The U.S. Intelligence Community

First published in 1995. This series seeks to consolidate published material on a wide variety of public, private, and non-profit organizations including: (a) federal agencies, Congressional committees, the judicial branch, and international bodies; (b) corporations, interest groups, trade unions, and consulting firms; as well as (c) professional associations, scientific societies, and educational institutions. This text offers an organised volume of intelligence literature. Intelligence is the collection and analysis of information about threats at home and abroad for use by policymakers as they make key decisions-is widely recognized as the nation's first line of defense in protecting itself against dangers from overseas and subversive activities at home.

Autorentext
Mark M. Lowenthal is a senior specialist in U.S. foreign policy at the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, a scholar with fine credentials in the intelligence and foreign policy fields, a former intelligence official with the Intelligence and Research (INR) Bureau of the State Department.

Inhalt
Introduction; Part 1 Section I: Intelligence Theory and Practice; Chapter 1 A. General; Chapter 2 B. Analysis; Chapter 3 C. Operations; Part 2 Section II: History and Organization; Chapter 4 A. General; Chapter 5 B. CIA; Chapter 6 C. Other Agencies; Chapter 7 D. Analysis; Chapter 8 E. OperationsPart 3 Section III: Intelligence OversightPart 4 Section IV: Compilations of Documents;