International Politics and Intelligence Studies explores the secret world of ‘cloak and dagger’. Questions about intelligence - its collection, use, and influence – are central to international politics, security and strategy. This degree is not only concerned with the history of intelligence and its contemporary uses, but also the efficacy and morality of ‘covert operations’ and the legitimacy and accountability of intelligence gathering and use. If you are interested to learn how spies and code-breakers discover what enemies (and sometimes friends) don’t want them to know, and have the ability to scrutinise how knowledge of threats is acquired, analysed and used, or discover how intelligence is central to fighting terrorism and combating the spread of nuclear weapons, then our degree at Aberystwyth University is for you.