Top Secret Canada

Top Secret Canada
Author: Stephanie Carvin
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2021-03-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1487536666

National security in the interest of preserving the well-being of a country is arguably the first and most important responsibility of any democratic government. Motivated by some of the pressing questions and concerns of citizens, Top Secret Canada is the first book to offer a comprehensive study of the Canadian intelligence community, its different parts, and how it functions as a whole. In taking up this important task, contributors aim to identify the key players, explain their mandates and functions, and assess their interactions. Top Secret Canada features essays by the country’s foremost experts on law, foreign policy, intelligence, and national security, and will become the go-to resource for those seeking to understand Canada’s intelligence community and the challenges it faces now and in the future.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Author: Peter Boer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2010
Genre: Secret service
ISBN: 9781926677668

The author examines the origins of CSIS and its successes and failures since its creation in 1984.

Inside Canadian Intelligence

Inside Canadian Intelligence
Author: Dwight Hamilton
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2011-05-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1459700120

Since 9/11, Canada has been on the front lines of a New World Order that few understand. And in today’s world, secret intelligence is not just the first line of defence – it may be the only one. Editor Dwight Hamilton has assembled a formidable cast of former intelligence officers and journalists to take you inside the covert and dangerous world of espionage and international terrorism. This revised paperback edition provides a concise expos of every government organization in the Canadian national security sector. With first-hand accounts and informed analysis, the team behind Inside Canadian Intelligence has the esoteric expertise to accurately portray the new realities like no one else can. Forget James Bond: this is the real thing.

Inside Canadian Intelligence

Inside Canadian Intelligence
Author: Dwight Hamilton
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2006-06-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1550026089

An all-star cast of former intelligence officers and journalists contribute to this expos of the Canadian national security sector.

Out of Darkness--Light

Out of Darkness--Light
Author: Harold Skaarup
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 710
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 0595349897

Intelligence is a key element of operations, enabling commanders to successfully plan and conduct operations. It enables them to win decisive battles and it helps them to identify and attack high value targets. Intelligence is an important part of every military decision. Military intelligence is the knowledge of a possible or actual enemy or area of operation. It encompasses combat intelligence, strategic intelligence, and counterintelligence, and is essential to the preparation and execution of military policies, plans, and operations. The objective of military intelligence is to minimize the uncertainties of the affects of enemy, weather and terrain on operations. The decisive factor in warfare has often been the utilization of good intelligence. A glimpse of how this has been done in the Canadian Forces is contained in this reference book on the Intelligence Branch history.

Big Data Surveillance and Security Intelligence

Big Data Surveillance and Security Intelligence
Author: David Lyon
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0774864206

Intelligence gathering is in a state of flux. Enabled by massive computing power, new modes of communications analysis now touch the lives of citizens around the globe – not just those considered suspicious or threatening. Big Data Surveillance and Security Intelligence reveals the profound shift to “big data” practices that security agencies have made in recent years, as the increasing volume of information from social media and other open sources challenges traditional intelligence gathering. Working together, the Five Eyes intelligence partners – Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States – are using new methods of data analysis to identify and pre-empt risks to national security. But at what cost to civil liberties, human rights, and privacy protection? In this astute collection, leading academics, civil society experts, and regulators debate the pressing questions raised by security intelligence and surveillance in Canada in the age of big data.

Closely Guarded

Closely Guarded
Author: John Starnes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Starnes's memoir offers a fascinating look at Canada's security and intelligence work from the point of view of an official deeply involved in many covert government activities.

Stand on Guard

Stand on Guard
Author: Stephanie Carvin
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1487534736

In Stand on Guard, Stephanie Carvin sets out to explain the range of activities considered national security threats by Canadian security services today. As new forms of terrorism and extremism appear, especially online, we need a responsibly widened view of such threats and how they manifest in the contemporary world. Canadians should not be more fearful, Carvin explains, but a more sophisticated understanding among security services personnel and the general public is needed if we are to anticipate and ameliorate threats to national security. As a former security analyst tasked with providing threat assessments to high levels of government, Carvin writes with both authority and urgency. Her book presents an insider’s look at the issues facing the Canadian security and intelligence community. Timely and accessible, Stand on Guard will be required reading for scholars, practitioners, and any Canadian concerned about national security in the twenty-first century.

Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States

Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States
Author: Brian A. Jackson
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2009
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0833046179

With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat the United States faces continues to be central in policy debate. Does the country need a dedicated domestic intelligence agency? Case studies of five other democracies--Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK--provide lessons and common themes that may help policymakers decide.

The Bridge in the Parks

The Bridge in the Parks
Author: Dennis G. Molinaro
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2021-07-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 148753163X

Established in the 1940s, the Five Eyes intelligence network consists of Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. The alliance was integral to shaping domestic and international security decisions during the Cold War, yet much of the intelligence history of these countries remains unknown. In The Bridge in the Parks, intelligence scholars from across the Five Eyes come together to present case studies detailing the varied successes and struggles their countries experienced in the world of Cold War counter-intelligence. The case studies draw on newly declassified documents on a variety of topics, including civil liberties, agent handling, wiretapping, and international relations. Collectively, these studies highlight how Cold War intelligence history is more nuanced than it has often been portrayed – and much like in the world of intelligence, nothing is ever entirely as it seems.