TY - GEN A1 - Bergien, RĂ¼diger T1 - Intelligence History N2 - From the perspective of the history of intelligence, intelligence services are no longer primarily twilight agent headquarters that operated "dead letter boxes" and developed secret ink. They are foreign policy actors and producers of knowledge for decision-makers. In his contribution, RĂ¼diger Bergien develops a definition of this field of research. He traces how the academic study of intelligence services has developed since World War II, focusing on the question of how insights into the black box of intelligence services could be gained at different times. Finally, he presents the focal points of previous research and identifies desiderata. Y1 - 2021 UR - https://zeitgeschichte-digital.de/doks/frontdoor/index/index/docId/2304 UR - https://docupedia.de/zg/Bergien_intelligence_history_v1_en_2021 PB - ZZF - Centre for Contemporary History: Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte CY - Potsdam ER -