the Democratic Chance Part VIII: Concluding Perspectives: Knowledge, Power and Accountability 38. The New Iron Triangle 39. Intelligence and Accountability: Bucking the Trend? 40. Looking to the Future 41. Annex: How to Research Your Intelligence Agency Index

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