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Introduction to Intelligence Studies
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Introduction to Intelligence Studies

by Carl J. Jensen III, David H. McElreath, Melissa Graves
November 2012
Beginner content levelBeginner
374 pages
12h 7m
English
CRC Press
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analysts have no problem understanding that their own political beliefs have
no place in analysis. However, small-p politics is more insidious. It relates
to the internal politics of an organization and the shaping of intelligence,
either intentionally or unintentionally, to meet the desires or preconcep-
tions of the policymaker. Mark Lowenthal refers to this as politicized intel-
ligence. ere are a number of reasons this can occur. e most obvious is
that the analyst tells the boss what he wants to hear. is can occur when
analysts place their own career ambitions above the good of the organization
and the country. However, the policymaker shares equal blame if they allow
this to happen—a savvy and eth ...
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