The Cold War has been over for ten years and no country threatens this nation's existence, yet, we still spend billions of dollars on covert action and espionage. In this book, ten prominent experts describe, from an insider perspective, what went wrong with US intelligence and what needs to be done to fix it.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Temple University Press
ISBN-10
1566398487
ISBN-13
9781566398480
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1731149
Product Key Features
Book Title
National Insecurity : U. S. Intelligence after the Cold War
Author
Craig Eisendrath
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Military Science, Intelligence & Espionage, World / General, Security (National & International)
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Political Science
Number of Pages
241 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Description
Reprint
Reviews
"The distinguished contributors to this book present a wide range of perspectives from which to assess our intelligence system. Their decades of public service command tremendous respect. Their views break new ground and demand the attention of the White House and of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. This book should be required reading by all congressional committees concerned with intelligence policy, surveillance, and appropriations, and by all Americans." -- Senator Tom Harkin , from the Foreword
Table of Content
CONTENTS Foreward Senator Tom Harkin Introduction Craig Eisendrath 1 After the Cold War: The Need for Intelligence Roger Hilsman 2 Espionage and Covert Action Melvin A. Goodman 3 Too Many Spies, Too Little Intelligence Robert E. White 4 CIA-Foreign Service Relations Robert V. Keeley 5 Covert Operations: The Blowback Problem Jack A. Blum 6 The End of Secrecy: U.S. National Security and the New Openness Movement Kate Doyle 7 Mission Myopia: Narcotics as Fallout From the CIA's Covert Wars Alfred W. McCoy 8 TECHINT: The NSA, the NRO, and NIMA Robert Dreyfuss 9 Improving the Output of Intelligence: Priorities, Managerial Changes, and Funding Richard A. Stubbing 10 Who's Watching the Store? Executive-Branch and Congressional Surveillance Pat M. Holt Conclusions Craig Eisendrath Selected Bibliography About The Center for International Policy About the Contributors Index