Securing the State - Hardcover

Omand, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849040788 ISBN 13: 9781849040785

Verlag: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2010

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'An invaluable handbook for politicians, intelligence professionals, journalists and anyone else who wants to know what should and should not be done in the name of securing the state in an age of surprise, turbulence and implacably hostile terrorist networks that are more than capable of using the latest technology.'--The Economist 'Admirable... Omand [is] one of the wisest and calmest of Britain's securocrats.' The Guardian 'This book is overdue. Omand evidences how much learning is necessary to keep the concepts of resilience and security fit for ethical purposes. Scholars and practitioners have much to do and learn, whilst time is not necessarily on anyone's side. The challenge for citizens and leadership cannot be overstated. There is much to gain and a great deal to lose by not learning faster.' -- Dr. John Reid. Chair of the Institute of Security and Resilience Studies, University College London, and former UK Home Secretary and Defence Secretary

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Governments recognise that national security in the turbulent conditions of the early twenty-first century must centre on the creation of public confidence that normal life can continue even in the face of threats such as terrorism and proliferation, and of natural hazards such as pandemics and climate change. Based on his own experience in government, David Omand argues that while public security is vital for good government, the effects of bad government will result from failure to maintain the right relationship between justice, liberty, privacy, civic harmony and security measures. His book examines in detail how secret intelligence helps governments to deliver security, but also risks raising public concern over its methods. A set of ethical principles is proposed to guide intelligence and security work within the framework of human rights. Securing the State provides a new way of thinking about the cycle of activities that generates secret intelligence, examines the issues that arise from the way that modern intelligence uses technology to access new sources of information, and discusses how the meaning of intelligence can best be elucidated. The limits of intelligence in enabling greater security are explored, especially in guiding government in a world in which we must learn not to be surprised by surprise. Illustrated throughout by historical examples, David Omand provides new perspectives for practitioners and those teaching security and intelligence studies and for a wider readership offers an accessible introduction to pressing issues of public policy.

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• Verlag: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1849040788
• ISBN 13: 9781849040785
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288