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National intelligence and science beyond the great divide in analysis and policy

Intelligence and science are both facing increasing demands for answers that neither can or should provide, at least not in the way policymakers and public opinion often expect. The twentieth-century's defined and knowable threats are gone. This book is one of the first books to outline this ch...

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Main Authors: Agrell, Wilhelm author, Treverton, Gregory F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press [2015]
Subjects:
Intelligence service > Methodology
Science > Methodology
National security
Uncertainty (Information theory)
Security, International
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Odd Twins of Uncertainty
  • 2. Framing the Divide
  • 3. What Is Analysis? Roads Not Taken
  • 4. Intelligence Challenges in Scientific Research
  • 5. Exploring Other Domains
  • 6. Common Core Issues: Intelligence Analysis, Medicine, and Policy Analysis
  • 7. Challenges for Intelligence
  • 8. Politicization: Disseminating and Distorting Knowledge
  • 9. Beyond the Divide: Framing and Assessing Risks under Prevailing Uncertainty

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