Think Piece 17: The Place of Intelligence in the State's Monopoly on the Legitimate Use of Force 30.11.2016 Fairlie Chappuis The place of intelligence in the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of force Chappuis, Fairlie Zur Publikation Intelligence agencies can be integral to how the state provides for national and human security, but they may also play a key role in securing authoritarian and autocratic rule. Fairlie Chappuis stresses the need for democratic oversight and control. Summary Reflections on the state monopoly on the legitimate use of force have tended to focus on the role of police and military while neglecting the role of intelligence. Independent civilian intelligence agencies can be integral to how the state provides for national and human security but they may also play a key role in securing authoritarian and autocratic rule. A system of democratic, civilian oversight and control offers the only means of reconciling the vital functions of intelligence with both state and human security. Such a robust system of democratic intelligence oversight and control ultimately provides a way to operationalise the legitimacy of the state’s monopoly on the use of force. Montag, 23.11.2015 Frieden und Sicherheit Peace and Security Interview Think Piece No. 5: Hybridization of Security Volker Böge assesses security in the hybrid political orders of many post-colonial countries. They are characterized by diverse and competing authority structures, sets of rules, and logics of order and combine elements of Western models with... Mittwoch, 02.03.2016 Frieden und Sicherheit Peace and Security Interview Think Piece 09: Security - What is it? What does it do? Marc von Boemcken and Conrad Schetter stress that thinking about monopolies of force needs to start with clarifying what “security” actually means. They suggest answering this question from two perspectives, the first of which deals with what... Montag, 11.07.2016 Frieden und Sicherheit Peace and Security Interview Think Piece No. 15: A terminal threat to state monopoly on the use of force? The international search for answers to combating terrorism and violent extremism Terrorism and Violent Extremism do pose real threats, but according to Ann L. Phillips, they have been exaggerated and misdiagnosed. The only durable antidote is one which emphasizes civilian support for local reform efforts. Ansprechpartner
