political intelligence

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types of intelligence

  • George W. Bush and Porter J. Goss at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
    In intelligence: Types of intelligence

    Political intelligence is at once the most sought-after and the least reliable of the various types of intelligence. Because no one can predict with absolute certainty the effects of the political forces in a foreign country, analysts are reduced to making forecasts of alternatives based…

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