Reading Seminar in Social Science: Intelligence and National Security, Fall 2005
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Author: Vickers, Robert
Subject: Social Sciences
Institution Name:
M.I.T.
Collection Name: MIT OpenCourseWare
Abstract: This course will examine the origins, structure and functions of the U.S. Intelligence Community and its relationship to national security policy. It will look in some detail at the key intelligence agencies and the functions they perform, including collection, analysis, counterintelligence and covert action. It will also look at some of the key intelligence missions, such as strategic warning, counterterrorism, counterproliferation, and counterinsurgency. Finally, it will examine some of the major controversies concerning intelligence, including its successes and failures, relationship to policymakers, congressional oversight, and the need for reform.
Details
Course Type: Full Course
Material Types: Assessments, Homework and Assignments, Lecture Notes, Syllabi
Media Formats: Text/HTML, Downloadable docs
Language: English

