Postmodern intelligence: Strategic warning in an age of reflexive intelligence

Security Dialogue

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-144

  Dunn Cavelty, Myriam ^a   Mauer, Victor ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intelligence community; New threat environment; Reflexive security; Risk society; Strategic warning

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049104396     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010609103071     Document Type: Article

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