Abstract
The purpose of the paper is to assess the relationship between secrecy and transparency in the pre- and post-Snowden eras in the United States. The Author analyzes, from both political and legal perspectives, the sources and outcomes of the U.S. politics of national security with a special focus on domestic and intelligence surveillance measures. The core argument of the paper is that, due to the role of the executive which has always promoted the culture of secrecy, there is no chance for the demanded transparency in national security surveillance, despite the controlling powers of the legislative and judiciary. As the analysis proves, the United States in the post-Snowden era seems to be the most transparent and secretive state, at the same time.
Highlights
IntroductionThat for an accountable government equipped in social trust it is necessary to act in a transparent way, I am aiming at defining the proper relation between transparency and secrecy determining the scope of governmental actions, which need to be held in secret
The purpose of the paper is to assess the relationship between secrecy and transparency in the pre- and post-Snowden eras in the United States
That for an accountable government equipped in social trust it is necessary to act in a transparent way, I am aiming at defining the proper relation between transparency and secrecy determining the scope of governmental actions, which need to be held in secret
Summary
That for an accountable government equipped in social trust it is necessary to act in a transparent way, I am aiming at defining the proper relation between transparency and secrecy determining the scope of governmental actions, which need to be held in secret Such an analysis is especially necessary in the pre- and post-Snowden eras, during which the clash of values of security and freedom, and – more importantly – transparency and secrecy is visible, but it affects contemporary political debate and decision-making process at the highest political level in the United States. What seems crucial, broad surveillance, in order to be effective, had to be achieved in secret, which was especially characteristic for surveillance conducted in the name of national security
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