trio@idis.UUCP (05/21/85)
Here's a good one for all you net.politics types:
I'm currently enrolled in a course here at the U. of Pittsburgh called
"Problems in International Security", in which, one of the requirements
is a term paper on some topic relating to a current problem in, you
guessed it, international security.
I talked over my topic with my professor, and he decided it would be
"on the cutting edge of international security" (read: pretty interesting).
So, without any furthur waiting, my topic is:
FREELANCE MILITARY/INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
I plan to look at operations that are NOT sponsored by any government agency,
but rather, those who "volunteer" or "freelance" at this sort of thing.
This would include those who go out and gather foreign intelligence and sell
it to their home government or carry out a small military operation without
the government backing it.
My questions are:
1. How are these operations viewed by various government agencies (e.g.
the State Department, the CIA, the U.S. military, the FBI, etc.)
2. How would these operations affect international affairs and international
security.
3. Would these operations be considered assets or liabilities to various
parties (and why).
4. What is the potential for these operations (will they increase or
decrease)
5. What policy implications are there in relation to such operations
Any other facets of these topics may be explored.
Now (I'm not letting you net.politics types off that easy), I'd like to
see what people think about these types of things. When considering
this topic, keep in mind things like POW-MIA rescue operations in Southeast
Asia, the Civilian Military Assistance Program (the civilians who go to
Central America and train personnel), people who just pick up intelligence
information on trips abroad or through personal contacts with foreigners,
etc. This discussion is open to all. I do plan to use some of the material
in my paper so if you would rather me not use your information or opinion,
say so. I would prefer e-mail, but net.politics is okay, since it might
stir up some good discussion.
Thanks in advance,
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