Why Secret Intelligence Fails

Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL A TURNER Klappentext Former CIA senior official tells what's wrong with the system Zusammenfassung Michael Turner argues that the root causes of failures in American intelligence can be found in the way it is organized and in the intelligence process itself. Intelligence that has gone awry affects national decision making and, ultimately, American national security. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter One - The Uncertainty Principle; What Is Intelligence? Utility of Intelligence; The Intelligence Cycle; The Plan; Chapter Two - Intelligence! American Style; Historical Reflections; The Intelligence Community; The Ineffectual DCI; The New Counterterrorism Focus; Chapter Three - Pitfalls of American Style Intelligence; The Intelligence Ethos; Bureaucratic Pathologies; Communication Problems; Inflection Points; Chapter Four - The Foreign Experience; The British Model; The Israeli Model; The South African Model; The French Model; Points of Comparison; Chapter Five - Requirements And Priorities; Shoddy! Hyped! and False Intelligence; How Is It Done? The Policy Environment; Intelligence Community Dynamics; The Analyst/Collector Environment; Inflection Points; Chapter Six - Perils of Intelligence Collection; Collection Disciplines; ORCON; The Classification System; An Ounce of Prevention; Inflection Points; Chapter Seven - Analytic Snafus; The World of the Analyst; The Estimative Process; Politicized Intelligence; Cognitive Issues; Inflection Points; Chapter Eight - Getting Intelligence to the Right People; Producing Intelligence; Disseminating Intelligence; Using Intelligence; Inflection Points; Chapter Nine - Contributing Factors; Counterintelligence; Covert Action; Inflection Points; Chapter Ten - Toward Smarter Intelligence; The Tragedy of Unrealistic Expectations; Provide Strong leadership With Unity of Command; Refine the Fusion Center Concept; Integrate Domestic with Foreign Intelligence; Promote Total Information Awareness; Improve Analytic Tradecraft; The Future of Warning? Glossary ...

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MICHAEL A TURNER

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Former CIA senior official tells what's wrong with the system

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Michael Turner argues that the root causes of failures in American intelligence can be found in the way it is organized and in the intelligence process itself. Intelligence that has gone awry affects national decision making and, ultimately, American national security.

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Acknowledgements PrefaceList of AbbreviationsChapter One - The Uncertainty PrincipleWhat Is Intelligence?Utility of Intelligence The Intelligence Cycle The Plan Chapter Two - Intelligence, American Style Historical Reflections The Intelligence Community The Ineffectual DCI The New Counterterrorism Focus Chapter Three - Pitfalls of American Style Intelligence The Intelligence Ethos Bureaucratic Pathologies Communication Problems Inflection Points Chapter Four - The Foreign ExperienceThe British ModelThe Israeli ModelThe South African ModelThe French ModelPoints of ComparisonChapter Five - Requirements And Priorities Shoddy, Hyped, and False Intelligence How Is It Done? The Policy Environment Intelligence Community Dynamics The Analyst/Collector Environment Inflection Points Chapter Six - Perils of Intelligence Collection Collection Disciplines ORCON The Classification System An Ounce of Prevention Inflection Points Chapter Seven - Analytic Snafus The World of the Analyst The Estimative Process Politicized Intelligence Cognitive Issues Inflection Points Chapter Eight - Getting Intelligence to the Right People Producing Intelligence Disseminating Intelligence Using Intelligence Inflection Points Chapter Nine - Contributing FactorsCounterintelligenceCovert ActionInflection PointsChapter Ten - Toward Smarter Intelligence The Tragedy of Unrealistic Expectations Provide Strong leadership With Unity of Command Refine the Fusion Center Concept Integrate Domestic with Foreign Intelligence Promote Total Information Awareness Improve Analytic Tradecraft The Future of Warning? Glossary