Vaults, Mirrors, and Masks: Rediscovering U.S.

Vaults, Mirrors, and Masks: Rediscovering U.S. Counterintelligence

Decision makers matching wits with an adversary want intelligenceâ€•good, relevant information to help them win. Intelligence can gain these advantages through directed research and analysis, agile collection, and the timely use of guile and theft. Counterintelligence is the art and practice of defeating these endeavors. Its purpose is the same as that of positive intelligenceâ€•to gain advantageâ€•but it does so by exploiting, disrupting, denying, or manipulating the intelligence activities of others. The tools of counterintelligence include security systems, deception, and disguise: vaults, mirrors, and masks.

In one indispensable volume, top practitioners and scholars in the field explain the importance of counterintelligence today and explore the causes ofâ€•and practical solutions forâ€•U.S. counterintelligence weaknesses. These experts stress the importance of developing a sound strategic vision in order to improve U.S. counterintelligence and emphasize the challenges posed by technological change, confused purposes, political culture, and bureaucratic rigidity. Vaults, Mirrors, and Masks skillfully reveals that robust counterintelligence is vital to ensuring America's security.

Published in cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies and the George T. Kalaris Memorial Fund, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Country USA
Manufacturer Georgetown University Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2008-12-17
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Georgetown University Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2008-12-17
Format	Kindle eBook

Vaults, Mirrors, and Masks: Rediscovering U.S. Counterintelligence

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