| Summary/Abstract |
Comparative analyses of non-Western intelligence communities have been relatively few. Those that exist have tended to involve the United States as a baseline for comparison. In fact, Intelligence Studies as an academic discipline has been so dominated by American and English perspectives and conceptualizations that the informal term “Anglosphere” has emerged. Moreover, most non-American investigations of intelligence, whether comparative or single case studies, tend to be anecdotal and largely historical. And even these tend to be pushed through the lens of Western intelligence definitions and concepts. Very little exists—at least in English translation—that tries to examine the intelligence cultures of non-Western intelligence communities from their own political perspectives and national security priorities.
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