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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      02 August 2017
      28 July 2017
      ISBN:
      9781316941317
      9781107187405
      9781316638064
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316941317
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.6kg, 338 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.45kg, 340 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, American Studies, American Government, Politics and Policy, History, Politics and International Relations, Twentieth Century American History
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, American Studies, American Government, Politics and Policy, History, Politics and International Relations, Twentieth Century American History
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    Examining the political foundations of American intelligence policy, this book develops a new theory of intelligence adaptation to explain the success or failure of major reform efforts since World War II. Durbin draws on careful case histories of the early Cold War, the Nixon and Ford administrations, the first decade after the Cold War, and the post-9/11 period, looking closely at the interactions among Congress, executive branch leaders, and intelligence officials. These cases demonstrate the significance of two factors in the success or failure of reform efforts: the level of foreign policy consensus in the system, and the ability of reformers to overcome the information advantages held by intelligence agencies. As these factors ebb and flow, windows of opportunity for reform open and close, and different actors and interests come to influence reform outcomes. Durbin concludes that the politics of US intelligence frequently inhibit effective adaptation, undermining America's security and the civil liberties of its citizens.

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