Keeping U.S. Intelligence Effective: The Need for a Revolution in Intelligence Affairs (Scarecrow Professional Intelligence Education Series)

Lahneman, William J.

ISBN 10: 0810878046 / ISBN 13: 9780810878044

Published by Scarecrow Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Keeping U.S. Intelligence Effective: The Need for a Revolution in Intelligence Affairs (Scarecrow Professional Intelligence Education Series)
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810878046
• ISBN 13: 9780810878044
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Keeping U.S. Intelligence Effective: The Need for a Revolution in Intelligence Affairs explores whether the U.S. intelligence enterprise will be able to remain effective in today's security environment. Based on the demands currently being placed upon the intelligence community, the analysis concludes that the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence will decline unless it embarks upon an aggressive, transformational course of action to reform various aspects of its operations.In keeping with the emerging literature on this subject, the book asserts that a so-called Revolution in Intelligence Affairs is needed. The need for a Revolution in Intelligence Affairs implies that no amount of evolutionary adjustments to existing intelligence community practices will keep U.S. intelligence effective. While evolutionary reforms might be necessary, they will not be sufficient to permit the intelligence community to target successfully the various threats and emerging issues that populate today's and tomorrow's security environment.

About the Author

William J. Lahneman is assistant professor of Political Science at Towson University. He also is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy.