Subordinating Intelligence

The DoD/CIA Post-Cold War Relationship

By: David P. Oakley

Narrated by: Robert Eckrich

In the late '80s and early '90s, driven by the post-Cold War environment and lessons learned during military operations, United States policymakers made intelligence support to the military the Intelligence Community's top priority. In response to this demand, the CIA and DoD instituted policy and organizational changes that altered their relationship with one another. While debates over the future of the Intelligence Community were occurring on Capitol Hill, the CIA and DoD were expanding their relationship in peacekeeping and nation-building operations in Somalia and the Balkans.

In Subordinating Intelligence: The DoD/CIA Post-Cold War Relationship, David P. Oakley reveals that, despite these concerns, no major changes to either national intelligence organization or its priorities were implemented. These concerns were forgotten after 9/11, as the United States fought two wars and policy makers increasingly focused on tactical and operational actions. As policy makers became fixated with terrorism and the United States fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, the CIA directed a significant amount of its resources toward global counterterrorism efforts and in support of military operations.

The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

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Critic reviews

"This book should be read by all serious national security students and professionals." (Douglas H. Wise, retired deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency)

"A rich and unrivaled account that should be included on the reading lists of scholars and practitioners alike." (David H. Ucko, author of The New Counterinsurgency Era)

"Those interested in the US military and intelligence community will find this valuable and fascinating." (CHOICE)