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Beyond Five Eyes Intelligence takes readers inside one of the world’s most secretive networks, revealing how it operates and why it matters for global politics – and for the future of democracy.
Drawing on declassified archives and whistleblower testimony, Hager Ben Jaffel and Srdjan Vucetic debunk three myths about the Five Eyes: that it is a closed alliance of five nations, that it operates under meaningful democratic oversight, and that it serves only the political agendas of national leaders. They uncover a strikingly different reality. No longer confined to its founding members, Five Eyes collaboration reaches beyond intelligence and counterespionage to counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and other areas. Accompanying this new political configuration is the growing role of technology corporations and their unchecked powers.
Beyond Five Eyes Intelligence exposes how this alliance embeds its own politics, shaped by the manifold social relations that structure international politics – from imperial entanglements and bureaucratic feuding to clashes with rival governments and transnational movements. The network emerges not as a relic of Cold War espionage but as a formidable, enduring, and deeply influential force shaping the modern world.
“A much-needed intervention into international relations discussions on intelligence.” Emma Mc Cluskey, author of From Righteousness to Far Right: An Anthropological Rethinking of Critical Security Studies
“This eye-opening book shows us that ‘intelligence’ is not a neutral mental activity of state agents but a product of social practices and diverse actors, including non-state agents. Anyone interested in foreign policy, national security, and knowledge production will have to read this book.” Julian Go, University of Chicago
Hager Ben Jaffel (Author)
Hager Ben Jaffel is a research associate at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique.
Srdjan Vucetic (Author)
Srdjan Vucetic is professor of international affairs at the University of Ottawa.