Beskrivning
Beskrivning
This handbook provides a detailed analysis of threats and risk in theinternational system and of how governments and their intelligence servicesmust adapt and function in order to manage the evolving security environment.This environment, now and for the foreseeable future, is characterised bycomplexity. The development of disruptive digital technologies; thevulnerability of critical national infrastructure; asymmetric threats such asterrorism; the privatisation of national intelligence capabilities: all havefar reaching implications for security and risk management. The leadingacademics and practitioners who have contributed to this handbook have alldone so with the objective of cutting through the complexity, and providinginsight on the most pressing security, intelligence, and risk factors today.They explore the changing nature of conflict and crises; interaction of theglobal with the local; the impact of technological; the proliferation ofhostile ideologies and the challenge this poses to traditional models ofintelligence; and the impact of all these factors on governance and ethicalframeworks. The handbook is an invaluable resource for students and professionalsconcerned with contemporary security and how national intelligence must adaptto remain effective.
