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Associate Professor Rod Lyon
Forget the James Bond reputation and the hype surrounding Edward Snowden’s protracted leaks, intelligence activities can be a valuable asset when shaping government policy.
Associate Professor Rod Lyon discusses the good and the bad of government intelligence gathering in his article Intelligence: actions and their meanings for The Strategist, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute blog.