Intelligence Collection Priorities in an Age of Renewed Superpower Conflict: Toward a More Expansive Perspective

The new global setting of the post-Cold War allowed the United States and its intelligence agencies to broaden the nation’s mandate to include the environment, health, the global economy, and terrorism, among other considerations---although the military might of Russia and China had by no means dis...

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Main Author: Loch K. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Simon Fraser University Library 2024-01-01
Series:The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict and Warfare
Online Access:https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/jicw/article/view/6336
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description The new global setting of the post-Cold War allowed the United States and its intelligence agencies to broaden the nation’s mandate to include the environment, health, the global economy, and terrorism, among other considerations---although the military might of Russia and China had by no means disappeared and considerable resources would remain focused on military threat assessments.  This article explores the commitment of the United States to the ongoing mission of knowing about and thwarting military attacks, while at the same time taking into account a new host of once ignored worldwide threats to national security.
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spelling doaj.art-25f437e14de946d2a6a6aac9b4459e952024-02-01T06:55:58ZengSimon Fraser University LibraryThe Journal of Intelligence, Conflict and Warfare2561-82292024-01-016310.21810/jicw.v6i3.6336Intelligence Collection Priorities in an Age of Renewed Superpower Conflict: Toward a More Expansive PerspectiveLoch K. Johnson The new global setting of the post-Cold War allowed the United States and its intelligence agencies to broaden the nation’s mandate to include the environment, health, the global economy, and terrorism, among other considerations---although the military might of Russia and China had by no means disappeared and considerable resources would remain focused on military threat assessments.  This article explores the commitment of the United States to the ongoing mission of knowing about and thwarting military attacks, while at the same time taking into account a new host of once ignored worldwide threats to national security. https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/jicw/article/view/6336
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