Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden

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  • Author(s): Jamie Gaskarth
  • Series:
    The Chatham House Insights Series
  • Publication Information:
    Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press. 2020
  • Additional Information
    • Publication Type:
      eBook.
    • Abstract:
      Exploring how intelligence professionals view accountability in the context of twenty-first century politicsHow can democratic governments hold intelligence and security agencies accountable when what they do is largely secret? Using the UK as a case study, this book addresses this question by providing the first systematic exploration of how accountability is understood inside the secret world. It is based on new interviews with current and former UK intelligence practitioners, as well as extensive research into the performance and scrutiny of the UK intelligence machinery. The result is the first detailed analysis of how intelligence professionals view their role, what they feel keeps them honest, and how far external overseers impact on their workMoving beyond the conventional focus on oversight, the book examines how accountability works in the day to day lives of these organizations, and considers the impact of technological and social changes, such as artificial intelligence and social media.The UK is a useful case study as it is an important actor in global intelligence, gathering material that helps inform global decisions on such issues as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, transnational crime, and breaches of international humanitarian law. On the flip side, the UK was a major contributor to the intelligence failures leading to the Iraq war in 2003, and its agencies were complicit in the widely discredited U.S. practices of torture and “rendition” of terrorism suspects. UK agencies have come under greater scrutiny since those actions, but it is clear that problems remain. The book concludes with a series of suggestions for improvement, including the creation of intelligence ethics committees, allowing the public more input into intelligence decisions.The issues explored in this book have important implications for researchers, intelligence professionals, overseers, and the public when it comes to understanding and scrutinizing intelligence practice.
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    • Related ISBNs:
      9780815737971. 9780815737988.
    • Accession Number:
      1128885350
    • Accession Number:
      2200567
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    • ABNT:
      JAMIE GASKARTH. Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2020. ISBN 9780815737971. Disponível em: https://ezproxy.mscc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=2200567. Acesso em: 21 mar. 2023.
    • AMA 11th Edition:
      Jamie Gaskarth. Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden. Brookings Institution Press; 2020. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://ezproxy.mscc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=2200567
    • APA 7th Edition:
      Jamie Gaskarth. (2020). Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden. Brookings Institution Press.
    • Chicago 17th Edition:
      Jamie Gaskarth. 2020. Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden. The Chatham House Insights Series. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. https://ezproxy.mscc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=2200567.
    • Harvard:
      Jamie Gaskarth (2020) Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press (The Chatham House Insights Series). Available at: https://ezproxy.mscc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=2200567 (Accessed: 21 March 2023).
    • Harvard: Australian:
      Jamie Gaskarth 2020, Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden, The Chatham House Insights Series, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, D.C., viewed 21 March 2023, .
    • MLA 9th Edition:
      Jamie Gaskarth. Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden. Brookings Institution Press, 2020. EBSCOhost, ezproxy.mscc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=2200567.
    • Chicago 17th Edition:
      Jamie Gaskarth. Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden. The Chatham House Insights Series. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2020. https://ezproxy.mscc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=2200567.
    • Vancouver/ICMJE:
      Jamie Gaskarth. Secrets and Spies : UK Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden [Internet]. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press; 2020 [cited 2023 Mar 21]. (The Chatham House Insights Series). Available from: https://ezproxy.mscc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=2200567