Source-led reading note · Advanced reference · 2nd ed. · 2025/26
The Oxford Handbook of National Security Intelligence
The updated second edition is a broad scholarly reference covering intelligence methods, institutions, history, policy and accountability.
Edited by Loch K. Johnson
Subject and context
The updated second edition surveys theory, history, collection, analysis, policy, counterintelligence, covert action, accountability and international systems.
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