HTST 489 Lecture Notes - Civil Force, Ramesses Iii, Political Warfare
14 Feb 2014
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Over the past several hundred years, one did not find specialist individuals who dealt only with intelligence collection or security and warfare. Was handled as normal part of job of decision maker. If you go back to roman empire, frontier officials would handle diplomacy, warfare, etc. Closest thing you"d find hundred of years ago would be a bodyguard. Secret threats and conspiracies collecting information to deal with it. Earliest meaningful conspiracy 3000 years ago, harem conspiracy during reign of ramses iii number of his wives and associates conspire to kill him. Mortally wounded, but is able to first take them to trial. Assassination and conspiracy were normal parts of politics. What seems to be abnormal in politics conspiracy, treachery, in historical terms, is normal. Things we take for granted like a loyal opposition, where people in your country will not conspire with governments abroad, were rare. Napoleon"s secret police is more advanced than normal police force.
