Introduction to intelligence : institutions, operations, and analysis

Author(s)

    • Acuff, Jonathan M.
    • Craft, Lamesha L.
    • Ferrero, Christopher J.
    • Fitsanakis, Joseph
    • Kilroy, Richard J.
    • Smith, Jonathan C.

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Introduction to intelligence : institutions, operations, and analysis

Jonathan M. Acuff ... [et al.]

CQ Press , SAGE, c2022

  • : pbk

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Other authors: Lamesha L. Craft, Christopher J. Ferrero, Joseph Fitsanakis, Richard J. Kilroy Jr., Jonathan C. Smith

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Introduction to Intelligence: Institutions, Operations, and Analysis offers a strategic, international, and comparative approach to covering intelligence organizations and domestic security issues. Written by multiple authors, each chapter draws on the author's professional and scholarly expertise in the subject matter. As a core text for an introductory survey course in intelligence, this text provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to intelligence, including institutions and processes, collection, communications, and common analytic methods.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1. Introduction What Is Intelligence? The Purpose of Intelligence Conclusion: The Promise and the Limitations of Intelligence Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 2. Intelligence History Intelligence From Antiquity to the Westphalian State System Intelligence in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe Intelligence in America From the Revolution to Pearl Harbor World War II and the Birth of the Modern The Cold War Intelligence in the 21st Century: 9/11 and Its Aftermath Conclusion: Assessing Over 3,000 Years of Intelligence History Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 3. Intelligence and Security Institutions: Organizations and Processes An Illustration of Intelligence Support The National Security Framework in the US System The Growth of the National Security Bureaucracy Intelligence Organizations in the US System of Government The Intelligence Cycle and Its Critics Conclusion: Critiques and Alternative Approaches Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 4. Comparative Intelligence Systems Cases in Intelligence Studies The United Kingdom French Republic Federal Republic of Germany Israel Russian Federation People's Republic of China Conclusion: Similarities and Differences of Foreign Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 5. Intelligence Operations How Do We Collect Intelligence? Complexity and Challenges of Contemporary Intelligence Operations Intelligence Collection Planning The Five Principal Intelligence Collection Disciplines and Beyond Military Intelligence Conclusion: Intelligence Operations Summary Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 6. Counterintelligence The World of Espionage and Intrigue Counterintelligence Roles and Missions Defensive Counterintelligence Offensive Counterintelligence Contemporary Challenges for Counterintelligence Conclusion: Counterintelligence Summary Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 7. Covert Action Types of Covert Action Oversight of Covert Action in the United States The US Military and Covert Action Conclusion: Considerations in Covert Action Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 8. Cyberspace Operations and the Information Environment Convergence of Technology Peeling Back the Layers of Cyberspace The US Cyber Strategy Analyzing Cyber Threats Conclusion: The Complexity of Threats in the Cyberspace Domain Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 9. Intelligence Regulation and Governance McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare Domestic Intelligence and COINTELPRO The Watergate Scandal The Church and Pike Committees Intelligence Oversight After Watergate Intelligence Oversight in Practice The Separation of Powers in Intelligence Oversight Conclusion: An Imperfect but Indispensable System Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 10. Inter-Agency Communications The Inherent Tensions in Intelligence Communications Communications Challenges in Intra-Agency Settings Communications Challenges in Inter-Agency Settings Products for Intelligence Consumers Getting the Attention of Intelligence Consumers Retaining the Attention of Intelligence Consumers Conclusion: Making Intelligence Useful Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 11. Intelligence Analysis Epistemology and Intelligence Analysis Forecasting and the Challenges of Prediction Psychological Biases and Intelligence Analysis Conclusion: From the Philosophy of Science to Practice Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 12. Analytic Methods The Contemporary Context of Intelligence Analysis Methods Used to Analyze Intelligence Targets Presenting Findings: The Structure and Voice of Written Conclusion: Patterns of Recruitment and Training of Intelligence Analysts in the US Intelligence Community Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 13. The Ethics of Intelligence Of Ethics and Moral Systems Case Studies Conclusion: The Ethical Demands of National Service Key Concepts Additional Reading Chapter 14. Threats to the United States and Its Interests Strategic Competitors Pandemics Climate Change as a Driver of International Instability Cyber Threats in the 21st Century Inter-state War Ethnic Conflict, Revolution, and State Destabilization Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Criminal Networks Conclusion: Of Threats and Priorities Key Concepts Additional Reading Index

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  • NCID
    BC12084673
  • ISBN
    • 9781544374673
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Thousand Oaks,London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xx, 419 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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