Epistemology of Intelligence Analysis

Sfetcu, Nicolae Epistemology of Intelligence Analysis., 2019 [Preprint]

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In intelligence, epistemology is the study of the threat awareness and the way the threat is understood in the field of intelligence analysis. Most definitions of intelligence do not consider the fact that the epistemic normative status of the intelligence analysis is knowledge rather than a lower alternative. Counter-arguments to the epistemological status of intelligence are their purpose-oriented action, and their future-oriented content. Following the attacks of September 11, a terrorism commission was set up to identify the failures and weaknesses of US intelligence agencies, to learn from security vulnerabilities and to avoid future attacks on national safety and security.

Item type: Preprint
Keywords: epistemology, intelligence analysis, intelligence, epistemic normative, knowledge, intelligence agencies, security vulnerabilities, national safety
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BC. Information in society.
Depositing user: Nicolae Sfetcu
Date deposited: 02 Sep 2024 06:55
Last modified: 02 Sep 2024 06:58
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45985

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