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Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security
Richard K. Betts
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Description for Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security
Hardback. Looks at how knowledge and power can work together to face the intelligence challenges of the twenty-first century. Outlining strategies for better intelligence gathering and assessment, the author describes how fixing one malfunction can create another; and in what ways expertise can be both a vital tool and a source of error and misjudgment. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is essential to national security. These failures convinced the American public that their intelligence system was broken and prompted a radical reorganization of agencies and personnel, but as Richard K. Betts argues in this book, critics and politicians have severely underestimated the obstacles to true reform. One of the nation's foremost political scientists, Betts draws on three decades of work within the U.S. intelligence community to illuminate the paradoxes and problems that frustrate the intelligence process. Unlike America's ... Read more
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is essential to national security. These failures convinced the American public that their intelligence system was broken and prompted a radical reorganization of agencies and personnel, but as Richard K. Betts argues in this book, critics and politicians have severely underestimated the obstacles to true reform. One of the nation's foremost political scientists, Betts draws on three decades of work within the U.S. intelligence community to illuminate the paradoxes and problems that frustrate the intelligence process. Unlike America's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231138888
SKU
V9780231138888
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About Richard K. Betts
Richard K. Betts is director of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of numerous books on military strategy and foreign policy. He has served on the National Commission on Terrorism, staffs of the Senate Intelligence Committee and National Security Council, and advisory panels for ... Read more
Reviews for Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security
[An] insightful book.
Gregory F. Treverton The American Interest Betts' book provides a much-needed antidote.
Paul R. Pillar Foreign Affairs
Gregory F. Treverton The American Interest Betts' book provides a much-needed antidote.
Paul R. Pillar Foreign Affairs