Intelligence and National Security in Africa and the Middle East – serie

The formation of post-colonial states in Africa, and the Middle East gave birth to prolonged separatist wars. Exploring the evolution of these separatist wars, Yaniv Voller examines the strategies that both governments and insurgents employed, how these strategies were shaped by the previous struggle against European colonialism and the practices and roles that emerged in the subsequent period, which moulded the identities, aims and strategies of post-colonial governments and separatist rebels. Based on a wealth of primary sources, Voller focuses on two post-colonial separatist wars; In Iraqi Kurdistan, between Kurdish separatists and the government in Baghdad, and Southern Sudan, between black African insurgents and the government in Khartoum. By providing an account of both conflicts, he offers a new understanding of colonialism, decolonisation and the international politics of the post-colonial world.

Since its founding in 1987, the political and ideological dimensions of the terror organisation Hamas have been well discussed by scholars. In contrast, this innovative study takes a new approach by exploring the entire scope of Hamas's intelligence activity against its state adversary, Israel. Using primary sources in Arabic, Hebrew and English, Netanel Flamer analyzes the development of Hamas's various methods for gathering information, its use of this information for operational needs and strategic analysis, and its counterintelligence activity against the Israeli intelligence apparatus. The Hamas Intelligence War against Israel explores how Hamas's activity has gradually become more sophisticated as its institutions have become more established and the nature of the conflict has changed. As the first full-length study to analyze the intelligence efforts of a violent non-state actor, this book sheds new light on the activities and operations of Hamas, and opens new avenues for intelligence research in the wider field.

Since its founding in 1987, the political and ideological dimensions of the terror organisation Hamas have been well discussed by scholars. In contrast, this innovative study takes a new approach by exploring the entire scope of Hamas's intelligence activity against its state adversary, Israel. Using primary sources in Arabic, Hebrew and English, Netanel Flamer analyzes the development of Hamas's various methods for gathering information, its use of this information for operational needs and strategic analysis, and its counterintelligence activity against the Israeli intelligence apparatus. The Hamas Intelligence War against Israel explores how Hamas's activity has gradually become more sophisticated as its institutions have become more established and the nature of the conflict has changed. As the first full-length study to analyze the intelligence efforts of a violent non-state actor, this book sheds new light on the activities and operations of Hamas, and opens new avenues for intelligence research in the wider field.

In recent decades, organisations such as the African Union have developed significant intelligence capabilities. Yet, existing research on intelligence in the Global South remains limited, and African intelligence institutions are understudied, their innovations under-recognised, and their challenges under-theorised. Tunji Namaiko focuses on the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS), whose operationalisation started in 2006, arguing that this system represents the most ambitious, integrated, and wide-ranging form of multilateral intelligence cooperation in the Global South. Namaiko demonstrates that despite sovereignty concerns, African states have institutionalised intelligence cooperation in a way that links intelligence directly to conflict prevention and peacebuilding, rather than merely to foreign policy or military objectives. This study connects theory, policy, and practice, offering new insights into how intelligence functions in regional integration processes. This is a Flip it Open title and may be available open access on Cambridge Core.

In recent decades, organisations such as the African Union have developed significant intelligence capabilities. Yet, existing research on intelligence in the Global South remains limited, and African intelligence institutions are understudied, their innovations under-recognised, and their challenges under-theorised. Tunji Namaiko focuses on the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS), whose operationalisation started in 2006, arguing that this system represents the most ambitious, integrated, and wide-ranging form of multilateral intelligence cooperation in the Global South. Namaiko demonstrates that despite sovereignty concerns, African states have institutionalised intelligence cooperation in a way that links intelligence directly to conflict prevention and peacebuilding, rather than merely to foreign policy or military objectives. This study connects theory, policy, and practice, offering new insights into how intelligence functions in regional integration processes. This is a Flip it Open title and may be available open access on Cambridge Core.

What do intelligence agencies actually do beyond spying, and what is their role in global politics? Circulating Secrets offers a deeply researched look at the secret networks that connect intelligence services across borders. The book offers a comparative study of the intelligence agencies of East Germany, West Germany, Iraq and Egypt, and shows that all four shared important traits and learned from one another. By showing how and why intelligence agencies across many different regime types maintain relations, the book challenges conventional views of intelligence agencies as primarily national actors. Instead, Circulating Secrets presents intelligence as a transnational, collaborative enterprise, which underpins diplomacy, security, and economic exchange, and continues to shape the world order today. Drawing on years of archival research, the book explores secret meetings, training exchanges, covert trade, and the 'intelligence entrepreneurs' who made these connections possible. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

What do intelligence agencies actually do beyond spying, and what is their role in global politics? Circulating Secrets offers a deeply researched look at the secret networks that connect intelligence services across borders. The book offers a comparative study of the intelligence agencies of East Germany, West Germany, Iraq and Egypt, and shows that all four shared important traits and learned from one another. By showing how and why intelligence agencies across many different regime types maintain relations, the book challenges conventional views of intelligence agencies as primarily national actors. Instead, Circulating Secrets presents intelligence as a transnational, collaborative enterprise, which underpins diplomacy, security, and economic exchange, and continues to shape the world order today. Drawing on years of archival research, the book explores secret meetings, training exchanges, covert trade, and the 'intelligence entrepreneurs' who made these connections possible. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.