Thinking about Intelligence Within, Without, and Beyond the State

Authors : Peter Gill

Pages : 5-20

Doi:10.20991/allazimuth.167324

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Publication Date : 2014-08-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The reform or ‘democratization’ of intelligence has been studied in many countries essentially as a process of transition from authoritarian or ‘counterintelligence’ states to liberal democratic regimes in which security and intelligence agencies are subject to insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(more or less); democratic control and oversight. These studies have contributed to the growth in comparative studies of intelligence but have often ignored some key issues, including the conditions for the very existence of ‘state’ intelligence, the continuing significance of parallel non-state intelligence entities and the involvement of an increasing number of corporate actors in intelligence activities. This chapter examines intelligence as it works within and between different ‘sectors’ and the implications for democratization.
Keywords : Intelligence, Within, Without