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Bringing together a group of international scholars, The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures provides the first review of intelligence cultures in every African country. It explores how intelligence cultures are influenced by a range of factors, including past and present societal, governmental and international dynamics. In doing so, the book examines the state’s role, civil society and foreign relations in shaping African countries’ intelligence norms, activities and oversight. It also explores the role intelligence services and cultures play in government and civil society.
Published | Mar 15 2023 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 832 |
ISBN | 9781538159972 |
Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Illustrations | 5 b/w photos; 1 map; 1 table |
Dimensions | 236 x 159 mm |
Series | Security and Professional Intelligence Education Series |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
“As the return of the Great Power competition means that Africa is again a contested landscape for terrorist networks and competing global powers, this important handbook on Africa’s intelligence services fills a gap in intelligence literature on Africa, and contextualizes the necessary and shadowy world of intelligence.”
Christopher P. Costa, , International Spy Museum executive director and former special assistant to the U.S. President and senior director for counterterrorism at the U.S. National Security Council.
“This welcome new compendium by a range of leading academics globally provides an authoritative overview of the intelligence picture of every African country from a range of perspectives – historical, contemporary, issue-specific, cultural, and so on – and includes many countries whose intelligence set-ups have never been assessed in English previously.”
Kevin A. O'Brien, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, King's College London and author of The South African Intelligence Services: From Apartheid to Democracy, 1948–2005.
“By examining the current intelligence services of African countries, this work represents a valuable contribution to understanding a too-often neglected topic. It serves as an important springboard for more detailed examinations of African intelligence services, their evolution, and the roles they play in their respective societies.”
Glenn A. Cross, Author of Dirty War: Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare, 1975–1980.
. . . provid[ing] what academics and journalists require if they are to enquire into this area: a first port of call in understanding a complex subject . . . a weighty summary of the scholarly knowledge on the subject . . . important resources for anyone interested in the important role of intelligence across the continent.
Intelligence and National Security
… useful to academics and practitioners. Researchers, calling for more contributions from non-western perspectives, will welcome these edited volumes as springboards for deeper dives into the intelligence cultures of individual nations, or to develop their own comparative assessments. Governments and intelligence analysts, too, will find the volumes valuable.
International Affairs
The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures makes a vital contribution to knowledge of the internal dynamics of the state and external pressures of foreign actors shaping African intelligence cultures, their current situations, and challenges.
International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
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