Enemies of intelligence
Subtitle: knowledge and power in American national security
By: Richard K. Betts.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780231138888; 9780231511131
Subjects: Intelligence service -- United States; National security -- United States; Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention
Description: "Combining research with personal experience, Betts outlines strategies for better intelligence gathering and assessment. He describes how fixing one malfunction can create another; in what ways expertise can be both a vital tool and a source of error and misjudgment; the pitfalls of always striving for accuracy in intelligence, which in some cases can render it worthless; the danger, though unavoidable, of "politicizing" intelligence; and the issue of secrecy - when it is excessive, when it is insufficient, and how limiting privacy can in fact protect civil liberties."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.