THE RISE AND FALL OF INTELLIGENCE

This sweeping history of the development of professional, institutionalized intelligence examines the implications of the fall of th e state monopoly on espionage today and beyond.During the Cold War, only the alliances clustered around the two superpowers maintain ed viable intelligence endeavors, whereas a century ago, many states could aspire to be competitive at these dark arts. Today, large r states have lost their monopoly on intelligence skills and capabilities as technological and sociopolitical changes have made it p ossible ...[Read more]