Aldrich: International Intelligence Co-operation in Practice Globalisation and Hesitation? International Intelligence Co-operation in Practice Richard J. Aldrich DRAFT – NOT FOR CIRCULATION Conference on the Accountability of International Intelligence Co-operation EOS - Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee 17 October 2008 Politics and International Studies University of Warwick r.j.aldrich@warwick.ac.uk 1 Aldrich: International Intelligence Co-operation in Practice Globalisation and Hesitation? International Intelligence Co-operation in Practice Richard J. Aldrich …collaborative intelligence is not actually as self-evident or as straightforward in practice as might first appear to be the case. Warren Tucker, New Zealand Director of Security, 23 May 2007 1 1. Globalisation as the driver of hesitant intelligence co-operation It is frequently observed that intelligence has never been more important in world politics than it is currently at the opening of twenty-first century.2 The idea that effective intelligence is central to action against terrorism, organised crime, weapons proliferation and a range of associated sub-state threats commands broad consensus. Accordingly, over the last five years there has been a flurry of writing about current intelligence activities. Yet recent academic literature on this subject has focused on thick description. Almost without exception, scholars working in Intelligence Studies have focused on specific epis ...
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