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The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure? (2016)
Journal Article

This article examines the role of the IRD (Information Research Department) in Northern Ireland during the first half of the 1970s. After discussing British conceptualisations of propaganda, it offers a detailed account of IRD activity, including how... Read More about The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure?.

Disruption and deniable interventionism: explaining the appeal of covert action and special forces in contemporary British policy (2016)
Journal Article

The United Kingdom has long engaged in covert action. It continues to do so today. Owing to the secrecy involved, however, such activity has consistently been excluded from debates about Britain’s global role, foreign and security policy, and militar... Read More about Disruption and deniable interventionism: explaining the appeal of covert action and special forces in contemporary British policy.

A modern-day requirement for co-ordinated covert action (2016)
Journal Article

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.