The use of intelligence in Foreign Policy

Title : The Use of Intelligence in Foreign Policy

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Policies like those pertaining to the military require military information . Mercantile policies require entirely economic information while a revolutionary policy requires political information . What this implies is that the missions and targets of the United States intelligence community will be influenced by the foreign policy of the country . This means it will be possible to explain and make predictions as to the roles and missions of the United States intelligence considering the

foreign policy priorities of the United Sates as well as the mix of power applicable . This embraces these ideas within the context of the prevailing intelligence literature and harmonizes the outcomes to form a theory of intelligence which can be applicable in predicting the future roles and missions of intelligence agencies Table of Contents

TOC \o "1-3 " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Introduction PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " Foreign Policy and Intelligence PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " The Politics of Foreign Policy PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Compromising Sources of Intelligence PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 6

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " References PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 8 Introduction

Up until this now , there has not been any documented evidence pertaining to the roles intelligence agencies play in offering support towards foreign and national security polices . Coming up with a theory of intelligence explaining the roles and mission of intelligence can be undertaken...