Intelligence Failures Are Analytical Failures
The success of mass casualty attacks by groups like Al-Qaeda and its regional offshoots, and more recently the so-called Islamic State (IS), suggests intelligence has failed us on a number of occasions. This paper reviews the processes and priorities of intelligence analysis and argues that it is a...
Veröffentlicht in: | Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. - International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research. - 10(2018), 7, Seite 12-18 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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2018
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses |
Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences Law Social sciences Applied sciences Political science Philosophy |
Zusammenfassung: | The success of mass casualty attacks by groups like Al-Qaeda and its regional offshoots, and more recently the so-called Islamic State (IS), suggests intelligence has failed us on a number of occasions. This paper reviews the processes and priorities of intelligence analysis and argues that it is a lack of insightful cognitive and analytical techniques performed by suitably trained and skilled analysts that may be the root cause of these failures. |
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ISSN: | 23826444 |