R. Gerald Hughes

Martin Alexander

Len Scott

The events of 9/11 and subsequent acts of jihadist terrorism, together with the failures of intelligence agencies over Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction, have arguably heralded a new age of intelligence. For some this takes the form of a crisis of legitimacy. For others the threat of cataclysmic terrorism involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack gives added poignancy to the academic contention that intelligence failure is inevitable. Many of the challenges facing intelligence appear to be both new and deeply worrying. In response, intelligence has clearly taken on new forms and new agendas. How these various developments are viewed depends upon the historical, normative and political frameworks in which they are analysed. This book addresses fundamental questions arising in this new age. The central aim of the collection is to identify key issues and questions and subject them to interrogation from different methodological perspectives using internationally acclaimed experts in the field. A key focus in the collection is on British and North American perspectives. Recent trends and debates about the organisation and conduct of intelligence provide key themes for exploration. Underpinning several contributions is the recognition that intelligence faces a conflict of ideas as much as practices and threats. This book was published as a special issue of Intelligence and National Security.

New Perspectives and Agendas

Intelligence and International Security

Ein maskierter Mann ohne Vergangenheit - und voller Geheimnisse. Die Herrscherin Windfalls stirbt durch ein unheilbares Fieber, und ihr Sohn Karol soll der neue Windfürst werden. Doch seine Zwillingsschwester Kaia plagen Zweifel: Könnte ihr Bruder etwas mit dem Tod der Mutter zu tun haben? Oder hatte sein mysteriöser Berater, der so genannte Thaumaturg, die Finger im Spiel? Dieser geheimnisvolle Mann mit der goldenen Maske, dem nachgesagt wird, er habe magische Fähigkeiten ... Als sich Kaias Verdacht zu bestätigen scheint, muss sie vom Hof fliehen und will mehr über den Thaumaturgen herausfinden. Dabei ahnt sie noch nicht, dass seine Absichten das gesamte Reich in den Abgrund reißen könnten...

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Moselio Schaechter

William C. Summers

Barry R. Bloom

David A. Hopwood

Roger Hull

Barbara H. Iglewski

Allen I. Laskin

Stephen G. Oliver

The First Edition of the Encyclopedia of Microbiology was hailed by leading scientists and researchers around the world as "excellent," "outstanding," and "impressive." This Second Edition will serve as an up-to-date version of this reference which has been useful to academic, industrial, and personal libraries for years. The Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Second Edition both challenges and stimulates the reader, and illustrates the importance of microbiology, a field that cannot be over emphasized in this booming biotechnology age. Key Features * Completely redesigned and revised approach with 65% new material * Contains approximately 300 articles, 1000 illustrations, and 400 tables * New design includes thematic table of contents, combined glossary of terms, and appendix * Provides color plate sections in each volume * 17 subject areas, including exciting coverage of microbes in extreme environments and microbes in emerging infections

Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Four-Volume Set

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