It provides both an exploration of the relationship between intelligence and strategy at the conceptual level, and also a historical account, and strategic analysis of, the performance of the Joint Intelligence Committee and the Secret Intelligence Service during this time.
Danny Steed, formerlyLecturer in Strategy and Defence at the University of Exeter, UK, now works forthe Cabinet Office in CERT-UK specialising in cyber security.
Introduction: Strategy and Intelligence, Britain and the Suez Crisis.- 1.Strategy and Intelligence: The Nature and Function of the Relationship.- 2. How was British Intelligence Structured by the Time of the Suez Crisis?.- 3. What Assumptions Existed in the British Government during the Suez Crisis?.- 4. How did British Intelligence Inform Policy Development during the Suez Crisis?.- 5. What Role did British Intelligence Play in Operationalising British Policy on Suez into a Viable Plan of Action?.- 6. How did British Intelligence Help the Feedback Process?.- 7. How was British Intelligence Changed after the Suez Crisis?.- Conclusion: British Strategy and Intelligence at Suez, a Special but Fragile Relationship.
