PSI Handbook of Global Security and Intelligence: National Approaches

Over recent years, security and intelligence issues have been pushed to the forefront of global political debate to an unprecedented degree. Books on all aspects of intelligence have been released, but significant gaps remain. One important gap lies in the absence of an authoritative and comparative look at national approaches to security and intelligence and the resulting impact on international cooperation. Given the range of countries that need to be represented to produce an authoritative account of an issue of such global relevance and importance, a single volume would prove inadequate. This two-volume work provides chapters on national cultures of security and intelligence, which address common questions and themes. Countries have been chosen that are representative or significant to given regions, with authors covering strategic environment, regime type, accountability, impact of 9/11, international cooperation, and national cultures of intelligence.

Stuart Farson is Professor of Politics at Simon Fraser University in Canada.

Peter Gill is Professor of Politics and Security at Liverpool John Moores University.

Mark Phythian is Professor of Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester.

Shlomo Shpiro is Senior Research Associate, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.