Towards postmodern intelligence

Rathmell, Andrew

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“…As Andrew Rathmell notes, While the concept of postmodern Intelligence may not, by itself, adequately characterize all facets of the contemporary Intelligence environment, the term does provide a valuable conceptual framework within which change can be managed and Intelligence sources and methods can be adapted to a new era. 41 In the US, the current Bush administration has requested both the production of traditional intelligence, and then assessments leading to suggestions for appropriate policy. Reluctantly, the Intelligence Community has complied, thus confusing the issue even further.…”

Section: Industri Al Proce Ssmentioning

confidence: 99%

Objective intelligence or plausible denial: An open source review of intelligence method and process since 9/11

Rolington¹

2006

Intelligence and National Security

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Section: Industri Al Proce Ssmentioning

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Objective intelligence or plausible denial: An open source review of intelligence method and process since 9/11

Rolington¹

2006

Intelligence and National Security

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“…Les travaux de science politique ont, en effet, tendance à replacer la question du renseignement et de ses services dans la problématique plus large de la surveillance, inspirée par les travaux de sociologues comme Giddens (1990) ou Dandeker (1990). Cette approche est notamment défendue par les auteurs « critiques » inspirés par les travaux de Foucault promouvant une conception postmoderne du renseignement (Rathmell, 2002 ;Gill & Phythian, 2007), ou ceux liés au « Civil Liberties Project » (Dorril, 2000 ;Moran, 2011). Ce débat témoigne surtout du souci des chercheurs spécialistes du renseignement au Royaume-Uni de renforcer la dimension comme la portée théorique de leurs travaux.…”

Section: Les Questions Méthodologiques Et Théoriquesunclassified

Comparaison franco-britannique de la recherche sur les services de renseignement

Chopin

Irondelle

2013

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Alors que la publication devenue « industrielle » de recueils et de manuels sur les études du renseignement (Intelligence Studies) démontre l’arrivée à maturité des études sur le renseignement au sein de la science politique internationale, la recherche universitaire sur le sujet demeure en France au stade de l’émergence. Le retard français par rapport au Royaume-Uni se double d’un second sur le décalage entre faible connaissance et importance des services de renseignement, la France étant un des rares pays à disposer d’une panoplie complète de services de renseignement intérieurs et extérieurs, civils et militaires, et de moyens techniques de premier plan. L’article présente l’état actuel des études sur le renseignement en France et au Royaume-Uni, analyse la trajectoire du développement de ce champ de recherches et avance des hypothèses sur la réussite britannique et le développement tardif et fragile des études sur le renseignement français. L’explication tient au fonctionnement du marché universitaire, aux transformations de l’État et des modalités de la reconnaissance institutionnelle et sociale du renseignement, et enfin à la mécanique d’un processus différencié de relégitimation du renseignement sur les deux rives de la Manche.As the increasing number of handbooks on intelligence studies indicates, internationally political science has reached a certain level of maturity. However, in France, academic research in this field is in its infancy. The French academic research not only started to develop long after intelligence studies in Britain, but France is also unique because of a paradox : While public knowledge is weak, France is one of the few countries to run a full range of intelligence activities and organisations, both civil and military, human and technical, etc. This paper presents the current state of research on intelligence in France and the United Kingdom, analyzing the developments in this field in both countries. It speculates on the British achievements compared to the late and fragile development of French intelligence studies. These differences can be explained by many factors including the functioning of the academic market, the transformation of the state and recognition of intelligence, and, finally, the legitimization of intelligence on both sides of the Channel.Mientras que la publicación, devenida “industrial”, de manuales sobre los Estudios de Inteligencia demuestra la maduración de los estudios sobre las tareas de inteligencia en el seno de la ciencia política internacional, la investigación académica sobre el tema permanece, en Francia, en estado emergente. Al atraso francés en relación al Reino Unido se agrega un segundo desfase entre el poco conocimiento e importancia de los servicios de inteligencia, siendo Francia uno de los pocos países en disponer de una panoplia completa de servicios de inteligencia interiores y exteriores, civiles y militares, y de recursos técnicos líderes. El artículo presenta el estado actual de los estudios sobre inteligencia en Francia y en el Reino Un...

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“…Sherman Kent in his classic work defined intelligence as a type of ‘knowledge’ (Kent, 1965). Andrew Rathmell extends this definition beyond an activity that is designed to serve a state in its foreign and military spheres to a more general production of knowledge, ‘not just any knowledge, but targeted, actionable and predictive knowledge for specific consumers’ which also includes secret sources (Rathmell, 2002, p. 88). Distinguishing the ordinary production of information by governments from ‘intelligence’ might seem a matter of semantics.…”

Section: Understanding Intelligencementioning

confidence: 99%

For Queen and Company: The Role of Intelligence in the UK's Arms Trade

Dover

2007

Political Studies

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This article analyses the role that the UK intelligence services (particularly Secret Intelligence Service [SIS or MI6], the Defence Intelligence Staff [DIS], Government Communication Headquarters [GCHQ] and associated agencies) play in the legal UK arms trade. The article shows that intelligence has been used in support of British‐based private commercial businesses, and occasionally in providing intelligence on the negotiating positions of rival manufacturers. This raises important questions about the role of the state in the private sphere, particularly the use of a large number of government assets in support of private interests and the elision of British government interests with those of a section of the manufacturing industry. This article also challenges existing conceptions of how the UK's intelligence agencies operate and relate to their customers. Conventional typologies of UK intelligence have emphasised the importance of the ‘central machinery’, highlighting the Joint Intelligence Committee as the focal point of intelligence tasking and analysis in the UK. However, in this case the intelligence support provided to the sale of military equipment suggests a range of parallel practices that are much more decentralised and often informal. This research therefore suggests that our conception of the UK intelligence architecture requires some reassessment.

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Towards postmodern intelligence

Cited by 33 publications

References 10 publications

Objective intelligence or plausible denial: An open source review of intelligence method and process since 9/11

Objective intelligence or plausible denial: An open source review of intelligence method and process since 9/11

Comparaison franco-britannique de la recherche sur les services de renseignement

For Queen and Company: The Role of Intelligence in the UK's Arms Trade

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