Screen LibraryThe art and science of intelligence analysis
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 197 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780199578450 (pbk.) 0199578451 |
| Index Number: | D526 |
| CLC: | D526 |
| Call Number: | D526/R516 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Definitions: what is intelligence, and intelligence analysis? -- 2. Intelligence Failure, and Success -- 3. From 3rd Reich to Al Qaeda: changing intelligence targets, evolving challenge -- 4. The Intelligence Environment: Political, cultural and ethical influences on intelligence analysis -- 5. Analytical Theory: The Art of Analysis -- 6. Analytical Theory: The Science of Analysis -- 7. Meeting the skills and training challenges -- 8. Conclusions: Art or Science?. "On 11 September 2001, the Al Qaeda-sponsored attacks in New York and Washington DC marked a turning point in global security. The worldwide impact demonstrated not only that no country is an island, but also raised questions about the way the intelligence community gather its data, analyzed it, and disseminated it up to the policymakers. Some of these questions concerned the very tradecraft of intelligence - the process of analysis itself. This book deconstructs the profession of intelligence analysis in the contemporary, globalized world, and asks: is it an art, a science, or both? "-- |