Still a matter of trust: Post–9/11 british intelligence and political culture

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 653-681

  Phythian, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645571750     PISSN: 08850607     EISSN: 15210561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08850600500177127     Document Type: Article

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