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Intelligence, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Asks: what role should intelligence play in the prevention, detection, disruption and containment of contemporary and emerging biothreats?

  • Explores how intelligence can bring in other disciplines to help it understand bio-threats and risks, for example using epidemiologists, researchers and forensic specialists

  • Examines how intelligence assets can prevent and manage biosecurity threats

  • Speaks accessibly to intelligence analysts in particular and to those studying to become intelligence analysts

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 1-20
  3. The Biosecurity Threat Environment

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 21-57
  4. Intelligence Tasking and Coordination

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 59-87
  5. Collection

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 89-119
  6. Analysis

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 121-146
  7. Intelligence Governance

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 147-177
  8. Intelligence and Stakeholders

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 179-229
  9. Oversight and Accountability

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 231-261
  10. Conclusion

    • Patrick F. Walsh
    Pages 263-269
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 271-300

About this book

This book explores how potential bio-threats and risks may evolve post 9/11 given the rapid changes in biotechnology and synthetic biology. It also explores what role intelligence communities can play in understanding threats and risks. It argues that although bio-threats and risks are largely low probability and high impact in nature, intelligence in ‘Five Eyes’ countries remain insufficiently prepared to understand them. This book identifies key areas where intelligence reforms need to take place including a more strategic and systematic collaboration between national security/law enforcement intelligence and the scientific community. It is aimed at intelligence analysts, those in the scientific community working on health security threats, policy makers and researchers working on biosecurity and bioterrorism threats and risks.

Reviews

“This book would be an excellent summary for readers wanting to get an overview of the critical issues, and it would be an excellent textbook for course work in this field. For a generalist in the IC, it may provide new information.” (Margaret S. Marangione, International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence, Vol. 32 (3), 2019)

“Walsh provides clear organizational sections within in each chapter so that readers can choose to pass or skip ahead to other sections if desired. The way the book is organized is pitched nicely to newbies as well as those more seasoned in intelligence and biosecurity – and it helps build the connectors between those in intelligence and those in the biological sciences/biosecurity.” (Kathleen M. Vogel, Intelligence and National Security, May 28, 2019)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Charles Sturt University, Manly, Australia

    Patrick F. Walsh

About the author

Patrick F. Walsh is a former intelligence analyst and has worked in Australia’s national security and law enforcement environments. He is Associate Professor in Intelligence and Security Studies at Charles Sturt University, Australia.

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Softcover Book USD 49.99
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