Outputs (13)

A modern-day requirement for co-ordinated covert action (2016)
Journal Article
Cormac, R., Goodman, M. S., & Tom, H. (in press). A modern-day requirement for co-ordinated covert action. RUSI Journal, 161(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/03071847.2016.1174478

Covert action can be an important weapon in a state’s arsenal. It is, however, inherently controversial and risky. Rory Cormac, Michael S Goodman and Tom Holman argue that when considering covert action, Whitehall should look to lessons from the rece... Read More about A modern-day requirement for co-ordinated covert action.

The black door: spies, secret intelligence, and British Prime Ministers (2016)
Book
Aldrich, R. J., & Cormac, R. (2016). The black door: spies, secret intelligence, and British Prime Ministers. William Collins

The pinprick approach: Whitehall’s top-secret anti-communist committee and the evolution of British covert action strategy (2014)
Journal Article
Cormac, R. (in press). The pinprick approach: Whitehall’s top-secret anti-communist committee and the evolution of British covert action strategy. Journal of Cold War Studies, 16(3), https://doi.org/10.1162/JCWS_a_00469

This article examines Great Britain’s approach to covert action during the formative years of British Cold War intelligence operations, 1950–1951. Rather than shy away from such activity in the wake of the failure in Albania in the late 1940s, the Br... Read More about The pinprick approach: Whitehall’s top-secret anti-communist committee and the evolution of British covert action strategy.