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Counter-terrorism in French politics abroad. The misuse of defense secrecy

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Titel: Counter-terrorism in French politics abroad. The misuse of defense secrecy
Autoren: Bigo, Didier, Hanon, Jean-Paul
Weitere Verfasser: Ryser, Dorian, Mathias Delori, Christian Olsson (Eds)
Verlagsinformationen: Array, 2024.
Publikationsjahr: 2024
Schlagwörter: surveillance technologies, counter-terrorism, intelligence services, Egypt, France, [SHS.SCIPO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science
Beschreibung: This chapter takes as its starting point the arrest of a journalist from the Disclose website accused of having released the secret terms of a collaboration, named "Operation Sirli," between French and Egyptian intelligence services. Drawing from the judicial consequences of the case, the authors examine the notion of defense secrecy in France and its extension well beyond its legal definition, including de facto some allegations of linkages between counter-terrorism collaboration and the interests of private companies in arms and surveillance technologies sales. In the first part, they analyze how defense secrecy is used to protect against counter-terrorism failures, arms sales abuses, and silent investigative journalists. In the second part, they give an account of the 'source's' interview as a way to support a critical analysis of political secrecy. In their concluding remarks, they draw the attention of the reader to how the misuse of defense secrecy shapes foreign policy jeopardizing both individuals and society as a whole.
Publikationsart: Part of book or chapter of book
Sprache: English
DOI: 10.4324/9781003478850-5
Zugangs-URL: https://sciencespo.hal.science/hal-04928798v1
Dokumentencode: edsair.od.......177..e160eabf8994f6beb2e605f45878a9bc
Datenbank: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:This chapter takes as its starting point the arrest of a journalist from the Disclose website accused of having released the secret terms of a collaboration, named "Operation Sirli," between French and Egyptian intelligence services. Drawing from the judicial consequences of the case, the authors examine the notion of defense secrecy in France and its extension well beyond its legal definition, including de facto some allegations of linkages between counter-terrorism collaboration and the interests of private companies in arms and surveillance technologies sales. In the first part, they analyze how defense secrecy is used to protect against counter-terrorism failures, arms sales abuses, and silent investigative journalists. In the second part, they give an account of the 'source's' interview as a way to support a critical analysis of political secrecy. In their concluding remarks, they draw the attention of the reader to how the misuse of defense secrecy shapes foreign policy jeopardizing both individuals and society as a whole.
DOI:10.4324/9781003478850-5