Lifting the Fog: The Secret Hstory of the Dutch Defense Intelligence and Security Service (1912-2022) is unique as a general body of knowledge about the history of the Dutch intelligence and security services since 1912.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by the director of the MIVD
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1912-1940: Neutrality under threatThe Venlo incident: Neutrality discreditedThe Second World War: The hard lesson of dependenceThe first years after the war: A new startA suspicious death in Zurich1950-1968: Fixated on hardwareNew Guinea: The Vlakke Hoek incident1968-1987: Hot and cold temperatures during the Cold WarCounterintelligence: Unwelcome interest from the Warsaw PactSpy magnet AFCENTThe work of military attachés, with a focus on PolandIJsbrand Smit and the "natural ally"A break-in with consequences: The Utrecht burglary by Onkruit and anti-militarism1987-2000: A difficult new beginningSrebrenica: Waiting for the shot to be firedRight-wing extremism and misconductThe twenty-first century: The professionalization of the serviceCooperation with the domestic sister service: "It's a bit like Ajax vs. Feyenoord"High-level HUMINT operationsCooperation with the special forces: AfghanistanJust calling The Hague: A Lynx in Libya, or how to educate the clientThe OPCW: Caught red-handedConclusion
Appendices
Overview of sources and literature consulted
Index of persons
Notes
