Perspectives on Military Intelligence from the First World War to Mali

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Author: ISBN: 9789462651838
Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press Publication: July 1, 2017
Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9789462651838
Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press
Publication: July 1, 2017
Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press
Language: English

Many intelligence practitioners feel that the statutory footing on which intelligence

agencies have been placed forms an impediment to confronting unprecedented contemporary

challenges. On the basis of case studies spanning the period from the First World

War to the present, this book argues that while the intelligence community in the era of

globalization has indeed come to face new and complex challenges that require adaptation,

operating in demanding and changing environments is not new at all. This book questions

the conventional wisdom of 9/11 or the end of the Cold War as caes

urae. It also argues that

the ability to adapt, innovate, question and learn from past experience is crucial for the

success of intelligence organizations, rather than ever-expanding funding.

Agencies’ ability to reflect, adapt and learn from experience determines their subsequent

capability to deliver. One key development resulting from globalization is the marked

increase in cooperation between intelligence agencies of different countries on the one

hand, and between investigative agencies and intelligence agencies on the other. This has

led to concerns over human rights and privacy and to increased calls for accountability and

improved oversight as the increase in cooperation between organizations operating globally

also provides scope for the circumvention of domestic restrictions.

This book proposes an instrument to assess the effectiveness of existing accountability

arrangements and offers new insights into the role of (military) intelligence in a

number of crises, e.g., the 1962 Cold War confrontation over Western New Guinea, and the

functioning of intelligence in peacekeeping oper

ations ranging from Srebrenica to Mali.

Thematically comprehensive, it offers a mixture of historical, legal, operational, and policy

aspects, analyzed through the lens of institutional learning, bringing together academic and

practitioners’ perspectives. The focus lies not only on the familiar Anglo-Saxon experience

but also on cases from India, the Netherlands, South East Asia, Bosnia, Lebanon, and Mali.

The book is aimed at both scholars and practitioners studying and/or working in the field

of civil and milit

ary intelligence, and those involved in international relations and international

humanitarian law/human rights law. It brings together contributions from authors

who spoke at the Conference to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Dutch Military

Intelligence and Security Service, organized by the Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association

(NISA), and from a number of authors who were specifically invited to participate.

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Many intelligence practitioners feel that the statutory footing on which intelligence

agencies have been placed forms an impediment to confronting unprecedented contemporary

challenges. On the basis of case studies spanning the period from the First World

War to the present, this book argues that while the intelligence community in the era of

globalization has indeed come to face new and complex challenges that require adaptation,

operating in demanding and changing environments is not new at all. This book questions

the conventional wisdom of 9/11 or the end of the Cold War as caes

urae. It also argues that

the ability to adapt, innovate, question and learn from past experience is crucial for the

success of intelligence organizations, rather than ever-expanding funding.

Agencies’ ability to reflect, adapt and learn from experience determines their subsequent

capability to deliver. One key development resulting from globalization is the marked

increase in cooperation between intelligence agencies of different countries on the one

hand, and between investigative agencies and intelligence agencies on the other. This has

led to concerns over human rights and privacy and to increased calls for accountability and

improved oversight as the increase in cooperation between organizations operating globally

also provides scope for the circumvention of domestic restrictions.

This book proposes an instrument to assess the effectiveness of existing accountability

arrangements and offers new insights into the role of (military) intelligence in a

number of crises, e.g., the 1962 Cold War confrontation over Western New Guinea, and the

functioning of intelligence in peacekeeping oper

ations ranging from Srebrenica to Mali.

Thematically comprehensive, it offers a mixture of historical, legal, operational, and policy

aspects, analyzed through the lens of institutional learning, bringing together academic and

practitioners’ perspectives. The focus lies not only on the familiar Anglo-Saxon experience

but also on cases from India, the Netherlands, South East Asia, Bosnia, Lebanon, and Mali.

The book is aimed at both scholars and practitioners studying and/or working in the field

of civil and milit

ary intelligence, and those involved in international relations and international

humanitarian law/human rights law. It brings together contributions from authors

who spoke at the Conference to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Dutch Military

Intelligence and Security Service, organized by the Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association

(NISA), and from a number of authors who were specifically invited to participate.

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