Analyzing intelligence : origins, obstacles, and innovations / / Roger Z. George, James B. Bruce, editors ; in cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

• Pubblicazione: Washington D.C., : Georgetown University, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.1273
• Soggetto topico: Intelligence service - United States - Methodology; Military intelligence - United States; National security - United States
• Altri autori: GeorgeRoger Z. <1949-> BruceJames B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The Emergence of a Discipline / James B. Bruce and Roger Z. George -- The analytic tradition -- The evolution of intelligence analysis / John H. Hedley -- The track record: CIA analysis from 1950-2000 / Richard J. policy-analysis relationship -- Serving the national policymaker / John McLaughlin -- A policymaker's perspective: transparency and partnership / James B. Steinberg -- Intelligence analysis: between "politicization" and irrelevance / Gregory F. Treverton -- Enduring challenges -- The art of strategy and analysis / Roger Z. George -- Foreign denial and deception: analytical perspectives / James B. Bruce and Michael Bennett -- U.S. military intelligence analysis: old and new challenges / David Thomas -- Diagnosis and prescription -- Why bad things happen to good analysts / Jack Davis -- Making analysis more reliable: why epistemology matters to intelligence / James B. Bruce -- The missing link: the analyst-collector relationship / James B. Bruce -- Leading analytic change managing analysis in the information age / John C. Gannon -- Intelligence in transition: analysis after 9/11 and Iraq / Mark M. Lowenthal -- The new analysis / Carmen A. Medina -- New frontiers of analysis -- Computer-aided analysis of competing hypotheses / Richards J. Heuer Jr. -- Predictive warning: teams, networks, and scientific method / Timothy J. Smith -- Homeland Security intelligence: rationale, requirements, and current status / Bruce Berkowitz -- Conclusion: the age of analysis / Roger Z. George and James B. Bruce -- Glossary of analytic terms -- Contributors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on the individual and collective experience of recognized intelligence experts and scholars in the field, Analyzing Intelligence provides the first comprehensive assessment of the state of intelligence analysis since 9/11. Its in-depth and balanced evaluation of more than fifty years of U.S. analysis includes a critique of why it has under-performed at times. It provides insights regarding the enduring obstacles as well as new challenges of analysis in the post-9/11 world, and suggests innovative ideas for improved analytical methods, training, and structured approaches. The book's six
• Titolo autorizzato: Analyzing intelligence
• ISBN: 1-58901-239-9; 1-4356-4869-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815999103321
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