Intelligence
From Secrets to Policy
4th Edition
Published on 17. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-87289-600-0 (ISBN)
Description
TAKE COVERT ACTION AND SEIZE A COPY OF INTELLIGENCE BEFORE ANYONE ELSE
Intelligence veteran Mark M. Lowenthal details how the intelligence community's history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions. With his friendly prose, he demystifies a complicated and complex process. Rich with examples and anecdotes, Intelligence also includes bolded key terms, an acronym list, suggested readings and websites, and a list of major intelligence reviews or proposals.
This new, fully-updated fourth edition highlights many crucial recent developments in reforms, ethics, and transnational issues, including:
* the actual implementation of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) reforms and their successes and strains;
* the ongoing legal, operational, and ethical issues raised by the war against terrorism;
* the growth of transnational issues, such as WMD;
* fresh coverage of analytic standards and analytic transformation;
* more in-depth explanation of geospatial, signal, and human intelligence;
* a new discussion of the lessons of 9/11;
* and, the growing politicization of intelligence in the United States, specifically through the declassified use of National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs).
Intelligence veteran Mark M. Lowenthal details how the intelligence community's history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions. With his friendly prose, he demystifies a complicated and complex process. Rich with examples and anecdotes, Intelligence also includes bolded key terms, an acronym list, suggested readings and websites, and a list of major intelligence reviews or proposals.
This new, fully-updated fourth edition highlights many crucial recent developments in reforms, ethics, and transnational issues, including:
* the actual implementation of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) reforms and their successes and strains;
* the ongoing legal, operational, and ethical issues raised by the war against terrorism;
* the growth of transnational issues, such as WMD;
* fresh coverage of analytic standards and analytic transformation;
* more in-depth explanation of geospatial, signal, and human intelligence;
* a new discussion of the lessons of 9/11;
* and, the growing politicization of intelligence in the United States, specifically through the declassified use of National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs).
Reviews / Votes
Mark Lowenthal's Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy,now in its fourth edition, is the go-to book for the most comprehensive
overview on the U.S. intelligence community. Intelligence processes,
policy, and organization are clearly and concisely described, providing
those who study intelligence with a complete picture of the IC and its
relationship with the executive and legislative branches to date in the
evolving, dynamic and highly politicized post-9/11 world of
intelligence. I highly recommend this book to academics and
practitioners alike! It is a great resource -- Michael Bennett Since 9/11, much attention within the United States and abroad has
been focused on the problems within the intelligence community.
Lowenthal's book offers a superior framework for understanding the
structure of the intelligence community and the challenges it faces. The
fourth edition will bring new insights into some of the most current
controversies involving the intelligence community and U.S.
policymakers--such as the Valerie Plame case and the 'Curveball'
incident -- Catherine Lotrionte Lowenthal's Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, now in
its fourth edition, remains the best introduction to the role of the
United States intelligence community in the national security policy
making process. Popular with academics and practitioners alike, it is
the standard text for many university level intelligence and national
security courses. Clear, concise, and thoroughly updated to reflect
recent changes in the intelligence community, this book demystifies the
intelligence process and places it in a contemporary perspective that
the general reader also will find informative -- Kenneth R. Dombroski Lowenthal's Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy remains
the mainstay in my undergraduate political science course on
intelligence and international security. It strikes an impressive
balance between breadth and depth, attending to the important conceptual
and political themes, while providing cogent accounts of the unique
analytical, organizational, and strategic problems of intelligence
policy, all of which are supported by illuminating figures and
illustrations and vivid historical examples. The suggestions for further
readings at the end of the chapters are gold-mine for students looking
to go deeper into particular questions or to bolster their research
papers, and a useful reference point for instructors as well -- Timothy Crawford
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87289-600-0 (9780872896000)
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Person
Mark M. Lowenthal has over forty-four years of experience in U.S. intelligence. He has served as the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production, Vice Chairman for Evaluation on the National Intelligence Council, staff director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, office director and as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), and Senior Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. He is now the President and CEO of the Intelligence & Security Academy, an education and consulting firm. Dr. Lowenthal received his BA from Brooklyn College and his PhD in history from Harvard University. He serves as an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins University; the National Intelligence University; Sciences Po (Paris); and the Norwegian Defence Intelligence School. He was an adjunct at Columbia University from 1993-2007.
Content
What Is "Intelligence"?
Why Have Intelligence Agencies?
What Is Intelligence About?
The Development of U.S. Intelligence
Major Themes
Major Historical Developments
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
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
Collection and the Collection Disciplines
Overarching Themes
Strengths and Weaknesses
Conclusion
Analysis
Major Themes
Analytical Issues
Intelligence Analysis: An Assessment
Counterintelligence
Internal Safeguards
External Indicators and Counterespionage
Problems in Counterintelligence
Covert Action
The Decision-Making Process
The Range Of Covert Actions
Issues in Covert Action
Assessing Covert Action
The Role of the Policy Maker
The U.S. National Security Policy Process
Who Wants What?
The Intelligence Process: Policy and Intelligence
Oversight and Accountability
Executive Oversight Issues
Congressional Oversight
Issues in Congressional Oversight
Internal Dynamics of Congressional Oversight
Conclusion
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
The Intelligence Agenda: Transnational Issue
U.S. National Security Policy and Intelligence after the Cold War
Intelligence and the New Priorities
Conclusion
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
Intelligence Reform
The Purpose of Reform
Issues in Intelligence Reform
Conclusion
Foreign Intelligence Services
Britain
China
France
Israel
Russia
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Additional Bibliographic Citations and Web Sites
Appendix 2: Major Intelligence Reviews or Proposals
Why Have Intelligence Agencies?
What Is Intelligence About?
The Development of U.S. Intelligence
Major Themes
Major Historical Developments
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
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
Collection and the Collection Disciplines
Overarching Themes
Strengths and Weaknesses
Conclusion
Analysis
Major Themes
Analytical Issues
Intelligence Analysis: An Assessment
Counterintelligence
Internal Safeguards
External Indicators and Counterespionage
Problems in Counterintelligence
Covert Action
The Decision-Making Process
The Range Of Covert Actions
Issues in Covert Action
Assessing Covert Action
The Role of the Policy Maker
The U.S. National Security Policy Process
Who Wants What?
The Intelligence Process: Policy and Intelligence
Oversight and Accountability
Executive Oversight Issues
Congressional Oversight
Issues in Congressional Oversight
Internal Dynamics of Congressional Oversight
Conclusion
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
The Intelligence Agenda: Transnational Issue
U.S. National Security Policy and Intelligence after the Cold War
Intelligence and the New Priorities
Conclusion
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
Intelligence Reform
The Purpose of Reform
Issues in Intelligence Reform
Conclusion
Foreign Intelligence Services
Britain
China
France
Israel
Russia
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Additional Bibliographic Citations and Web Sites
Appendix 2: Major Intelligence Reviews or Proposals