Security Intelligence and International Relations

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Case Study Analysis on Intelligence Politicisation

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Intelligence politicisation is considered a policy challenge. It can lead to intelligence failures or policy mishaps. However, there are those who argue that intelligence politicisation can be a positive thing. Can intelligence politicisation be a positive thing? Introduction Effective national security depends on maintaining integrity and objectivity in intelligence operations. Intelligence agencies have a key role to play in gathering, analysing, and disseminating information that forms the bedrock of defence strategies. Read more...

Defensive and Offensive Counterintelligence

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Introduction Counterintelligence (CI) is an activity for the protection of classified information and the counteraction of espionage. CI can be divided into two closely related elements; defensive CI and offensive CI. Defensive CI concentrates on protecting sensitive information from enemies through security measures, through the detection of breaches. On the other hand, offensive CI goes out to destabilise, deceive, and weaken an enemy’s intelligence services. Even though they pursue different objectives, defensive and offensive CI are indispensable to a nation’s intelligence apparatus for countering foreign intelligence operations. Read more...