The New World of Surveillance The 9/11 attacks fundamentally reshaped the U.S. intelligence community and those of many of its close allies. In the words of a former CIA station chief, the CIA underwent a massive transformation—from gathering to hunting. This new mission supported an emphasis on kinetic counterterrorism, enshrined in the 2002 U.S. National Security Strategy, with its determination to “disrupt and destroy terrorist organizations of global reach.” The global war on terror required a shift in surveillance targets from traditional state threats and their militaries to much more…
The 9/11 Effect and the Transformation of Global Security
