NEW: Out of the Shadows Podcast Episode 2
We travelled to Nottingham to meet Dr Rory Cormac, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham. In this episode we discuss Rory's career and his interest in intelligence. Most of the episode explores Rory's latest book (co-authored with Professor Richard Aldrich) The Black Door. We explore the history of British intelligence and covert action, as well as Prime Ministers' relations with the intelligence community: from Churchill passion for intelligence, to Eden's obsession with Nasser, to Thatcher and Blair. Toward the end of the podcast we also discuss contemporary issues such as transparency and leaks, big data, fake news and cyber security. Rory also has some interesting reading suggestions for those interested in intelligence and intelligence studies. His suggestions include book on British Intelligence, on the CIA in the Middle East and on British-American intelligence cooperation.
Rory's books:
- Richard Aldrich - The Hidden Hand: Britain, America and Cold War secret intelligence,
- Hugh Wilford - America's Great Game: the CIA's Secret Arabists and the shaping of the modern Middle East
- Peter Hennessy - The Secret State: preparing for the worst 1945-2010
Honourable mention to: Michael Goodman - The Official History of the Joint Intelligence Committee.
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