Ethics of Spying August 17, 2006

When your business is deception, how does one behave ethically? The thoughtful spy may find assignments directly conflict with his or her individual morals. Jan Goldman, a professor of ethics and intelligence at the Joint Military Intelligence College, has authored Ethics of Spying, a unique collection of essays, articles, speeches, and codes of ethics from various US intelligence agencies—some never before released to the public—as a guide for intelligence professionals. Using examples from some of the 20 case studies included in the book, Goldman will share his thoughts on how and why an agent should build a code of ethics independent of department, agency, company or country in this fascinating consideration of the moral dilemmas spies may face

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