Lecture 4 Making Foreign Policy

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Lecture 4 Making Foreign Policy

• In the real world, intelligence assessments more
  often follow than guide policy decisions. --
  Henry Kissinger

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Making Foreign Policy

• The Prime Minister
• Political Parties
• Bipartisanship
• The Foreign Minister
• Cabinet
• PMC

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Making Foreign Policy

• DFAT
• Parliament
• Committees
• Pressure Groups
• The Media
• The Ivory Tower Vs the Real World

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The Australian Intelligence Community

• DSD (Defence Signals Directorate)
• DIGO (Defence Imagery Geospatial Organisation)
• ASIS (Australian Security Intelligence Service)

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The Australian Intelligence Community

• ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence
  Organisation)
• ONA (Office of National Assessments)
• DIO (Defence Intelligence Organisation)

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Questions about the making of foreign policy

• Can intelligence ever be value-free or
  politically neutral?
• How can accountability for these agencies be
  regulated and maintained?
• How does a liberal democracy find the balance
  between national security and protecting civil
  liberties?
• Does intelligence drive foreign policy or the
  other way around?