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How populist leaders dismantle intelligence agencies from within: New study reveals the 'intelligence cyclone'
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The Brief
- A joint study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem examines how populist leaderships weaken intelligence agencies.
- According to the study, these leaderships undermine and discredit agencies, and ultimately capture them, turning national security bodies into political instruments.
- The study describes this process as an 'intelligence cyclone'.
Why it matters
It offers a research-based account of how democratic institutions can be eroded from within, which is relevant to readers studying political science, governance and national security.
Who’s affected
- political scientists and researchers of democratic institutions
- readers interested in national security governance
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- #populism
- #democratic backsliding
- #national security
- #political science
A new joint study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals how populist leaderships systematically undermine, discredit and ultimately capture intelligence agencies, transforming vital national security bodies into political…
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Joint study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem reported
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How populist leaders dismantle intelligence agencies from within: New study reveals the 'intelligence cyclone'