1st Edition

The Ethics of National Security Intelligence Institutions Theory and Applications

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the ethics of national security intelligence institutions operating in contemporary liberal democracies. Intelligence collection by agencies such as the CIA, MI6, and Mossad involves practices that are apparently inconsistent with the principles of ordinary morality – practices such as lying, spying, manipulation, and covert action. However, in the defence of national... Read more

1. Institutionalising Intelligence Ethics: The Case for a Just Intelligence Theory

Adam Henschke and Patrick F. Walsh   

Part One: Concepts and Principles for Just Intelligence Institutions   

2. On National Security Intelligence: Concepts and Contexts

Seumas Miller

3. On Just Intelligence Operations: Exceptions and Explanations

Adam Henschke

4. National Security Intelligence Activity: The Principles of Discrimination, Necessity, and Proportionality

Seumas Miller

Part Two: Principles of Just Intelligence Institutions in Action          

5. Espionage: Ends and Means

Seumas Miller

6. Covert Action: The Ethics of Secret National Security Operations

Andrew Alexandra

7. PSYOP and Intelligence Institutions

Andrew Alexandra

Part Three: The Future of Intelligence and the Evolution of Intelligence Institutions

8. Privacy as Digital Sovereignty: Rethinking Privacy for International Intelligence

Adam Henschke

9. Beyond Independence: The Ethics of Trustworthy Intelligence Institutions

Adam Henschke

10. Changing Practices, Disruptive Technologies, and the Evolution of Intelligence Institutions

Adam Henschke, Patrick  F. Walsh and Roger Bradbury

11. The Future of Intelligence Practice: Concluding Lessons for Just Intelligence Institutions

Patrick F. Walsh and Adam Henschke

Biography

Adam Henschke is an Assistant Professor with the Philosophy Section at the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

Seumas Miller is a Professor with the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security at Charles Sturt University, in Australia, and a Distinguished Research Fellow at Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University.

Andrew Alexandra is an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at Melbourne University, in Australia.

Patrick F. Walsh is Professor of Intelligence and Security Studies with the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security at Charles Sturt University, in Australia.

Roger Bradbury is Emeritus Professor of Complex Systems Science with the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University in Australia.