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Intelligence : from secrets to policy /

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Mark M. Lowenthal's trusted guide is the go-to resource for understanding how the intelligence community's history, structure, procedures and functions affect policy decisions. In this Sixth Edition, the author highlights new challenges facing the intelligence community, examining NSA prog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lowenthal, Mark M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousan Oaks, California : SAGE/CQ Press, [2015]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Intelligence service > United States.
Intelligence service.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1 What Is "Intelligence"?
  • Why Have Intelligence Agencies?
  • What Is Intelligence About?
  • Key Terms
  • Further Readings
  • ch. 2 The Development of U.S. Intelligence
  • Major Themes
  • Major Historical Developments
  • Key Terms
  • Further Readings
  • ch. 3 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
  • Key Terms
  • Further Readings
  • ch. 4 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
  • Key Terms
  • Further Readings
  • ch. 5 Collection and the Collection Disciplines
  • Overarching Themes
  • Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Conclusion
  • Key Terms
  • Further Readings.