Why do we need a new research agenda to study contemporary intelligence? This is in
essence the question to which the recently published book Problematising Intelligence …

Public inquiries into matters of conflict and security are vitally important yet undertheorised.
This article explores the potential of inquiries for the democratic scrutiny of foreign policy …

In recent years, various revelations about government malfeasances have highlighted the
vulnerability of civil society actors who work on surveillance by intelligence agencies …

Romania represents one of the paradigmatic cases where security sector reform proceeded
quickly after the collapse of the communist regime in 1989. The former Securitate was one of …

A few years ago, taking stock of the controversies around intelligence surveillance sprung by
the disclosures of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, I identified a so-called “Snowden …

Intelligence scholars routinely portray intelligence oversight as a means of restraining
intelligence activities, particularly covert operations. The consensus overlooks situations …

This article investigates the conceptualisation of accountability in the Intelligence Studies
literature, distinguishing between accountability as a mechanism and a virtue, and questions …

This book adopts a critical lens to look at the workings of Western intelligence and
intelligence oversight over time and space. Largely confined to the sub-field of intelligence …

Raportin toisessa luvussa esitellään yleisesti tiedustelutoimintaa demokraattisissa ja
autoritaarisissa valtioissa sekä pohditaan niiden eroavaisuuksia. Esseessään Intelligence …