`A great challenge to American National Security in the coming decades will be Intelligence Failures`

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The Role of Intelligence Failures in the 21st Century

an analysis of the intelligence landscape

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The Role of Intelligence Failures in the 21st Century

The failure of U .S . intelligence in recent years has become a major story

A . Intelligence services must become more sophisticated

B . The failures of the past provide a rare opportunity for improvement

There are three agencies primary responsible for intelligence gathering

A . The CIA is charged with handling foreign-based threats

B . The FBI is the domestic law

enforcement arm of anti-terrorism

C . The NSC and Homeland Security make strategic decisions

D . All agencies have shown shortcomings

Intelligence failures have many causes , as shown in recent events

A . 9 /11 could have been prevented with better analyzing capabilities

B . Similar problems affected Iraq war Intel , with the addition of a political element

The 21st century poses major new challenges for the intelligence establishment

A . Intel . System is still somewhat antiquated

B . Reforms are a work in progress

C . Errors threaten to undermine international relations

D . A re-commitment to public service is needed

Intelligence failures are even more important than intelligence successes

A . Failure is possible , effects are devastating and unpredictable

B . Have the problems been solved

C . What have we learned about and from errors

D . Concluding remarks

VI . Sources The Role of Intelligence Failures in the 21st Century

an analysis of the intelligence landscape

In recent years the failure of American intelligence services to provide accurate data on foreign...