Interface between Intelligence and Foreign Policy

As scholars and practitioners continue to study major case studies such as Pearl Harbor, the Tet offensive, the Yom Kippur War, Argentina’s seizure of the Falklands/Malvinas, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and 9/11 as notable intelligence failures, it is important to have a big picture perspective of intelligence as an important tool of foreign policy and national security.

This episode focuses on the interface between intelligence and foreign policy and the implications for policy making.