Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise
An Introduction
Published on 3. February 2020
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-1-62616-742-1 (ISBN)
Description
This textbook introduces students to the critical role of the US intelligence community within the wider national security decision-making and political process. Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise defines what intelligence is and what intelligence agencies do, but the emphasis is on showing how intelligence serves the policymaker. Roger Z. George draws on his thirty-year CIA career and more than a decade of teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level to reveal the real world of intelligence. Intelligence support is examined from a variety of perspectives to include providing strategic intelligence, warning, daily tactical support to policy actions as well as covert action. The book includes useful features for students and instructors such as excerpts and links to primary-source documents, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary.
Reviews / Votes
Roger Z. George draws on his thirty-year CIA career and more than a decade of teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level to reveal the real world of intelligence. * AFIO Intelligencer * Expertly written, organized and presented. * Midwest Book Review * Students needing an overview of the institutions, functions, and goals of the US intelligence community will be very well served by George's clear, thorough explanations of what intelligence is and how it is used to inform policy. * Choice * [Intelligence and the National Security Enterprise] explores how intelligence contributes and sometimes fails to contribute to the policymaking process. * International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence * [A] finely crafted introduction to intelligence * International Journal of Intelligence & Counterintelligence * This excellent textbook discusses the range of roles and functions of the intelligence community in contributing to U.S. foreign policy in what is termed the U.S. national security enterprise (NSE). * Perspectives on Terrorism * Retired senior CIA analyst and former national intelligence officer, intelligence scholar, and professor Roger George has written a very credible textbook introduction to US intelligence, focused on how it relates to national-level decision-making. * Intelligence and National Security *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington, DC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
816 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62616-742-1 (9781626167421)
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Person
Roger Z. George has taught intelligence and national security subjects at the US National War College, Occidental College, Pepperdine University, and Georgetown University. He had a thirty-year career as an analyst for the CIA, and he also served on the policy-planning staffs of the Department of State and Department of Defense. He is a coeditor of both Analyzing Intelligence and The National Security Enterprise.
Content
1. How to Use This Book
2. What Is Intelligence?
3. What Is the National Security Enterprise?
4. What Is the Intelligence Community?
5. From Intelligence Cycle to Policy Support
6. Strategic Intelligence
7. The Challenges of Warning
8. Intelligence Support as Policy Enabler
9. Covert Action as Policy Support
10. The Challenges of the Intelligence-Policy Relationship
11. Intelligence and American Democracy
Glossary: Intelligence Terms
Index
About the Author
2. What Is Intelligence?
3. What Is the National Security Enterprise?
4. What Is the Intelligence Community?
5. From Intelligence Cycle to Policy Support
6. Strategic Intelligence
7. The Challenges of Warning
8. Intelligence Support as Policy Enabler
9. Covert Action as Policy Support
10. The Challenges of the Intelligence-Policy Relationship
11. Intelligence and American Democracy
Glossary: Intelligence Terms
Index
About the Author