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Drugs and dirty wars: intelligence cooperation in the global south / Shiraz, Zakia

Shiraz, Zakia	Journal Article
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2013.

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Intelligence is a subject dominated by an Anglospheric lexicon. Little is known of intelligence in the global South, still less of intelligence cooperation. Since 9/11 Western democracies have sought to intensify their intelligence alliances across the world in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia as part of a US-led 'war on terror'. However, the conceptualisation of intelligence and the nature of secret service cooperation-often referred to as 'liaison'-remains dominated by concepts derived from Western technocratic Cold War surveillance. This article calls for a re-examination of intelligence cooperation based on activity 'beyond the Anglosphere'. It attempts to redefine what intelligence is in the global South and explores the texture of South-South cooperation using Latin American examples. It offers an alternative model of intelligence liaison focused on opportunistic cooperation in the context of drugs and dirty wars.

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War on Terror ; Intelligence Cooperation ; Six Day War ; Global South ; Anglospheric Lexicon

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Secrecy, spies and the global South: intelligence studies beyond the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance / Shiraz, Zakia ; Aldrich, Richard J

Aldrich, Richard J	Journal Article
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The study of secrecy and spies remain subjects dominated by Anglo-American experiences. In recent years there has been some effort to refocus the lens of research upon ‘intelligence elsewhere’, including the global South. This is partly because of intense interest in the Arab Spring and ‘managed democracy’, placing a wider range of secret services under the spotlight. However, the approach to research is still dominated by concepts and methods derived from studying the English-speaking states of the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance and their European outriders. This article calls for a re-examination of research strategies for Intelligence Studies and for those theorizing surveillance, suggesting that both fields have much to learn from area studies and development studies, especially in the realm of research practice and ethics. If the growing number of academics specializing in intelligence genuinely wish to move forward and examine the global South they will need to rethink their tool-kit and learn from other disciplines. We suggest there is a rich tradition to draw upon.

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Security ; Defence ; Conflic

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