Of Knowledge and Power: The Complexities of National Intelligence (Praeger Security International)
Language: English
Published by Praeger, 2008
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- Title
- Of Knowledge and Power: The Complexities of National Intelligence (Praeger Security International)
- Author
- Kennedy, Robert
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0275994430
- ISBN 13
- 9780275994433
- Edition
- 1st Edition
In the wake of recent intelligence failures, the Intelligence Community has come under increasing attack. Yet few people outside of government, and all too frequently many inside of government, do not understand just how difficult and complex are the processes of collecting, analyzing, disseminating, and effectively using gathered intelligence. The purpose of this undertaking is to illustrate the many road blocks the Intelligence Community confronts as it attempts to meet the needs of policymakers and to provide the average American, students of foreign and security policy, and many inside of government with a more comprehensive understanding of the overall intelligence effort. The complex processes for identifying, prioritizing, and communicating requirements to the intelligence community are further complicated by a lack of strategic vision on the part of American policy makers. Kennedy contends that those problems are compounded by Executive department oversight of the Intelligence Community, which has contributed significantly to past failures of intelligence. Moreover, the lack of effective oversight by Congress of the Intelligence Community in terms of the quality of its product upon which Congress has often been required to make life and death decisions too often has been either seriously deficient or non-existent. All too frequently, Kennedy notes, what could be called political coloring adversely affects the intelligence product. Intelligence findings are often colored to suit the preferred policies of decision-makers. As a result, actions are taken based on assumptions and opinions that are not supported by existing intelligence.
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About the Author
Robert Kennedy is Professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. He previously served as Director of the joint German-American George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany. In nearly 35 years of government service, he has served as Civilian Deputy Commandant, NATO Defense College in Rome
ight D. Eisenhower Professor of National Security Studies and research analyst at the U.S. Army War College
d Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
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