Preventing international Crisis - Policy making or Analysis.pdf (136.22 kB)
Preventing international crisis: an intelligence or policy making issue?
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journal contribution
posted on 2017-01-21, 12:48 authored by Ewen FondrillonEwen FondrillonInternational crisis seem inescapable, yet there is always the temptation to look for someone responsible. In these scenario, such as the Iraq invasion of 2003, the intelligence community is an easy target to blame.
However, the intelligence community is not the only part of the intelligence cycle, and ultimately, the decisions and policies are not under its control. Which begs the question: how far does the responsibility for warning of potential crises in international affairs rest with the intelligence analyst and how far with the policy maker?
