REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE SHARING - INSTITUTION OF DIPLOMACY AND ORDER & SECURITY DILEMMA IN THE CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE SHARING - INSTITUTION OF DIPLOMACY AND ORDER & SECURITY DILEMMA IN THE CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY

Summary/Abstract: After 9/11, intelligence has become a valuable product for small and large states to share or trade for power and small benefits in the international system. The EU and NATO share a sort of interdependence in significant number of frenemies, security risks and missions. However, empirical evidence shows that despite common threats and enemies, some states engage in intelligence sharing to affect positive change and reduce uncertainty, while others calculate and withhold intelligence either from fears of being passed on, irrelevant or low priority threats, or underdeveloped strategies to shape the future outcomes. Since the sharing process is intermittent and resembles puzzles with bits and pieces, what strategic value does the sale of intelligence have for the seller and the receiving state? To what extent does the sharing process enhance order and diplomacy versus alienation? Sharing intelligence is a practice of cooperation, but how is intelligence actually shared or sold, how much does it cost, what are the benefits of sale, and who bears the cost in the international society? These are interesting questions to explore on the role of intelligence in fostering international order and the contemporary security dilemma when engaging with the current transnational threats. This paper investigates whether regional intelligence sharing with the US enhances diplomacy and order in the European context or leads to possible security dilemma.

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