National Security Intelligence

Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia.

List of Figures and Tables vi List of Abbreviations viii Preface: The Study of National Security Intelligence xii Acknowledgments xvi 1 The First Line of Defense 1 2 Intelligence Collection and Analysis: Knowing about the World 35 3 Covert Action: Secret Attempts to Shape History 77 4 Counterintelligence: The Hunt for Moles 109 5 Safeguards against the Abuse of Secret Power 144 6 National Security Intelligence: Shield and Hidden Sword of the Democracies 177 Notes 187 Suggested Readings 213 Index 218