US Intelligence and Al Qaeda: Analysis by Contrasting Narratives - Hardcover

De Werd, Peter

 
9781474478069: US Intelligence and Al Qaeda: Analysis by Contrasting Narratives
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1474478069 ISBN 13: 9781474478069
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2020

Synopsis

This book sets out a new analytic methodology: analysis by contrasting narratives (ACN), which states that defining an enemy and attempting to counter threats can contribute to the manifestation of that threat. Peter de Werd applies ACN to the problem the US faced in understanding and responding to the phenomenon of Al Qaeda in the 1990s. He demonstrates how this approach can fill a gap in intelligence studies by enhancing the understanding of complex intelligence problems and strengthening the practice of intelligence analysis. Adopting a reflexivist theoretical stance, the book underlines the importance of an integrated approach to interpretation and action, and of a continuous dialogue between intelligence and policy.

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About the Author

Peter de Werd is Assistant Professor of Intelligence and Security at the Netherlands Defence Academy in Breda.

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Applying a new intelligence methodology of analysis by contrasting narratives on Al Qaeda This book fills a gap in intelligence studies by setting out a new analytic methodology of analysis by contrasting narratives (ACN) - defining an enemy and attempting to counter threats potentially can also contribute to the manifestation of the threat - and applies it to the problem the US faced in understanding and responding to the phenomenon of Al Qaeda in the 1990s. de Werd demonstrates how this approach can fill a gap in intelligence studies by enhancing the understanding of complex intelligence problems and strengthening the practice of intelligence analysis. Adopting a reflexivist theoretical stance, the book underlines the importance of an integrated approach to interpretation and action, and of a continuous dialogue between intelligence and policy. Peter de Werd is Assistant Professor in Intelligence and Security at the Netherlands Defence Academy, and has worked for the Netherlands Department of Defence in various positions and deployments over the last two decades.

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Applying a new intelligence methodology of analysis by contrasting narratives on Al QaedaThis book fills a gap in intelligence studies by setting out a new analytic methodology of analysis by contrasting narratives (ACN) defining an enemy and attempting to counter threats potentially can also contribute to the manifestation of the threat and applies it to the problem the US faced in understanding and responding to the phenomenon of Al Qaeda in the 1990s. de Werd demonstrates how this approach can fill a gap in intelligence studies by enhancing the understanding of complex intelligence problems and strengthening the practice of intelligence analysis. Adopting a reflexivist theoretical stance, the book underlines the importance of an integrated approach to interpretation and action, and of a continuous dialogue between intelligence and policy.Peter de Werd is Assistant Professor in Intelligence and Security at the Netherlands Defence Academy, and has worked for the Netherlands Department of Defence in various positions and deployments over the last two decades.

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1474478069
ISBN 13 
9781474478069
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
256

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