Modern espionage midterm

What is intelligence?

Refers to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information that is crucial for understanding and anticipating adversary actions in a national security context. It involves various methods, including surveillance and reconnaissance, to inform decision-making

Early origins of intelligence

Intelligence was seen as strategic, mostly referred to the military, population explosion in 1800 Europe, transportation and communication improves and the telegraph was invented, technology tied to the growth of intelligence

Who stated intelligence can be referred to as knowledge?

Sherman kent

Intelligence as a state function

Refers to the government's role in gathering, analyzing, and utilizing information necessary for the security and interests of the state, problems with goal setting, control , innovation, key terms like official covers and walk ins

Plausible deniability

Refers to a government or official's ability to deny knowledge of or responsibility for actions taken, typically in covert operations, by claiming a lack of direct involvement or awareness, created by Harry truman

What are the 5 steps of intelligence?

Planning, collection, processing, analysis, dissemination, closed loop cycle

What are problems with the intelligence cycle?

Discussions can be limited, group neglects actions once ruled out, experts not consulted, selective bias, no contingency plan

A “state” of exception

A legal concept allowing a government to bypass normal laws in times of crisis, often leading to the suspension of civil rights and due process, founded by giorgio agamben

What is security?

The measures taken by a state or organization to protect its individuals, assets, and information from threats or harm, ensuring safety and stability

Security as ideology

The belief that security measures are essential for protecting society, often influencing policy and public perception

The “flying machine”

Refers to advanced aerial vehicles used for surveillance and intelligence gathering in modern espionage

The British system

The foreign committee was created in 1883, lead to the creation of the naval intelligence department with captain William hall serving as director of naval intelligence, this system didn’t work very well

The Boer war

A conflict between the British Empire and two Boer republics in South Africa from 1899 to 1902, 1903 the royal commission criticizes lack of handling of intelligence

William LeQueux

A British author and journalist, known for his novels about espionage and military affairs, which influenced public perceptions of intelligence before World War I, wrote “The Invasion” a book which created a German invasion scare which gives him the nickname “ The man who dared to tell the truth”

The Secret Service Bureau (SSB)

The British intelligence agency formed in 1909, tasked with counter-espionage and domestic security, eventually evolving into MI5 and MI6, contained a military and naval section

The Great War

The term used for World War I from 1914 to 1918,