Us Intelligence.
INSTRUCTION:
Write 5-6 page typed and double-spaced essay on the given Central Argument essay problem below PLUS end notes (page at the end of the essay). Use requires course readings to support and defend your position. Please do not use “we”, “us”, “our”, etc.
ORGANIZATION: Your essay should have four parts:
The given central arguments which is the position that you must DEFEND throughout the essay.Do change or alter the GIVEN argument.
A Justification: WHY you want to make such an argument.
A methodology: HOW you plan to develop your argument; (also known as a road map) 3-4 sections including an initial conclusion are ideal and
A Conclusion: SO, WHAT significance and implications of your argument to U.S. national security and to the US Intelligence Community.
NOTE: 1, 2, and 3 must appear on page 1 of your essay.
USE END NOTES
Essay QUESTION: Given Central Argument (CA)
The CA: Start your essay as follows (copy and paste the central argument in its entirety as given without altering it in any way:
This essay argues that although Strategic Warning, the Intelligence Collection Cycle especially Human Intelligence, and Intelligence Analysis and fusion share a common thread, their individual objectives do not always intersect due to many unique intelligence factors and variables.
Required Textbook:
1. Mark Lowenthal., Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy (E-Book CQ/Sage Press, 2020) 8th Edition
Johnson and Wirtz., Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies (E-Book Oxford University Press, 2019) 5th Edition
James R. Clapper., Facts and Fears (New York: Viking, 2018), E Book, Paper, or HARD COPY (available in most libraries).
Helpful Links:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-asks-for-list-of-top-intel-officials-amid-intelligence-shakeup
Sean P. Larkin, “The Age of Transparency: International Relations Without Secrets” Foreign Affairs 95:3 (May/June 2016), pp. 136-146.
The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD Commission Report), March 31, 2005. Pp 351-386 (or chapter 7, PDF Collection). Download from the Internet
Adrienne W. Lerner., “Espionage and Intelligence, Early Historical Foundation” Federation of American Scientist. Download from Internet. This article traces the origins of American espionage activities since the U.S. Civil War.
9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 8. Download from Internet/Web
Jerry Markon, “Judge Rejects Dismissal Of Pro-Israel Lobbyists Case,” Washington POST, August 11, 2006. Download from Internet/Web
Scott Shane., “No Morsel Too Miniscule For All-Consuming N.S.A., New York Times, Nov 3, 2013, pp. 1, 10-11. Download from internet
Helpful Internet Links
www.dni.gov
www.intelligence.gov (provides links to each agency)
www.wmd.gov/report
http://intelligence.senate.gov
http://intelligence.house.gov
9/11 Commission Report. On line.
CIA, Studies in Intelligence https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/index.html
CIA, Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis https://www.cia.gov/library/kent-center-occasional-papers/index.html
CIA, Intelligence Literature: Suggested Reading List https://www.cia.gov/library/intelligence-literature/index.html
Federation of American Scientists http://www.fas.org/irp/index.html
Intelligence and National Security http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02684527.asp
International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713723134~tab=issueslist
Loyola University, Strategic Intelligence http://www.loyola.edu/departments/academics/political-science/strategic-intelligence/index.html
J. Ransom Clark, The Literature of Intelligence: A Bibliography of Materials, With Essays, Reviews, and Comments http://intellit.muskingum.edu
Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/army/mipb/index.html
National Counterproliferation Center (NCPC) https://www.dni.gov/index.php/about/organization/national-counterproliferation-center-who-we-are
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) https://www.nctc.gov/
National Intelligence Council (contains declassified reports and estimates) http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_home.html
National Security Archive http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/
Office of the Director of National Intelligence https://www.dni.gov/index.php (contains links to all U.S. Intelligence Community agencies)
Overt Action blog
The Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies http://www.afio.com/22_intelligencer.htm
United States House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence http://intelligence.house.gov/
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: http://intelligence.senate.gov/
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