Intelligence and National Security

Catalog description

Intelligence and the Intelligence Community play a critical role when it comes to shaping U.S. foreign and national security policy. This course provides an understanding of the different types of intelligence and explores the evolution of today's Intelligence Community under the auspices of the Director of National Intelligence. Using case studies, examines how policymakers have used--and in some cases, abused--intelligence to try to advance policy goals, including the importance of covert operations. Students gain an understanding of both the significant contributions and limits of intelligence as an element of national security policymaking.