Georgetown University Press Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise: An Introduction

Review This excellent textbook discusses the range of roles and functions of the intelligence community in contributing to U.S. foreign policy in what is termed the U.S. national security enterprise (NSE).-- "Perspectives on Terrorism"[A] finely crafted introduction to intelligence-- "International Journal of Intelligence & Counterintelligence"[Intelligence and the National Security Enterprise] explores how intelligence contributes and sometimes fails to contribute to the policymaking process.-- "International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence"Expertly written, organized and presented.-- "Midwest Book Review"Roger Z. George draws on his thirty-year CIA career and more than a decade of teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level to reveal the real world of intelligence.-- "AFIO Intelligencer"Students needing an overview of the institutions, functions, and goals of the US intelligence community will be very well served by George's clear, thorough explanations of what intelligence is and how it is used to inform policy.-- "Choice" Product Description This textbook introduces students to the critical role of the US intelligence community within the wider national security decisionmaking and political process. Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise defines what intelligence is and what intelligence agencies do, but the emphasis is on showing how intelligence serves the policymaker. Roger George draws on his thirty-year CIA career and more than a decade of teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level to reveal the real world of intelligence. The book includes useful features for students and instructors such as excerpts and links to primary-source documents, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary. *Written for upper-level undergraduates or graduate students in courses about intelligence, security studies, and US foreign policy.   *Geared to instructors who want to teach how intelligence fits into the big picture of US national security decisionmaking process. *Examines the full range of intelligence support to policymakers, from strategic intelligence and warning analysis, to actionable daily intelligence, to covert action. From the Inside Flap Intelligence Studies / National SecurityThis textbook introduces students to the critical role of the US intelligence community within the wider national security decision-making and political processes. Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise defines what intelligence is and what intelligence agencies do, but its emphasis is on showing how intelligence serves the policymaker. Roger Z. George examines intelligence support from a variety of angles including strategic intelligence, warning, daily tactical support, and covert action. The book includes useful features for students and instructors such as excerpts from primary sources, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary.Roger George has written a comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the US intelligence community, what it does, how it does it, and most important of all, how it connects to the larger national security enterprise. The book is equally useful as a general overview to US intelligence-policy relations, a textbook for aspiring intelligence officers, and a general reference for national security scholars. . . . The book is a remarkable achievement. --Barry R. Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGeorge's fine book reflects the ideal combination of expertise for introducing students to a complex subject: decades of personal experience at all levels in the US intelligence establishment and foreign policy arena, acute academic analysis, and refreshingly readable writing.--Richard K. Betts, director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia UniversityAn outstanding introduction to the US intelligence community. . . . Concerned citizens, st