Jamie Gaskarth is a Professor of Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Open University, UK where he teaches strategy and decision-making. His research looks at the ethical dilemmas of leadership and accountability in intelligence, foreign policy, and defense. He is author/editor/co-editor of six books and served on the Academic Advisory panel for the 2015 UK National Security Strategy and Strategic Defense and Security Review.

“Open society is increasingly defended by secret means. For this reason, oversight has never been more important. This book offers a new exploration of the widening world of accountability for UK intelligence, encompassing formal as well as informal mechanisms. It substantiates its claims well, drawing on an impressive range of interviews with senior figures. This excellent book offers both new information and fresh interpretations. It will have a major impact.” —Richard J. Aldrich, professor of international security, University of Warwick“Gaskarth's novel approach, interpreting interviews with senior figures from the intelligence world, brings fresh insight on a significant yet contested topic. He offers an impressively holistic account of intelligence accountability—both formal and informal—and, most interestingly of all, of how those involved understand it. This is essential reading for those wanting to know what accountability means and how it is enacted.” —Rory Cormac, professor of international relations, University of Nottingham

• Contents:AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Accountability and Intelligence2. Scrutinizing the U.K. Intelligence Machinery3. Practitioner Views of Accountability4. National Intelligence Accountability5. Liaison and International Intelligence AccountabilityConclusionNotesIndex

Jamie Gaskarth is a Professor of Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Open University, UK where he teaches strategy and decision-making. His research looks at the ethical dilemmas of leadership and accountability in intelligence, foreign policy, and defense. He is author/editor/co-editor of six books and served on the Academic Advisory panel for the 2015 UK National Security Strategy and Strategic Defense and Security Review.

“Open society is increasingly defended by secret means. For this reason, oversight has never been more important. This book offers a new exploration of the widening world of accountability for UK intelligence, encompassing formal as well as informal mechanisms. It substantiates its claims well, drawing on an impressive range of interviews with senior figures. This excellent book offers both new information and fresh interpretations. It will have a major impact.” —Richard J. Aldrich, professor of international security, University of Warwick“Gaskarth's novel approach, interpreting interviews with senior figures from the intelligence world, brings fresh insight on a significant yet contested topic. He offers an impressively holistic account of intelligence accountability—both formal and informal—and, most interestingly of all, of how those involved understand it. This is essential reading for those wanting to know what accountability means and how it is enacted.” —Rory Cormac, professor of international relations, University of Nottingham

• Contents:AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Accountability and Intelligence2. Scrutinizing the U.K. Intelligence Machinery3. Practitioner Views of Accountability4. National Intelligence Accountability5. Liaison and International Intelligence AccountabilityConclusionNotesIndex