Who's Watching the Spies?: Establishing Intelligence Service Accountability

by Loch K. Johnson, Ian Leigh, Hans Born

Book Overview

Given recent experiences with terrorism, clearly even the most democratic societies have a legitimate need for secrecy. This secrecy has often been abused, however, and strong oversight systems are necessary to protect individual liberties.

The assembled authors, each well known in the international community of national security scholars, bring together in one volume the rich experience of three decades of experimentation in intelligence accountability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574888978
• ISBN13: 9781574888973
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"