You must assess at least 4 different cases where counterespionage operations failed to stop foreign intelligence services from collecting classified information critical to national security. What themes of failure of counterespionage are present throughout your cases? Categorize and type them. Your thesis must declare the main causes for the failure of counterespionage operations. Your content must include specific cases with names, places, dates, outcomes, etc.
You are expected to go beyond the provided readings in the class and research cases on your own. Attached here to this assignment is a listing of cases of espionage against the US, cases where counterespionage failed to adequately protect national security. You can use this as a starting place to find cases. The library is another good source.
Instructions: This assignment consists of a research analysis paper with a minimum of 6 full pages in length, double-spaced. This page count does not include a title page or the references/bibliography page(s), which are also required in accordance with Chicago. The source material should result primarily from self-led external research of scholarly articles. In addition, you may use the course-required reading materials. It is a requirement that you use at least 6 scholarly sources in researching and writing this assignment.