Intelligence

1. Some have argued that covert operations should be carried out exclusively by the military. Do you agree with that?
2. Plausible deniability is one attribute of a successful covert operation. In your view, what are some other attributes that make an operation successful or unsuccessful?
4. What is the difference between laws and ethics? How does each fit in the intelligence world?
5. How does an analyst write something that will gain the decision- maker’s attention?
6. How does an analyst decide what type of intelligence product he or she should write?
7. Current law prohibits the military from conducting law enforcement and intelligence activities on American soil. Is this a good idea? Why or why not?
8. In the United States, military intelligence agencies came into existence before civilian ones (e.g., the CIA). Given the history of America, why do you think this was the case?
9. How is criminal intelligence different than that practiced by the CIA or DIA? How is it similar?
10. How does the FBI’s CrIA differ from IP? Which approach makes more sense to you? Why?
13. Of the four drivers of the future that were highlighted in this chapter (technology, demographics, economics, politics/governance), which do you think will have the greatest effect on the future? Why?
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