The Future of American Intelligence
By Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institute Press, October 2005 | PDF | 1.2 Mb
These essays from a diverse group of distinguished contributors deepen our understanding of the new national security threats posed by terrorism, by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and by the spread of Islamic extremism. They examine the obstacles-intellectual, governmental, bureaucratic, military, and technological-to making U.S. intelligence more effective and offer thoughtful recommendations for reform.
These essays from a diverse group of distinguished contributors deepen our understanding of the new national security threats posed by terrorism, by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and by the spread of Islamic extremism. They examine the obstacles-intellectual, governmental, bureaucratic, military, and technological-to making U.S. intelligence more effective and offer thoughtful recommendations for reform.
Approaching the problem from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the authors stress how it is critical that the intelligence community revise its deeply entrenched assumptions and ideas about how to collect and analyze intelligence. They reveal how those assumptions led the United States to overlook the gravity of the threat posed by bin Laden and be dead wrong about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq-and how they generally stifle creative thinking and independent judgment within intelligence agencies. Their recommendations include suggestions for reforming the management style and the organizational structure of the intelligence services as well as establishing more effective procedures for taking advantage of both current and future technological advances.
Book Contents:
* Acknowledgments (PDF)
* Contributors (PDF)
* Introduction (PDF)
* Chapter 1: The Era of Armed Groups (PDF)
* Chapter 2: Truth to Power? Rethinking Intelligence Analysis (PDF)
* Chapter 3: Restructuring the Intelligence Community (PDF)
* Chapter 4: A New Clandestine Service: The Case for Creative Destruction (PDF)
* Chapter 5: The Role of Science and Technology in Transforming American Intelligence (PDF)
* Index (PDF)
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