RORY CORMAC RORY.CORMAC@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of International Relations
A modern-day requirement for co-ordinated covert action
Cormac, Rory; Goodman, Michael S.; Tom, Holman
Authors
Michael S. Goodman
Holman Tom
Abstract
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 recent past. The UK has long used covert action, and how best to manage and co-ordinate such sensitive activity was for many decades a key preoccupation of its policy-makers and politicians. Given the secrecy involved, these lessons, and the machinery created, have been lost to history. Yet with covert action seemingly now back on the agenda, previous experience and hard-learnt lessons have assumed renewed importance.
Citation
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
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 7, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 27, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Apr 7, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 27, 2016 |
Journal | RUSI Journal |
Print ISSN | 0307-1847 |
Electronic ISSN | 1744-0378 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 161 |
Issue | 2 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03071847.2016.1174478 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/783449 |
Publisher URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03071847.2016.1174478 |
Related Public URLs | https://rusi.org/publication/rusi-journal |
Additional Information | The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in RUSI Journal, 2016, http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03071847.2016.1174478 |
Contract Date | Apr 7, 2016 |
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