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Informationen zum Autor Michael A. Turner is the Cannon Professor of International Affairs at Alliant International University. He is a fifteen-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, where he worked in various analytical and staff positions. Dr. Turner also served on several rotational assignments on Capitol Hill and at the Department of State and Department of Defense. He has published widely and lectures on national security, intelligence issues, and Aegean and Middle Eastern politics. He lives in San Diego. Klappentext Former CIA senior official tells what's wrong with the system Zusammenfassung Michael Turner argues that the root causes of failures in American intelligence can be found in the way it is organized and in the intelligence process itself. Intelligence that has gone awry affects national decision making and, ultimately, American national security. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements PrefaceList of AbbreviationsChapter One - The Uncertainty PrincipleWhat Is Intelligence?Utility of Intelligence The Intelligence Cycle The Plan Chapter Two - Intelligence, American Style Historical Reflections The Intelligence Community The Ineffectual DCI The New Counterterrorism Focus Chapter Three - Pitfalls of American Style Intelligence The Intelligence Ethos Bureaucratic Pathologies Communication Problems Inflection Points Chapter Four - The Foreign ExperienceThe British ModelThe Israeli ModelThe South African ModelThe French ModelPoints of ComparisonChapter Five - Requirements And Priorities Shoddy, Hyped, and False Intelligence How Is It Done? The Policy Environment Intelligence Community Dynamics The Analyst/Collector Environment Inflection Points Chapter Six - Perils of Intelligence Collection Collection Disciplines ORCON The Classification System An Ounce of Prevention Inflection Points Chapter Seven - Analytic Snafus The World of the Analyst The Estimative Process Politicized Intelligence Cognitive Issues Inflection Points Chapter Eight - Getting Intelligence to the Right People Producing Intelligence Disseminating Intelligence Using Intelligence Inflection Points Chapter Nine - Contributing FactorsCounterintelligenceCovert ActionInflection PointsChapter Ten - Toward Smarter Intelligence The Tragedy of Unrealistic Expectations Provide Strong leadership With Unity of Command Refine the Fusion Center Concept Integrate Domestic with Foreign Intelligence Promote Total Information Awareness Improve Analytic Tradecraft The Future of Warning? Glossary...
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Michael A. Turner is the Cannon Professor of International Affairs at Alliant International University. He is a fifteen-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, where he worked in various analytical and staff positions. Dr. Turner also served on several rotational assignments on Capitol Hill and at the Department of State and Department of Defense. He has published widely and lectures on national security, intelligence issues, and Aegean and Middle Eastern politics. He lives in San Diego.
