List of Figures and Tables vi List of Abbreviations viii Preface: The Study of National Security Intelligence xii Acknowledgments xvi 1 The First Line of Defense 1 2 Intelligence Collection and Analysis: Knowing about the World 35 3 Covert Action: Secret Attempts to Shape History 77 4 Counterintelligence: The Hunt for Moles 109 5 Safeguards against the Abuse of Secret Power 144 6 National Security Intelligence: Shield and Hidden Sword of the Democracies 177 Notes 187 Suggested Readings 213 Index 218
Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia.
"In this finely crafted introduction, Loch Johnson offers a lively and accessible overview of the issues, theories, and themes that constitute both the study and practice of intelligence." James J. Wirtz, Naval Postgraduate School, California "As the Cambridge historian of intelligence Christopher Andrew observed, it's a shame that the best-known figure in intelligence, James Bond, is both fictional and very misleading about intelligence officers and their work. There is no one better than Loch Johnson to serve as a corrective. His lifelong scholarship has been more than punctuated by stints inside intelligence on Capitol Hill. And this volume does just that correcting, laying out clearly the basic intelligence functions as well as the challenge of accountability in the American democracy. So, too, his twin themes are wise reminders often lost in the din of public recriminations: intelligence does not and cannot predict the future, and its agencies, almost by nature, can be a danger to open society." Gregory Treverton, RAND, California "This book provides an illuminating guide to issues of national security intelligence organization, mission, and accountability. Written by one of the key thinkers in the field, it is an excellent introduction to the subject." Mark Phythian, University of Leicester
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