Final Exam
Resource: (the textbook)
Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies, An Anthology; 5th Edition
Loch K. Johnson and James J. Wirtz; Oxford University Press; 2018.
Short
Answer Questions: Answer ALL OF THE QUESTIONS.
Answers should be approximately a page
Read the questions carefully, and make sure you answer them properly.BE PRECISE WITH YOUR WORDING.
1.What makes HUMINT difficult to fully appreciate, let alone effectively
collect?
2.What is the relationship between the information revolution and OSINT? Is it less or more valuable as a result?
3.Why is analysis arguably more difficult than collection (in the intelligence cycle)?
4.How do the responsibilities of intelligence producers differ from that of consumers?
5.Which approach to dealing with politicization is better in your view, that of Gates or Kent? Explain your reasoning.
6.What is often considered the third option to resolving a situation, and why is it considered this way?
7.What are the two designs (or sides) to counterintelligence? Which is easier to implement, and why?
8.We explored several different country case studies at the end, noting specific issues each is faced with. Explain one of those issues
, and argue why it deserves more public attention.
9.What aspect of technology do you feel is most impactful to the intelligence realm, and why?
10.A common theme in this course was how intelligence was about
learning to ask the questions you didnt know you needed to ask.
What the f*#% does this mean
ANSWER ALLTHREE QUESTIONS. Answers should be approximately 1page
1.How should the intelligence cycle, involving producers and consumers, ideally operate (or be designed)? Consider any
necessary frameworks that should be implemented in your explanation.
2.Explain the controversies surrounding covert action and make a case as to whether intelligence organizations should or should not have this capability in an official capacity. Consider in your answer components of oversight and accountability, and effectiveness.
3.Since the end of the Cold War, and now after the era of the War on Terror what has changed in the intelligence world? Show me that you understand what has changed during this time by highlighting
3 aspects of the modern era, and why they are notable in relation to
the past
