Challenges To Reforming Intelligence Agencies In Re Democratizing Countries: The Case Of Mali

Abstract

This thesis aspires to identify how Mali can develop effective agencies without jeopardizing its process of re-democratization. Specifically, it seeks to determine which mechanisms of democratic control and oversight Mali needs to institutionalize in its intelligence sector. Looking at how Romania and Spain two new democracies that underwent transitions to democracy before Mali have institutionalized democratic reform of intelligence, this thesis finds that Mali should develop standards, procedures and mechanisms allowing for democratic and civil control, as well as the supervision of intelligence services; promote expertise capabilities for more effective intelligence agencies; and institutionalize specific educational and training requirements, as well as the transparency and cooperation of intelligence services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1065430

Entities

People

  • Adama M. Maiga

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Education
  • Employment
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Human Intelligence
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Standards
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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