The Ethics of National Security Intelligence Institutions

This book explores the ethics of national security intelligence institutions operating in contemporary liberal democracies.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

1. Institutionalising Intelligence Ethics: The Case for a Just Intelligence Theory Part One: Concepts and Principles for Just Intelligence Institutions 2. On National Security Intelligence: Concepts and Contexts 3. On Just Intelligence Operations: Exceptions and Explanations 4. National Security Intelligence Activity: The Principles of Discrimination, Necessity, and Proportionality Part Two: Principles of Just Intelligence Institutions in Action 5. Espionage: Ends and Means 6. Covert Action: The Ethics of Secret National Security Operations 7. PSYOP and Intelligence Institutions Part Three: The Future of Intelligence and the Evolution of Intelligence Institutions 8. Privacy as Digital Sovereignty: Rethinking Privacy for International Intelligence 9. Beyond Independence: The Ethics of Trustworthy Intelligence Institutions 10. Changing Practices, Disruptive Technologies, and the Evolution of Intelligence Institutions 11. The Future of Intelligence Practice: Concluding Lessons for Just Intelligence Institutions