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Israeli Security Agency in Crisis

How it Failed to See Storms Arrive
Avner Barnea

£70.99

This book analyzes critical case studies where the counterintelligence agency ISA failed, aiming to understand why. An analysis of these cases shows how the agency faces strategic surprises, revealing unique and essential findings from which lessons can be learned.

The ISA is a counterintelligence agency that has, for decades, focused on preventing Palestinian terrorism. This book reviews what happened to the ISA at critical…
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The ISA is a counterintelligence agency that has, for decades, focused on preventing Palestinian terrorism. This book reviews what happened to the ISA at critical turning points and analyzes case studies where the ISA failed, aiming to understand why. An analysis of these cases shows how the agency faces strategic surprises. The book is unique because it reveals essential findings from which lessons can be learned.

Dr Avner Barnea is a research fellow at the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa, Israel and a former senior officer in the Israeli Security Agency (ISA). With a career dedicated to national security, intelligence, and counterintelligence, he has become a leading expert in these fields. His recent book, We Never Expected That (2021), analyzes intelligence failures. He has also published numerous articles in academic journals. He serves on the advisory editorial board of the International Journal of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence and teaches strategic intelligence in MBA programs across Israel.

Hardback

  • ISBN: 1-0364-6852-6
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-6852-1
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Subject Codes:

  • BIC: JKSW1, JPSH
  • BISAC: POL036000, POL012000, POL037000, POL059000, POL062000, POL069000
  • THEMA: JKSW1, JPSH
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  • "Dr Avner Barnea, a seasoned scholar in intelligence studies and a former senior official within the ISA, presents twelve of the Israel Security Agency’s (ISA) most significant intelligence failures. Drawing on both personal experience and rigorous research, he sheds light on the inner workings of this often-hidden organization but also offers valuable insights into events that have shaped Israel’s security history."
    - Professor Uzi Arad, Former National Advisor, Head of NSC, Director of Research, Mossad, Israel
  • "Everyone has heard of Mossad, the Israeli external intelligence service, but few know much about Israel's Intelligence Security Agency (Shabak in Hebrew), responsible for the country's internal intelligence. Now, Dr Avner Barnea sheds light on this key agency's functions and history."
    - Tom Parker, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, USA
  • "This book by Dr Avner Barnea, offers an in-depth and impartially critical analysis of numerous historical failures of one of the most highly acclaimed domestic intelligence organizations in the world. This book is a must-read for students and scholars alike interested in intelligence and counterintelligence, terrorism, and security studies."
    - Professor Avraham Sela, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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