Intelligence and Human Rights in the Era of Global Terrorism
Facing the threats posed by dedicated suicide bombers who have access to modern technology for mass destruction and who intend to cause maximum human suffering and casualties, democratic governments have hard choices to make. The premise of this book is that for intelligence organizations in democratic states to be able to face up to the challenges of global terrorism, they must think outside the box and utilize all of their resources effectively and creatively. To overcome the enemy, we must also secure the peace. Winning the hearts and minds of the terrorists' pool of potential recruits will be essential to cutting off the supply of suicide bombers. This book therefore addresses not only the question of how intelligence organizations can improve their efficacy in pre-empting terrorist outrages, but also the wider issue of removing the forces that sustain global terrorism as a scourge of the twenty-first century. The general public in the target countries and recruiting grounds must also be persuaded that—despite their rhetoric—the terrorists are not engaged in a holy war. Intelligence services of various countries need to find convincing evidence to prove this point. But it is up to governments, civil society, and the media in different parts of the world to work together if the evidence unearthed by national intelligence services is to be accepted by the general public. Unless the emotional or quasi-religious appeal of the global terrorists can be removed, the simple arrest of bin Laden and his close associates—or even the destruction of Al Qaeda as an organization—will not be sufficient to prevent others from rising to replace them.

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Intelligence and Human Rights in the Era of Global Terrorism
Facing the threats posed by dedicated suicide bombers who have access to modern technology for mass destruction and who intend to cause maximum human suffering and casualties, democratic governments have hard choices to make. The premise of this book is that for intelligence organizations in democratic states to be able to face up to the challenges of global terrorism, they must think outside the box and utilize all of their resources effectively and creatively. To overcome the enemy, we must also secure the peace. Winning the hearts and minds of the terrorists' pool of potential recruits will be essential to cutting off the supply of suicide bombers. This book therefore addresses not only the question of how intelligence organizations can improve their efficacy in pre-empting terrorist outrages, but also the wider issue of removing the forces that sustain global terrorism as a scourge of the twenty-first century. The general public in the target countries and recruiting grounds must also be persuaded that—despite their rhetoric—the terrorists are not engaged in a holy war. Intelligence services of various countries need to find convincing evidence to prove this point. But it is up to governments, civil society, and the media in different parts of the world to work together if the evidence unearthed by national intelligence services is to be accepted by the general public. Unless the emotional or quasi-religious appeal of the global terrorists can be removed, the simple arrest of bin Laden and his close associates—or even the destruction of Al Qaeda as an organization—will not be sufficient to prevent others from rising to replace them.

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Intelligence and Human Rights in the Era of Global Terrorism

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Intelligence and Human Rights in the Era of Global Terrorism

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Overview

Facing the threats posed by dedicated suicide bombers who have access to modern technology for mass destruction and who intend to cause maximum human suffering and casualties, democratic governments have hard choices to make. The premise of this book is that for intelligence organizations in democratic states to be able to face up to the challenges of global terrorism, they must think outside the box and utilize all of their resources effectively and creatively. To overcome the enemy, we must also secure the peace. Winning the hearts and minds of the terrorists' pool of potential recruits will be essential to cutting off the supply of suicide bombers. This book therefore addresses not only the question of how intelligence organizations can improve their efficacy in pre-empting terrorist outrages, but also the wider issue of removing the forces that sustain global terrorism as a scourge of the twenty-first century. The general public in the target countries and recruiting grounds must also be persuaded that—despite their rhetoric—the terrorists are not engaged in a holy war. Intelligence services of various countries need to find convincing evidence to prove this point. But it is up to governments, civil society, and the media in different parts of the world to work together if the evidence unearthed by national intelligence services is to be accepted by the general public. Unless the emotional or quasi-religious appeal of the global terrorists can be removed, the simple arrest of bin Laden and his close associates—or even the destruction of Al Qaeda as an organization—will not be sufficient to prevent others from rising to replace them.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780804759694
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 05/01/2008
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Steve Tsang is UniversityReader in Politics and Louis Cha Senior Research Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford University, where he is also Director of the Pluscarden Programme for the Study of Global Terrorism and Intelligence.

Table of Contents


Preface and Acknowledgments     ix
Abbreviations     xiii
Stopping Global Terrorism and Protecting Rights   Steve Tsang     1
Identifying and Rectifying Inadequacies     15
The British Quest for Transparency   Mark Urban     17
Lessons from the Iranian Case and the Changing Face of American Intelligence   Jack Caravelli     26
The Wider Political Context     39
Political Supervision of Intelligence Services in the United Kingdom   John N.L. Morrison     41
Intelligence Oversight in the United States   Loch K. Johnson     54
Parliamentary Oversight of Intelligence: The German Approach   Christian Heyer     67
An Appropriate Legal Framework for Dealing with Modern Terrorism and WMD   Richard G. Stearns     78
Human Rights and Human Intelligence   Alex Danchev     93
Toward New Intelligence Systems     109
Preparing to Meet New Challenges   Peter Wilson     111
Efficient Resource Allocation   George Maior   Sebastian Huluban     121
A New Approach to Intelligence Assessment   Isaac Ben-Israel     132
In Search of a New Intelligence System: The British Experience   Anthony Glees     145
Setting Priorities in a World of Changing Threats   Richard J. Aldrich     158
Notes     171
Index     201
About the Contributors     221
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