Spooked

The Truth About Intelligence in Australia
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-74223-388-8
Verlag: UNSW Press

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 135 mm x 206 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Terrorist acts, most notably 9/11 and the Bali bombings, transformed attitudes to the secretive world of intelligence, surveillance and security.

In this book a prominent group of writers including Michael Mori, Ben Saul, Anne Aly and Peter Leahy lay bare the facts about spying and security in post-9/11 Australia.

Their compelling book cuts through panic and fear-mongering to ask hard questions: Is ASIO unaccountable? Is the money spent on security worth it? Is cyber-terrorism an urgent threat? Are Australia’s spies up to the job? Is WikiLeaks good for human rights? Are Australians trading their privacy for a false sense of security? Spooked untangles the half-truths, conspiracy theories and controversies about the ‘war on terror’, and is a welcome antidote to misinformation and alarm.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baldino, Daniel

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Baldino is a political scientist specialising in international relations, Australian foreign policy and US national security strategy at the University of Notre Dame, Freemantle, Australia.