The nature of the threats facing America today has drastically reduced the margin for error in senior political appointm
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Uses the perspective of parliamentarians to reassess the relationship between security and politics Received an honourab
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What is the role of intelligence agencies in strategy and policy? How do policymakers use (or misuse) intelligence estim
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