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PublisherCQ Press

ISBN-101483307786

ISBN-139781483307787

eBay Product ID (ePID)178766665

Product Key Features

Number of Pages560 Pages

Publication NameIntelligence : from Secrets to Policy

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

SubjectIntelligence & Espionage

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorMark M. Lowenthal

Subject AreaPolitical Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight23 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number6

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2014-000257

ReviewsIntelligence is an excellent introduction into the realm of intelligence, both from the standpoint of the analyst and the policymaker. It is well written, clear and concise with well organized chapters. There is no text out there that covers the realm of intelligence in all of its phases as elegantly and precisely as this one does.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal327.1273

Table Of ContentChapter 1: What is "Intelligence"? Why Have Intelligence Agencies? What Is Intelligence About? Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 2: The Development of U.S. Intelligence Major Themes Major Historical Developments Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 3: The U.S. Intelligence Community Alternative Ways of Looking at the Intelligence Community The Many Different Intelligence Communities Intelligence Community Relationships That Matter The Intelligence Budget Process Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 4: The Intelligence Process - A Macro Look: Who Does What For Whom? Requirements Collection Processing and Exploitation Analysis and Production Dissemination and Consumption Feedback Thinking about the Intelligence Process Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 5: Collection and The Collection Disciplines Overarching Themes Strengths and Weaknesses Conclusion Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 6: Analysis Major Themes Analytical Issues Further ReadingsChapter 9: The Role of The Policy Maker The U.S. National Security Policy Process Who Wants What? The Intelligence Process: Policy and Intelligence Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 10: Oversight and Accountability Executive Oversight Issues Congressional Oversight Issues in Congressional Oversight Internal Dynamics of Congressional Oversight The Courts Conclusion Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 11: The Intelligence Agenda: Nation-States The Primacy of the Soviet Issue The Emphasis on Soviet Military Capabilities The Emphasis on Statistical Intelligence The "Comfort" of a Bilateral Relationship Collapse of the Soviet Union Intelligence and the Soviet Problem The Current Nation-State Issue Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 12: The Intelligence Agenda: Transnational Issues U.S. National Security Policy and Intelligence after the Cold War Intelligence and the New Priorities Cyberspace Terrorism Proliferation Narcotics Economics Demographics Health and the Environment Peacekeeping Operations Support to the Military Conclusion Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 13: Ethical and Moral Issues in Intelligence General Moral Questions Issues Related to Collection and Covert Action Analysis-Related Issues Oversight-Related Issues The Media Conclusion Further ReadingsChapter 14: Intelligence Reform The Purpose of Reform Issues in Intelligence Reform Conclusion Key Terms Further ReadingsChapter 15: Foreign Intelligence Services Britain China France Israel Russia Other Services Other Services in Brief Conclusion Further ReadingsSIGINT - William NolteOpen Source - Eliot JardinesGEOINT - Darryl MurdockHUMINT - Michael Althoff, William HuntingtonMASINT - John Morris

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisMark Lowenthals trusted guide has become the go-to resource for understanding how the intelligence communitys history, structure, procedures and functions affect policy decisions., Mark M. Lowenthal's trusted guide is the go-to resource for understanding how the intelligence community's history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions. In this Sixth Edition, the author highlights new challenges facing the intelligence community, examining NSA programs, UAVs, the impact of social media, and the effects of the Snowden leaks on collection and Congressional oversight. All transnational issues have been updated, especially to reflect changes in the war on terror. New analytic issues receive attention, including Big Data, multi-intelligence analysis, and shifting demands on the workforce. An expanded chapter on oversight scrutinizes the role of the FISA court, OMB, and GAO., Mark M. Lowenthal's trusted guide is the go-to resource for understanding how the intelligence community's history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions. In this Sixth Edition of Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, the author highlights new challenges facing the intelligence community, examining NSA programs, UAVs, the impact of social media, and the effects of the Snowden leaks on collection and Congressional oversight. An expanded chapter on oversight scrutinizes the role of the FISA court, OMB, and GAO., Mark Lowenthal's trusted guide has become the go-to resource for understanding how the intelligence community's history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions

LC Classification NumberJK468.I6L65 2014