Espionage in the United States

Introduction to Espionage Act, 1917; Sedition Act, 1918

In the context of the legal history: Brought forth under the Wilson administration, they stated that any treacherous act or draft dodging was forbidden, outlawed disgracing the government, the Constitution, or military uniforms, and forbade aiding the enemy.

Espionage Background

Resources

In the context of the legal history:

See Also

• International Treaties
• Multilateral Treaties

Espionage Background

Resources

See Also

Central Intelligence Agency; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Hiss, Alger; Justice Department; Rosenbergs Trial.

Diplomacy ; Inquisition ; Military ; State and Bureaucracy .

Civil War, Espionage and Intelligence

Economic Espionage

Espionage and Intelligence, Early Historical Foundations

Intelligence

Napoleonic Wars, Espionage During

Further Reading (Books)

Bély, Lucien. Espions et ambassadeurs au temps de Louis XIV. Paris, 1990.

Bossy, John. Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair. New Haven and London, 1991.

Haynes, Alan. Invisible Power: The Elizabethan Secret Services, 1570-1603. Wolfeboro Falls, N.H., 1992.

Kahn, David. The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing. New York, 1967.

Parker, Geoffrey. The Grand Strategy of Philip II. New Haven and London, 1998.

Read, Conyers. Mr. Secretary Walsingham and the Policy of Queen Elizabeth. Cambridge, Mass., 1925.

Thompson, J. W., and S. K. Padover. Secret Diplomacy: A Record of Espionage and Double-Dealing, 1500-1815. London, 1937.

Jonathan Dewald

See A. Ind, A Short History of Espionage (1963); R. W. Rowan and R. G. Deindorfer, Secret Service: Thirty-Three Centuries of Espionage (rev. ed. 1967); R. Friedman, Advanced Technology Warfare (1985); G. Treverton, Covert Action (1989); J. Keegan, Intelligence in War (2003); M. J. Sulick, Spying in America (2012).

Further Reading (Articles)

Cyber espionage seen as growing threat to business, government; SANS Institute ranks it No. 3 on cyber menace list., Network World; January 17, 2008; Messmer, Ellen

State-Sponsored Crime: The Futility of the Economic Espionage Act, Houston Journal of International Law; January 1, 2006; Brenner, Susan W. Crescenzi, Anthony C.

None dare call it treason: the constitutionality of the death penalty for peacetime espionage., Cornell Law Review; March 1, 2002; Norwood, Ryan

A Revised Computer Espionage Law?; Change Would Allow Prosecution of Whistle-Blowers and Journalists, The Washington Post; July 5, 1990; George Lardner Jr.

Social Media Posts Related to Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Holds a Hearing on Economic Espionage and Trade Secret Theft, Panel 1, as Held on May 13, 2014, Political Transcript Wire; May 14, 2014

Is The Espionage Act Outdated?, Weekend All Things Considered; May 25, 2013; Jacki Lyden

Post-Cold War Espionage Between the United States and Russia: How has the Mission Changed, History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide; January 1, 2002

War By Other Means: Economic Espionage in America., Issues in Science and Technology; December 22, 1996; Goodman, Melvin A.

Causes of Action for Foreign Victims of Economic Espionage Abroad by U.S. Intelligence, Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law; March 22, 2001; Mosier, Michael

Kohl’s Bipartisan Economic Espionage Bill to Protect U.S. Businesses Passes Senate, States News Service; December 20, 2012

WikiLeaks: Espionage? Journalism? Something else?, AP Online; November 30, 2010; PETE YOST

Sen. Kohl’s Bipartisan Economic Espionage Bill to Protect U.S. Businesses Passes Senate, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; December 21, 2012

Chinese Economic Espionage Is Hurting the Case for Free Trade, States News Service; November 19, 2012

The Economic Espionage Act of 1996: Are We Finally Taking Corporate Spies Seriously?, Houston Journal of International Law; September 22, 1999; Desmet, Thierry Olivier

Indiana University Experts Comment Cyber Espionage Indictment of Chinese Officials, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; May 20, 2014

U.S. Companies Exposed to Industrial Espionage. (Point of View), National Defense; September 1, 2002; Keithly, David M. Ferris, Stephen P.

Espionage Case May Face Public Trial, AP Online; January 12, 2003; TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer

CHINESE COMMERCIAL ESPIONAGE: U.S. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS., States News Service; April 9, 2012

Espionage case appears to be headed for rare public trial, The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV); January 13, 2003; Ted Bridis

Exposing China’s Cyber Espionage Campaign Hasn’t Lessened Scope, US Says, The Christian Science Monitor; November 21, 2013; Clayton, Mark