Combating Proliferation: Strategic Intelligence and Security Policy

Ellis and Kiefer reveal that decisions to use - or overlook - intelligence are often made for starkly political reasons. They document the Bush administration’s policy shift from nonproliferation, which emphasizes diplomatic tools such as sanctions and demarches, to counterproliferation, which at times employs interventionist and preemptive actions. They conclude with cogent recommendations for intelligence services and policy makers.