Intelligence ethics is an emerging field without established guidelines for resolving the ethical problems confronting the intelligence community. There is no traditional or comprehensive ethic of responsibility, analogous to "just war" theory in military ethics. Consequently, a focus of the conference will be on working groups and other interactive formats through which we can engage many voices to survey the entire ethical terrain of intelligence work. From this comprehensive view we can begin to develop a consensus theory of ethics for application to the problems and dilemmas that confront intelligence practitioners and their constituencies.
This conference is open to all ranks and areas of intelligence. This conference is also open to all relevant disciplines, including political science, history, law, philosophy, theology, and human rights; and to representatives of all legitimate stake-holders in intelligence ethics, including government, the press, and non-governmental organizations.
The conference faculty will present academic papers, in a traditional lecture format with audience discussion; and case histories and testimonies that delineate lessons or questions for intelligence ethics, with formal discussants. On Friday evening, dinner groups will be arranged for discussion of special themes and for conversation with conference speakers. Upon registration, participants will have the immediate opportunity to join moderated working groups (through private-access Internet forums) that address intelligence ethics topics requiring consensus or action. During their conference meetings, working groups will summarize the issues raised in their internet forums and attempt to resolve some issues. A plenary session devoted to reports from the working groups will conclude the conference on Saturday.
Ethics & Intelligence 2006 is developed in conjunction with the Intelligence Ethics Section of the Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics (JSCOPE).
Please submit electronically, in an RTF or Word file, to Jean Maria Arrigo at peat@peat-intel.org or to Jan Goldman at jan.goldman@dia.mil.
Serve as chairperson or secretary for a working group by introducing a topic in intelligence ethics that calls for consensus or action or by selecting a topic proposed by the conference organizers. (See Participation in Working Groups.) Prior to the conference the chairperson will be expected to moderate discussion at a private-access on-line forum. At a final plenary session for working group recommendations (Saturday, 3:00 pm), the chairperson will be expected to report on the Working Group goals and progress. After the conference, the chairperson and secretary will be expected to submit a non-attributional summary for post-conference distribution and for compilation by the Working Groups Moderator. To participate as chairperson or secretary, please contact the Working Groups Moderator, Ray Micklewright, at Raymond.Micklewright@anser.org.
This is a traditional 20-minute scholarly lecture with opportunity for 10 minutes of audience discussion. For consideration, please submit title and abstract to the IES Program Committee. Suggested topics include general theoretical themes, (e.g., the relationship between "just intelligence" and "just war"); broad policy considerations, (e.g., differentiation of ethics in domestic and foreign intelligence-gathering); and historical overviews, (e.g., use of intelligence to justify military action).
Present a case history or personal testimony, delineating lessons or questions for intelligence ethics to be followed with a moderated discussion. For consideration, please submit an abstract to the IES Program Committee. Sample cases include over-classification of intelligence for political purposes; tailoring of intelligence to customer's bias; interference with timely distribution of intelligence; and harm to innocents in collection. Case histories and testimonies will be followed by formal discussants.
Introduce a topic and moderate the discussion for a few dinner or luncheon partners. For consideration, please submit a title to the IES Program Committee. Sample topics include a recent event with implications for intelligence ethics; family issues for intelligence practitioners; working conditions for intelligence practitioners; and an intelligence ethics paper in progress.
Please submit electronically, in an RTF or Word file, to Jean Maria Arrigo at peat@peat-intel.org or to Jan Goldman at jan.goldman@dia.mil.
Jean Maria Arrigo at peat@peat-intel.org Jan Goldman at jan.goldman@dia.mil