“A timely and provocative book exploring the origins of the national security state and the urgent challenge of reining it in” (The Washington Post). From D

Addresses the issue: How can the U.S. carry out effective intelligence work and still remain true to its democratic principles?

This book considers how excessive national security secrecy undercuts democracy and the rule of law, necessitating comparative and critical analysis toward pote

This edited volume offers a critical discussion of the trade-offs between transparency and secrecy in the actual political practice of democratic states in Euro

Traces the development of secrecy as a government policy over the twentieth century and its adverse effects on Cold War policy making