"This book explores the mythology woven around the Soviet secret police and the Russian cult of state security that has emerged from it"--
This book explores the mythology woven around the Soviet secret police and the Russian cult of state security that has emerged from it. Tracing the history of this mythology from the Soviet period through to its revival in contemporary post-Soviet Russia, the volume argues that …
Professor Sheldon uses the modern concept of the intelligence cycle to trace intelligence activities in Rome whether they were done by private citizens, the government, or the military. Examining a broad range of activities the book looks at the many types of espionage tradecraf…
"Intelligence activities have always been an integral part of statecraft, and the Romans could not have built and protected their empire without them. Professor Sheldon uses the modern concept of the intelligence cycle to trace intelligence activities whether they were done by p…
Spy fiction, spy films and real intelligence
Eternal vigilance?: 50 years of the CIA
"This book examines the US neoconservative movement, arguing that its support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq was rooted in an intelligence theory shaped by the policy struggles of the Cold War. The origins of neoconservative engagement with intelligence theory are traced to a tra…
This book explores the challenges marc:leaders in intelligence communities face in an increasingly complex security environment and how to develop future marc:leaders to deal with these issues.As the security and policy-making environment becomes increasingly complicated for dec…