Historically, researchers made few attempts to study criminal espionage empirically. The few studies that do exist focus primarily on describing the characteristics of United States citizens who have committed espionage against the United States. The purpose of this dissertation…
This dissertation analyzes the role of the security-intelligence community in Croatia's democratization process. This analysis posits that democratization can be seen best by looking at how newly democratizing states function in secret and outside of the public view. The role of…
This dissertation is the first attempt to trace the origins and early development of the Red Army's intelligence directorate. It covers the period from its establishment in 1918 through 1933. During these years, the Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff was known various…
This research is an exploration into western feminine cultural shadow through the interviews of eight women from Belgium, France, Holland, Ireland, Poland, Turkey, and United States, who volunteered for espionage work such as couriers, weapons specialists, and saboteurs in the S…
This thesis considers two women—Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Paul de Seroskerque, Madame de Blau (1681?-1749) and Anne-Marguerite Petit Du Noyer (1663-1719)—who traveled between France and the Dutch Republic and respectively engaged in secret and public diplomacy during the peace ne…
Political histories of early modern diplomacy have traditionally avoided discussing the arts, focusing instead on the more bureaucratic concerns of government agents. And though Italian influence is a central theme in histories of seventeenth-century English music, little musico…
This PhD dissertation analyzes espionage as a form of theatre and performance. Using archival documents, comparative analysis of theatre and espionage case-studies, and the application of critical theory, espionage is revealed to be a theatrical endeavor. It is a paramount examp…