Democracy and Security: The Current Debate on Reforming U.S. Intelligence
The revelations of Edward Snowden regarding the NSA have focused more attention on the issue of reforming intelligence in the US than at any time since 1970s.
The NSA Revelations and the State of American Intelligence
The end result of the NSA debate is likely to be an even more capable intelligence community that is better supported by the leaders who guide it and the people it protects.
The NSA, Snowden and the Media
Traditional forms of media have historically been critical friends to the intelligence agencies, but this relationship has become antagonistic because of the Snowden leaks.
What NSA Leaks Reveal about Ethics in America’s Intelligence Community
American intelligence community employees are devoted to the welfare of their countries and citizens, but they must deal with bureaucracies that often punish people who act on ethical insights.
The Effect of Conspiracy Theories on the Central Intelligence Agency
Conspiracy theories are seldom conducive to good policy-making, and they have harmed the reputation and reduced the power of U.S. government secret agencies, especially the CIA.
The Potential of Social Network Analysis in Intelligence
Within its limits, SNA can be applied to identify individuals or organizations within a network, generate new leads and simulate flows of information or money throughout a network.
Buffeted not Busted: The UKUSA ‘Five-Eyes’ after Snowden
UKUSA and the intelligence co-operation between the ‘Five-Eyes’ members can be best analysed as being ‘buffeted and not busted’ by the recent series of Snowden-related NSA leaks.
Spies and the Spied Upon: The Continuing Need for Human Surveillance
Technological surveillance certainly receives the headlines, however, there’s nothing more effective and powerful than intelligence collection through a living, breathing human being.
National Security and Public Accountability in Australia
The maintenance of national security and the evolution of an Australian Intelligence Community has raised questions concerning its necessity, and the most accountable ways of sustaining it.
Evaluating Congressional Oversight of Intelligence
U.S. congressional oversight of intelligence can be marked by two characteristics. It is overwhelmingly reactive, rather than anticipatory, and thus, congressional oversight is also sporadic.
