Z351: Moles, Deception, & Counterintelligence
Learning Outcomes
Required Books
Michael Bennett & Edward Waltz. Counterdeception Principles and Applications for National Security. Boston: Artech House, 2007 ISBN 978-1-58053-935-7 We will use the Library’s electronic resource for this book.
Roy Godson. Dirty Tricks or Trump Cards: U.S. Covert Action & Counterintelligence. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-7658-0699-4 Only hard copies are available
Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan. The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia’s Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB. New York: Public Affairs, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-61039-055-2 We will use the Library’s electronic resource for this book
Michael J. Sulick. Spying in America: Espionage from the Revolutionary War to the Dawn of the Cold War. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-62616-058-3 We will use the Library’s electronic resource for this book
Michael J. Sulick. Spying in America: Espionage Against the United States from the Cold War to the Present. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-1-62616-008-8 We will use the Library’s electronic resource for this book
Assignments
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DUE |
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Assignment |
NO MORE THAN |
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By Feb 23 |
10 |
1) Select a U.S. citizen who spied against the U.S. government. 2) Describe what they did 3) Describe the person 4) Why do you think they committed treason? 5) How could the U.S. have detected them? |
5 to 10 minute presentation |
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Jan 28 |
10 |
1) Select a penetration agent who is not a U.S. citizen. 2) Describe what they did 3) Describe the person 4) Why do you think they committed treason? 5) How could the U.S. have detected them? |
1000 words |
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Mar 31 |
10 |
1) Select a different non-military covert action 2) Describe what the country hoped to achieve 3) Describe what was done 4) Did the action achieve the desired action? |
1000 words |
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By Apr 5 |
10 |
1) Select a non-military covert action 2) Describe what the country hoped to achieve 3) Describe what was done 4) Did the action achieve the desired action? |
5 to 10 minute presentation |
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By Apr 26 |
10 |
1) Select a deception performed by one country on another 2) Describe what the country hoped to achieve 3) Describe what was done 4) Did the deception achieve the desired action? 5) Why? |
5 to 10 minute presentation |
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May 2 |
20 |
Select one of the following for a paper: a) How would you suggest we penetrate Russia’s FSB? b) Suggest a method for deceiving Russia’s FSB. c) How do we protect ourselves against Russian FSB penetration? d) How would we protect ourselves from Russian FSB deception? |
1000 words |
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15 |
Attendance: be there or have a doctor’s excuse. |
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15 |
Participation: this means being prepared for class as well as being part of class discussion OR asking questions. |
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100 |
TOTAL PERCENTAGE |
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Schedule of Readings
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Date |
Subject |
Readings |
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Jan 12 |
Introduction |
Introduction to the course |
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Jan 14 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Revolutionary War to Dawn of Cold War, Chapters 12-17 |
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Jan 19 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Revolutionary War to Dawn of Cold War, Chapters 18-21 |
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Jan 21 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Revolutionary War to Dawn of Cold War, Chapters 22-25 |
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Jan 26 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Revolutionary War to Dawn of Cold War, Chapters 26-29 |
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Jan 28 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Revolutionary War to Dawn of Cold War, Chapters 30-33 |
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Feb 2 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Cold War to the Present, Part 1 |
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Feb 4 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Cold War to the Present, Part 2 |
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Feb 9 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Cold War to the Present, Part 3 |
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Feb 11 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Cold War to the Present, Part 4 |
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Feb 16 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Cold War to the Present, Part 5 |
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Feb 18 |
Spies in the U.S. |
Sulick, Cold War to the Present, Part 6 |
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Feb 23 |
Defining Counterintelligence & Covert Action |
Godson, Chapter 1 |
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Feb 25 |
Covert Action Since 1945 |
Godson, Chapter 2, “Halcyon Days” |
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Mar 1 |
Covert Action Since 1945 |
Godson, Chapter 2, “The Wind Shifts” & “Covert Action in the 1990s” |
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Mar 3 |
Counterintelligence Since World War II |
Godson, Chapter 3, “Building the Cold War Consensus” |
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Mar 8 |
Counterintelligence Since World War II |
Godson, Chapter 3, “Breaking the Mold” & “Rebuilding” |
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Mar 10 |
Principles of Covert Action |
Godson, Chapter 4, Read through section on “Covert Propaganda” |
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Mar 15 |
Spring Break |
No class, no readings |
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Mar 17 |
Spring Break |
No class, no readings |
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Mar 22 |
Principles of Covert Action |
Godson, Chapter 4, “Paramilitary Operations” through end of chapter |
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Mar 24 |
Principles of Counterintelligence |
Godson, Chapter 5, “Central Coordination and Strategy” & “Counterintelligence Analysis” |
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Mar 29 |
Principles of Counterintelligence |
Godson, Chapter 5, “Counterintelligence Collection” & “Exploitation” |
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Mar 31 |
Effective Intelligence |
Godson, Chapter 6 |
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Apr 5 |
Why Does Deception Work? |
Bennett & Waltz, Chapter 3 |
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Apr 7 |
Technical Methods of Deception |
Bennett & Waltz, Chapter 4 |
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Apr 12 |
Principles of Counterdeception |
Bennett & Waltz, Chapter 5 |
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Apr 14 |
Nontechnical Approaches to Counterdeception |
Bennett & Waltz, Chapter 6 |
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Apr 19 |
Russia’s FSB |
Soldatov and Borogan, Introduction & Chapters 1-4 |
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Apr 21 |
Russia’s FSB |
Soldatov and Borogan, Chapters 5-11 |
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Apr 26 |
Russia’s FSB |
Soldatov and Borogan, Part 2 |
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Apr 28 |
Russia’s FSB |
Soldatov and Borogan, Part 3 |
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May 2-6 |
FINALS WEEK |
No in-class final |