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Sharpening strategic intelligence : why the CIA gets it wrong, and what needs to be done to get it right Cover Image

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Sharpening strategic intelligence : why the CIA gets it wrong, and what needs to be done to get it right

Russell, Richard L. 1961- (Author).

Summary: This book critically examines the weaknesses of American intelligence led by the Central Intelligence Agency in informing presidential decision making on issues of war and peace. It evaluates the CIA's strategic intelligence performance during the Cold War and post-Cold War periods as a foundation for examining the root causes of intelligence failures surrounding the September 11th attacks and assessments of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs in the run up to the Iraq War. The book probes these intelligence failures, which lie in the CIA's poor human intelligence collection and analysis practices. The book argues that none of the post-9/11 intelligence reforms have squarely addressed these root causes of strategic intelligence failure and it recommends measures for redressing these dangerous vulnerabilities in American security.

Record details

ISBN: 0511509901
ISBN: 9780511509902
ISBN: 0511290152
ISBN: 9780511290152
ISBN: 9780511289552
ISBN: 0511289553
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 214 pages)
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Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Strategic intelligence and American statecraft -- Debunking Cold War myths -- Stumbling after the Cold War -- Blundering in the "War on Terrorism" -- Spies who do not deliver -- Analysts who are not experts -- Facing future strategic intelligence challenges.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.