What are the role and place of secret services and covert operations in democratic settings? How do states balance the need for both secrecy and openness? What are the challenges to creating effective intelligence practices? Focusing on these crucial questions, the authors of The Conduct of Intelligence in Democracies examine the purposes and processes of intelligence communities in today's security environment.
Florina Cristiana Matei is lecturer in the Center for Civil-Military Relations at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). Carolyn Halladay is senior lecturer in the National Security Affairs Department at NPS.
"A must read for everyone with an interest in intelligence studies.... Provid[es] unique insights into the process of developing intelligence capabilities." —Teodora Dobre, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
"A compelling study of intelligence work in democratic society." —Joel Wickwire, Global Security and Intelligence Studies
"A fascinating analysis of one of the most pressing problems of today: how to manage the delicate balance between the institutions and laws that give democracy substance and those intended to protect it. Anyone interested in contemporary security and intelligence studies must read this fine collection."—Joseph Maiolo, King's College London
"This excellent book ... provides an intriguing discussion of almost every major question or area of concern that informs the present-day practice of intelligence in democratic societies."—Joseph Fitsanakis, Coastal Carolina University
