Description
A novel and comprehensive narrative of American intelligence from the Revolutionary War to the present day.Intelligence is all around us. We read about it in the news, wonder who is spying on us through our phones or computers, and want to know what is happening in the shadows. The US Intelligence Community or IC, as insiders call it, is more powerful than ever, but also more vulnerable than it has been in decades. It is facing the threat of rival intelligence services from countries like Russia and China while fighting to keep up with new technology and the private sector. Still, the IC's greatest struggle is always with the American people, who expect it to keep them safe but not at the cost of their liberty and principles. This foundational problem is at the center of The Spy and the State. Based on original research and a new interpretation of US history, this masterful book offers a complete history of American intelligence from the Revolutionary War to the present day. Jeffrey Rogg explores the origins and evolution of intelligence in America, including its overlooked role in some of the key events that shaped the nation and the historical underpinnings of intelligence controversies that have shaken the country to its constitutional core. With the American public in mind, he introduces the concept of US civil-intelligence relations to explain the interaction between intelligence and the society it serves.While answering questions from the past, The Spy and the State poses new questions for the future that the United States must confront as intelligence gains ever greater importance in the twenty-first century.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Secrets Behind the Stars and StripesPart One: The Eagle's Eyes: The Dawn of American IntelligenceChapter 1: A Revolution Sub Rosa: The Shadow War for IndependenceChapter 2: The Founders, the First Citizen, and the First American Intelligence SystemChapter 3: Bitter Bedfellows: Ideology, Intelligence, and Opposition PoliticsChapter 4: The President's Fund for Part-Time SpiesChapter 5: Uncivil-Intelligence Relations in the Civil WarPart Two: The Competition to Control IntelligenceChapter 6: Intelligence in the Service of a New Empire and Old InstitutionsChapter 7: A Blurry Blue Line: The Origins of the FBI and Domestic Intelligence Chapter 8: Intelligence in No Man's LandChapter 9: A Return to NormalcyChapter 10: Navigating the Gathering Storm with Hoover at the HelmChapter 11: Donovan's Finest HourChapter 12: An Intelligence Failure and an Intelligence InsurgencyChapter 13: Coordination at Last?Part Three: The Covert Cold War and Construction of the Secret National Security StateChapter 14: Central Intelligence and Central ProblemsChapter 15: The CIA and a Clash of CulturesChapter 16: New Oversight and New OrganizationsChapter 17: Who Will Watch the Watchers? Chapter 18: Americanizing Intelligence?Chapter 19: The Executive Strikes BackPart Four: An American Intelligence StateChapter 20: The Illusory Peace DividendChapter 21: A New National Consensus and New National Security StateChapter 22: Reform Without ResolutionChapter 23: Revelation Without ReformChapter 24: In Intelligence We Trust?Conclusion: America and the Intelligence RevolutionNotesBibliographyIndex
