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Aldrich, Richard J. (2009) Beyond the vigilant state : globalisation and intelligence. Review of International Studies, Vol.35 (No.4). pp. 889-902. doi:10.1017/S0260210509990337
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0260210509990337
Abstract
The world of intelligence has grown exponentially over the last decade. This article Suggests that prevailing explanation of this expansion - the spectre of 'new terrorism' reflects serious misunderstandings. Much of the emergency legislation which has extended the power of the state so remarkably was already sitting in the pending trays of officials in the late 1990s. Instead, the rise of both the 'new terrorism' and its supposed nemesis - the secret state - both owe more to long-term structural factors. Globalisation has accelerated a wide range of sub-military transnational threats, of which the 'new terrorism' is but one example. Meanwhile the long-promised engines of global governance are nowhere in sight. In their absence, the underside of a globalising world is increasingly policed by 'vigilant states' that resort to a Mixture of military power and intelligence power in an attempt to address these problems. Yet the intelligence services cannot meet the improbable demands for omniscience made by governments, nor can they square their new enforcer role with vocal demands by global civil society for improved ethical practice.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Military intelligence, Globalization, Terrorism, Secret service | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Review of International Studies | ||||
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 0260-2105 | ||||
| Official Date: | October 2009 | ||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 December 2015 | ||||
| Volume: | Vol.35 | ||||
| Number: | No.4 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 14 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 889-902 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0260210509990337 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | Leverhulme Trust (LT) |
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