This course explores the nature, scope and function of “intelligence,” broadly, and the organization, activities, and procedures of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
This course explores the nature, scope and function of “intelligence,” broadly, and the organization, activities, and procedures of the U.S. Intelligence Community, specifically. It begins with a look at the history of intelligence, how it is defined and how it is used. It reviews the 17 agencies (+ODNI) comprising the US Intelligence Community and their roles, along with the operation of legislative intelligence oversight committees. It highlights some of the most common and most pressing ethical issues in intelligence analysis and operations, then describes in detail the processes of intelligence planning, collection and analysis. Finally, issues of counterintelligence and security are introduced. In accordance with the Standards for Intelligence Education, promulgated by International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE), this course is designed to survey the fundamentals and core concepts of intelligence history, theory and practice. The format of the syllabus, therefore, follows the IAFIE objectives.