Publication
24 Apr 2013
This paper examines the link between intelligence and policy in the US by looking at the country's approach to Iran's nuclear policy. The author writes that, in working too closely with policy makers, intelligence output has the potential to suffer from confirmation bias, multiple inferences and politicization. He also believes that to maximize effectiveness, intelligence has to be close enough to policy makers to know their questions, but not so close that it feels pressure in terms of providing desired answers.
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Author | Robert Jervis |
Series | RSIS Working Papers |
Issue | 257 |
Publisher | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) |
Copyright | © 2013 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) |