| ID | 188630 |
| Title Proper | American Covert Action and Diplomacy after 9/11 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Long, Magda |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The relationship between American diplomats and intelligence officers has always been complex. The focus of American foreign policy and national security on counterterrorism efforts in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks further shaped the dynamic between diplomats and intelligence officers in the field as well as their respective roles. The tension between diplomacy and covert action as policy-implementing tools was largely resolved to the benefit of the latter. Consequently, a new status quo emerged. Intelligence officers took a leading role in policy-implementation efforts through covert action, whilst the role of diplomats in the field evolved in line with counterterrorism-driven foreign policy and national security needs. This analysis introduces a new typology of diplomats in the twenty-first century, contrasting the multifaceted diplomatic activists, who advanced counterterrorism-driven diplomacy, against the traditionalists seeing this new diplomacy as bellicose and against American national interests. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 33, No.2; Jun 2022: p.379-402 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol: 33 No 2 |
| Key Words | After 9/11 ; American Covert Action and Diplomacy |