Course Description
Examines the use of intelligence agencies to gather, assess, and disseminate information to US foreign policymakers and explores the use of intelligence for covert action and for counterintelligence. Compares and contrasts US intelligence with practices in regimes throughout the world.
Athena Title
STRATEGIC INTEL
Prerequisite
INTL 6200 or permission of department
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Provides the student with a sound understanding of information flows in the making of American foreign policy. Students will learn about the sequencing of how information flows from the field, through the White House and other bureaucratic layers. Students will gain a nuanced understanding of the methods of covert action and the intricacies of counterintelligence both in the area of American foreign policy as well as in the foreign policy making of other nations.
Topical Outline
1) Definitions of strategic intelligence 2) Theories of intelligence 3) The intelligence cycle 4) Planning and direction 5) Collection 6) Processing and production 7) Analysis 8) Dissemination 9) Covert action 10) Counterintelligence 11) Intelligence accountability 12) The future of American intelligence