Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson you will be able to:
- Define, discuss, and critique the concept of "intelligence" as articulated by Lowenthal. (chapter 1)
- Trace the evolution of the US intelligence system (chapter 2)
- Sketch the layout of the US intelligence infrastructure and briefly describe the functions of the major agencies. (chapter 3)
- List and explain the intelligence process including: requirements, collection, processing and exploitation, analysis and consumption, and feedback. (chapter 4)
- Describe and critique the functions of collection and analysis as described by Lowenthal. (chapters 5-6)