Graaf Bob (ed.). Intelligence Communities and Cultures in Asia and Middle East: A Comprehensive Reference

Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2020. — 505 p.An invaluable piece of literature for students of intelligence studies and cognate disciplines. A highly recommended reference text for understanding the characteristics of intelligence in about two dozen Asian countries. The editor succeeded in compiling many different pieces in English about countries that are largely absent from intelligence studies research. How are intelligence systems structured in countries across Asia and the Middle East―from Russia to India, from Turkey to China and Japan, from Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia? In what ways did decolonization and the Cold War influence their organization? What is their mission, and to what extent do they come under public scrutiny? The authors of this comprehensive reference delve into these questions, and more, to provide a unique, systematic survey of intelligence practices and cultures in 22 countries.