ZIB Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen

Analysing intelligence services remains a niche subject in German political science. The few works that can be found are frequently based on neo-realistic assumptions. However, postmodern approaches like critical intelligence studies offer fresh...

Intelligence studies are a growing field in Germany, and IR scholars are at the forefront of this development. This special issue seeks to contribute to this dynamic trend. The academic literature on intelligence is largely split into two, closely...

This paper proposes to use the theory of practices and fields to analyse signals intelligence as part of International Relations (IB). This perspective requires critical reflexivity, relational thinking, and a close connection between theory and...

This article addresses the growing criticism of Intelligence Studies and International Relations (IR) which, so far, has largely ignored intelligence agencies and cooperation. Therefore, I propose a conceptual reorientation in research on...