Cia and the Politics of Us Intelligence Reform

This book presents a thorough analysis of US intelligence reforms and their effects on national security and civil liberties.

List of contents

1. Politics, the CIA, and the pathology of intelligence reform; 2. Understanding intelligence reform; Part I. Adapting to the Early Cold War: 3. The founding of US Central Intelligence, 1941-1946; 4. US Intelligence and the early Cold War, 1947-1953; Part II. Adapting to the Collapse of the Cold War Consensus: 5. US Intelligence at the advent of détente, 1968-1974; 6. Politicizing US Intelligence, 1974-1978; Part III. Adapting to the End of the Cold War: 7. Intelligence for a New World Order, 1989-1992; 8. Scandal, study, and stasis, 1992-1996; Part IV. Adapting to the Post-9/11 Era: 9. Intelligence reform after 9/11, 2001-2004; 10. Intelligence in an age of terror, 2004-2015; 11. What have we learned?

About the author

Brent Durbin is Associate Professor in the Department of Government at Smith College, Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Summary

Examining the political foundations of American intelligence policy, this book develops a theory of intelligence adaptation to explain major instances of US intelligence reform since the founding of the CIA. It will be valuable to scholars of intelligence studies, American politics, US national security, US foreign policy, and American history.

Product details

• Authors: Brent Durbin, Brent (Smith College Durbin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781316638064
• ISBN: 978-1-316-63806-4
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, United States of America, USA, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state