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Book SynopsisCécile Fabre draws back the curtain on the ethics of espionage and counterintelligence. In a book rich with historical examples she argues that spying is only justified to protect against ongoing violations of fundamental rights. Blackmail, bribery, mass surveillance, cyberespionage, treason, and other nefarious activities are considered.
Trade ReviewCécile Fabre's latest book further demonstrates that she is among the most insightful and prolific thinkers working on the ethics of foreign policy. Here she expands her reach by turning to an underaddressed issue in political theory and applied ethics: the morality of espionage. * Saba Bazargan-Forward, University of California San Diego, Ethics *
Very little has been written on the ethics of espionage, and this text begins to fill the gap. * K. Buterbaugh, Southern Connecticut State University, CHOICE *
Spying Through a Glass Darkly: The Ethics of Espionage and Counter-Intelligence is a comprehensive and forensic survey of espionage practices and the necessary evils sometimes carried out by their exponents. It would be of particular interest to philosophers, legal theorists and military historians. * Graham Elliott, Philosophy Now *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Building Blocks 2: Political Secrets 3: Acquiring Secrets: A Defence of Espionage 4: Economic Espionage 5: Deception 6: Treason 7: Recruitment 8: The Technology of Espionage and Counterintelligence 9: Mass Surveillance Conclusion
