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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"counterintelligence"”.
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Requirements For Effective United States Counterintelligence
… and organization of its intelligence effort. Counterintelligence is the essential ingredient to any successful intelligence effort, yet U.S. counterintelligence capabilities are relatively weak. A loose confederation of federal bureaucracies, formally codified in the National Security Act …
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Exposing the seams : the impetus for reforming U.S. counterintelligence
U.S. counterintelligence is in need of reform. The September 11, 2001 attacks by Al-Qa'ida against America highlight this fact but are not in themselves the reason counterintelligence should be reformed. Not surprisingly these attacks have stirred a general debate on how U.S. intelligence ought to …
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Counterintelligence methods of terrorist organisations and the factors that influence them: a comparative study of Revolutionary Organisation 17 November and the Red Army Faction
… curve. This thesis explores the terrorist counterintelligence methods and adaptation mechanisms of two organisations: the Revolutionary Organisation 17 November and the Red Army Faction. It examines the commonly accepted factors that influence the counterintelligence methods of terrorist …
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War With Chinese Characteristics: Chinese Intelligence Operations Against the American Target
… The outcome of this thesis is an open source counterintelligence threat assessment of China's intelligence operations against the United States.
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Political Misuse of Domestic Intelligence: A Case Study on the FBI
… unfulfilled needs. On the other hand, political counterintelligence can be best explained by Threat Theory. In order for a domestic intelligence organization to be effective, its organizational discretion must be limited by establishing clear legislation that is not secret, on the focus, limits, …
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FBI Investigations into the Civil Rights Movement and the New Left
… Some attention is devoted to the efforts of the counterintelligence program to deter these organizations from accomplishing their goals.</p>
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Understanding Islamist Terrorism: What It Is and How It Threatens the United States of America
… by examining their use of intelligence and counterintelligence as well as the benefits they receive from their state sponsors. Finally, this Thesis details the terrorist threat to the United States and offers a clear and objective assessment of America’s vulnerabilities as well as the …
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Political crime: an application of Merton's theory of social structure and anomie
… and MHChaos (late 1950s-1974) a domestic counterintelligence program. Anomie theory focuses on the disjuncture between cultural goals and institutional means to achieve end results. I argue that political crimes result when governmental agencies cannot reach their goals using legitimate …
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COINTELPRO and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Classification of Threats
… was a formidable and extremely controversial counterintelligence program conducted by the FBI from 1956 to 1971. Its exposure showcased the covert methods in which the FBI targeted US citizens it identified as threats to the internal and domestic security of the United States. Since the …
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Plateaus of freedom : nationality, culture and state security in Canada, 1927-1957
… citizens 'remember-to-forget'. In Part 3, counterintelligence expert Peter Dwyer's amateur play delineates two forms of secrecy and solves a riddle concerning suspected spy Harry Dexter White. Dwyer drafted legislation to found the Canada Council even as he shaped the emerging security …
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Developing a digital competence framework for UAE law enforcement agencies to enhance cyber security of Critical Physical Infrastructure (CPI)
… Cybercrime Investigator, Law Enforcement/Counterintelligence Forensics Analyst, and All-Source Analyst are the highest ranked work roles. The framework identifies knowledge skills and ability competencies for each of these domains. This study makes a novel contribution to theory of digital …
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A Failure of Policy: How U.S. Leaders Neglected to Shape, Lead, and Leverage Intelligence Concerning Japan During the Interwar Period, 1918-1941
… defended U.S. interests against Japanese counterintelligence threats; and endeavored to influence their Japanese counterparts, often intelligence professionals and officers in Japan’s armed services, into reducing their concern regarding U.S. objectives in the Asia-Pacific region, …
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Domestic Intelligence Reform: Assessing an Independent Domestic Intelligence Agency for the United States
The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how the U.S. would benefit from the creation of an entirely new domestic intelligence agency. To examine this view, this thesis will detail the challenges and limitations faced by existing domestic intelligence efforts (namely the FBI) and assess how the …