Essays on Intelligence

Political Realism: Understanding the Operation of Political Systems Political realism is a philosophical theory that explains how politics works and how the political system is put together. One of the most well-known proponents of political realism is Hans Morgenthau, who demonstrated the complexity of his intelligence by defining the six pillars...

Generally speaking, covert action refers to any operation carried out in secret that has an effect on politics, society, or the economy. There is a widespread perception that events planned in secret are successful. This is the major justification for why the United States and other countries around the world...

Monitoring adversaries or spies, stopping their work, and giving them false information are all parts of counterintelligence. Since the end of the First World War, Federal Bill of Investigation has participated in counterintelligence operations. Several Nazi spy rings were revealed by the Federal Bill of Investigations during World War II....

Inadequate knowledge about a possible adversary's intentions to build and use weapons of mass destruction (WMD) will result in an erroneous analysis and, as a result, bad policy judgments. Imperfect intelligence may subject the state to the misleading antics of a potential foe. (Russell, Howard, and Forest, 2007) As a...

The US Intelligence Community and its Challenges The US intelligence community is going to face a variety of problems that will have a significant impact on its efforts to protect security. Despite major reforms implemented in the US intelligence community, the next decade is likely to present a number of challenges. Reforms...

Intelligence and Policy Intelligence is defined as the ability to acquire and apply knowledge. It also relates to one’s logical capacity, level of comprehension, and self-awareness. The ability to learn, plan, create, and solve issues determines one’s level of intellect. The ability of an individual to control his or her emotions...

GEOINT is a military intelligence tradecraft and discipline that arose from the combination of imagery intelligence (IMINT), imagery, and geospatial data. It is also used by other intelligence communities and is defined in Title 10 of the United States Code 467 as the assessment and description of visually depicted physical...

According to Nutt (2007), intelligence collection is the practice of acquiring information from other units of forces or agencies in order to make decisions. Data should be collected to satisfy a requirement after it has been issued or established. Policy, on the other hand, refers to a course of action...

Nolan's Definition of the Intelligence Cycle and its Applicability Nolan (2015) defines an intelligence cycle as "the collecting of information that supports the codification of military processes and behavior" based on Warner's description. As a result, the cycle must contain the steps of gathering relevant information, analyzing it, and disseminating it...

Subjective well-being Subjective well-being refers to an individual’s perception of instinctive reactions and cognitive judgments. It is an important factor in defining a person’s quality of life. Physical health, mental health, work, IQ, religion and race, ethnicity, and stigma can all be used to decide an individual’s life. The paper will...

The Verbal Abilities of Men and Women The talk will concentrate on the verbal abilities of men and women. Verbal thinking has been characterized as the comprehension of many concepts that are expressed in words. The lecture will review the numerous literature offered by several scholars before making a broad suggestion...

Abstract Many academics have debated whether there is a biological sex difference in IQ, the measure of a person's level of intelligence, or if IQs are similar throughout the gender spectrum. This article includes a longitudinal investigation of the sex difference in IQ, which suggests that boys start to have higher...