Bibliograph

Why intelligence fails, lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War, Robert Jervis

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Why intelligence fails, lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War, Robert Jervis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-227) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why intelligence fails

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

428436818

Responsibility statement

Robert Jervis

Review

"The U.S. government spends enormous resources each year on the gathering and analysis of intelligence, yet the history of American foreign policy is littered with missteps and misunderstandings that have resulted from intelligence failures. In Why Intelligence Fails, Robert Jervis examines the politics and psychology of two of the more spectacular intelligence failures in recent memory: the mistaken belief that the regime of the Shah in Iran was secure and stable in 1978, and the claim that Iraq had active WMD programs in 2002." --BOOK JACKET

Series statement

Cornell studies in security affairs

Sub title

lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War

Table Of Contents

Adventures in intelligence -- Failing to see that the Shah was in danger : introduction, postmortem, and CIA comments -- Analysis of NFAC's performance on Iran's domestic crisis, mid-1977-7 November 1978 -- CIA comments on the report -- The Iraq WMD intelligence failure : what everyone knows is wrong -- The politics and psychology of intelligence and intelligence reform

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