In:
American Journal of International Law, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 86, No. 2 ( 1992-04), p. 284-309
Abstract:
This analysis of covert operations, as conducted by Western intelligence services, explores the problem of assessing their effects on international order and comity. Despite a tendency of commentators to overlook this form of intervention, the topic is important; in contemporary global relations, covert acts of hostility between nations occur with a high rate of frequency. The study is organized into three sections. The first presents a “ladder of escalation” for covert operations, one based on a rising level of intrusion abroad as policy makers climb upward from low-risk to high-risk activities. The second section briefly surveys leading ethical, philosophical and practical issues involved in trying to evaluate the effects of secret intelligence activities. And the third section offers a set of guidelines for evaluating the propriety of proposed covert operations.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0002-9300
,
2161-7953
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1992
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2940-3
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2009915-0
SSG:
2
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