PSCI 4008
National Security and Intelligence in the Modern State
The state's response to foreign espionage, alleged subversion, terrorism, and counterintelligence. Major focus on the Canadian experience, but with extensive use of materials chronicling the practices of KGB, CIA, BIS, ASIO, MOSSAD, etc.
2024
Readings
- Sun Tzu. The Art of War. Ch. 13. “The Use of Spies.” Available online.
- Tony Pfaff and Jeffrey R. Tiel. “The Ethics of Espionage.” Journal of Military Ethics. Vol. 3, No. 1. 2004. pp. 1-15.
- Corin Stone, “Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community.” Just Security. 2021 https://www.justsecurity.org/77783/artificial-intelligence-in-the-intelligence-community-
- Greg Fyffe. “Prepared: Canadian Intelligence for the Dangerous Decades.” No. 6. Reimagining a Canadian National Security Strategy. Waterloo, Ont.: Centre for International Governance
- Innovation. 2021. https://www.cigionline.org/static/documents/NSS_Report6.pdf T. Darcy Finn. “Does Canada Need a Foreign Intelligence Service?” Canadian Foreign Policy,
- 1-3, 1993: pp. 149-162.
- Alistair Hensler, “Creating a Canadian Foreign Intelligence Service”, Canadian Foreign Policy, 3-3, Winter, 1995, pp.15-35.
- Thomas Juneau, Stephanie Carvin. “Canadian Foreign Intelligence and the Future of Canada- U.S. Relations.” Lawfare. Nov. 14, 2021. https://www.lawfareblog.com/canadian-foreign-
- Alistair Hensler. “I, spy: CSIS has an identity crisis.” Globe and Mail, Date?, 2020.
- national security review.” Globe and Mail, Oct. 13, 2021.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department. Seminar three hours a week.