CHALK Peter

Domestic counter-terrorist intelligence structures in the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Australia/ Peter Chalk - 2022

This research note considers the origin, development, and functions of intelligence organizations in four selected democratic states, assessing their role in terrorism threat mitigation, their relationship with police forces, and the means and modalities by which they are controlled and monitored. The article is intended to help inform debate over the various strengths and weaknesses of establishing and maintaining dedicated security agencies that have no executive powers of arrest and which exist outside formal structures of law enforcement.


TERRORISM
THE SECURITY SERVICE ("MI5")
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
CANADA
AUSTRALIA