The Twilight of the British Empire

British Intelligence and Counter-Subversion in the Middle East, 1948 -63

First Edition

Chikara Hashimoto

Published by Edinburgh University Press

Intelligence Surveillance and Secret Warfare

Reveals that Britain was instrumental in creating and training Middle Eastern security services, which often engaged in human rights abuses, and examines Britain's complicity in these aspects
Sheds new light on MI5's activities overseas; MI5's roles and activities were not only confined to the British Empire, but also areas outside the colonial territories in the Middle East
Offers an insight into intelligence liaison based on different political systems--the relationship between democratic (British Intelligence and Security Services)--and non-democratic governments (their Middle Eastern counterparts) and also another aspect of intelligence liaison as the means of influencing the policy of a foreign government
Based on the thesis that won the BRISMES Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize for the Best PhD Dissertation on a Middle Eastern topic for 2014

The Twilight of the British Empire

British Intelligence and Counter-Subversion in the Middle East, 1948 -63

First Edition

Chikara Hashimoto

Published by Edinburgh University Press

Intelligence Surveillance and Secret Warfare

Description

This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of Britain's engagement with the post-war Middle East: the counter-subversive policies and measures conducted by the British Intelligence and Security Services and he Information Research Department (IRD) of the Foreign Office, Britain's secret propaganda apparatus.

The Twilight of the British Empire

British Intelligence and Counter-Subversion in the Middle East, 1948 -63

First Edition

Chikara Hashimoto

Published by Edinburgh University Press

Intelligence Surveillance and Secret Warfare

List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Fighting the 'Communist Menace' Overseas
2. Security Training and Liaison in Anti-Communist Measures
3. The Defence of the Realm in the Middle East
4. Prerequisites of Intelligence Cooperation
5. Conflicting Interests in Anti-Communist Measures
6. The Use and Abuse of State Power and the Limits of British Influence
Conclusion. The Twilight of the British Empire in the Middle East
Appendix

The Twilight of the British Empire

British Intelligence and Counter-Subversion in the Middle East, 1948 -63

First Edition

Chikara Hashimoto

Published by Edinburgh University Press

Intelligence Surveillance and Secret Warfare

Author Information

Chikara Hashimoto (1975-2016) was Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Sharjah, UAE. He is the author of two journal articles, published in The International History Review and Intelligence and National Security. His PhD dissertation won The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize for the Best PhD Dissertation on A Middle Eastern Topic for 2014.