The Study of Intelligence in Theory and Practice

Scott, Len; Jackson, Peter

doi:10.1080/0268452042000302930

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“…relever que ce sont principalement d'anciens praticiens, hauts fonctionnaires du renseignement, qui animent le débat : Michael Herman, David Omand, Michael Quinlan. Ils avancent notamment l'idée de forger une « théorie du juste espionnage » inspirée de la théorie de la guerre juste (Herman, 2004 ;Scott & Jackson, 2004 ;Omand, 2006 ;Quinlan, 2007).…”

Section: Interrogation Démocratique Et Contrôle Des Services De Renseunclassified

Comparaison franco-britannique de la recherche sur les services de renseignement

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Irondelle

2013

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Alors que la publication devenue « industrielle » de recueils et de manuels sur les études du renseignement (Intelligence Studies) démontre l’arrivée à maturité des études sur le renseignement au sein de la science politique internationale, la recherche universitaire sur le sujet demeure en France au stade de l’émergence. Le retard français par rapport au Royaume-Uni se double d’un second sur le décalage entre faible connaissance et importance des services de renseignement, la France étant un des rares pays à disposer d’une panoplie complète de services de renseignement intérieurs et extérieurs, civils et militaires, et de moyens techniques de premier plan. L’article présente l’état actuel des études sur le renseignement en France et au Royaume-Uni, analyse la trajectoire du développement de ce champ de recherches et avance des hypothèses sur la réussite britannique et le développement tardif et fragile des études sur le renseignement français. L’explication tient au fonctionnement du marché universitaire, aux transformations de l’État et des modalités de la reconnaissance institutionnelle et sociale du renseignement, et enfin à la mécanique d’un processus différencié de relégitimation du renseignement sur les deux rives de la Manche.As the increasing number of handbooks on intelligence studies indicates, internationally political science has reached a certain level of maturity. However, in France, academic research in this field is in its infancy. The French academic research not only started to develop long after intelligence studies in Britain, but France is also unique because of a paradox : While public knowledge is weak, France is one of the few countries to run a full range of intelligence activities and organisations, both civil and military, human and technical, etc. This paper presents the current state of research on intelligence in France and the United Kingdom, analyzing the developments in this field in both countries. It speculates on the British achievements compared to the late and fragile development of French intelligence studies. These differences can be explained by many factors including the functioning of the academic market, the transformation of the state and recognition of intelligence, and, finally, the legitimization of intelligence on both sides of the Channel.Mientras que la publicación, devenida “industrial”, de manuales sobre los Estudios de Inteligencia demuestra la maduración de los estudios sobre las tareas de inteligencia en el seno de la ciencia política internacional, la investigación académica sobre el tema permanece, en Francia, en estado emergente. Al atraso francés en relación al Reino Unido se agrega un segundo desfase entre el poco conocimiento e importancia de los servicios de inteligencia, siendo Francia uno de los pocos países en disponer de una panoplia completa de servicios de inteligencia interiores y exteriores, civiles y militares, y de recursos técnicos líderes. El artículo presenta el estado actual de los estudios sobre inteligencia en Francia y en el Reino Un...

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2013

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“…187–220; Phythian, 2005, pp. 660–1; Scott and Jackson, 2004, p. 150). Sir Roderic Braithwaite, a former Chairman of the JIC, has said that officers of the JIC ‘should be divorced from the pressures of both intelligence gathering and of operational decision‐making’ (Braithwaite, 2003).…”

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“…The historical approach seeks to explain the relationship between the agencies and government policy‐making. The political science approach seeks to explain at which bureaucratic level analysis was made, why this was the case and similarly why a particular output was produced (Scott and Jackson, 2004, p. 142). The critical studies approach focuses on intelligence as a tool of oppression.…”

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For Queen and Company: The Role of Intelligence in the UK's Arms Trade

Dover

2007

Political Studies

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This article analyses the role that the UK intelligence services (particularly Secret Intelligence Service [SIS or MI6], the Defence Intelligence Staff [DIS], Government Communication Headquarters [GCHQ] and associated agencies) play in the legal UK arms trade. The article shows that intelligence has been used in support of British‐based private commercial businesses, and occasionally in providing intelligence on the negotiating positions of rival manufacturers. This raises important questions about the role of the state in the private sphere, particularly the use of a large number of government assets in support of private interests and the elision of British government interests with those of a section of the manufacturing industry. This article also challenges existing conceptions of how the UK's intelligence agencies operate and relate to their customers. Conventional typologies of UK intelligence have emphasised the importance of the ‘central machinery’, highlighting the Joint Intelligence Committee as the focal point of intelligence tasking and analysis in the UK. However, in this case the intelligence support provided to the sale of military equipment suggests a range of parallel practices that are much more decentralised and often informal. This research therefore suggests that our conception of the UK intelligence architecture requires some reassessment.

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“…21 Since then, "war on terrorism" has given intelligence a new level of importance in the execution of controversial foreign policy decisions-particularly military action. 22 It is for this reason that "[c]entral to the George W. Bush administration's strategy for building public support for the Iraq War was the public use of intelligence" (i.e. using intelligence for public diplomacy).…”

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“…20 Though the intelligence community was criticized afterwards, Len Scott contends that 9/11 actually strengthened the legitimacy of secret intelligence. 21 Since then, "war on terrorism" has given intelligence a new level of importance in the execution of controversial foreign policy decisions-particularly military action.…”

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Intelligence and Public Diplomacy: The Changing Tide

Pinkus

2014

JSS

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This article argues that the executive branches of governments will need to change the way that they employ intelligence for public diplomacy in the context of military action. Intelligence assessments that have been "politicized" through distortion and/or omission have led to poor decision-making and a decline in public trust. These propositions are demonstrated using the American and British public diplomacy that preceded the 2003 invasion of Iraq as a case study. This case is then compared to a second case study, the American and British public appeals for a strike on Syria following the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack. The article concludes by reflecting on what changes are still needed and how the strategy of using intelligence for public diplomacy is likely to evolve in the future.

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The Study of Intelligence in Theory and Practice

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Comparaison franco-britannique de la recherche sur les services de renseignement

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For Queen and Company: The Role of Intelligence in the UK's Arms Trade

Intelligence and Public Diplomacy: The Changing Tide

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