Improving how to think in intelligence analysis and medicine

Marrin, Stephen; Torres, Efren

doi:10.1080/02684527.2017.1311472

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“…After the September 11 attacks in the United States, efforts have been intensified to make more "scientific" the methods used in intelligence. (Marrin and Torres 2017) Some of the earliest works in the field, including of Sherman Kent, have supported scientific methods not only in understanding certain issues but also in making verifiable evaluations. (Agrell 2012, 130) R. A.…”

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Epistemology of Intelligence Agencies

Sfetcu

2023

SSRN Journal

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Epistemology of Intelligence Agencies

Sfetcu

2023

SSRN Journal

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“…Intelligence and medicine "entail similar cognitive approaches and are vulnerable to similar failures, and the solutions that each has developed to overcome those failures may have applicability in the other domain." 55 Strategies are used to remove bias, increase knowledge to improve decisions or analysis and generate positive results or correct conclusions. Moreover, "best practices can flow in both directions between professions since medicine shares strong parallels with intelligence in the analytic process.…”

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Analytical Standards in the Intelligence Community: Are Standards Professionalized Enough?

Reinhold

Russo

Eisenfeld³

2021

JSS

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Analytical standards and its impact is a topic compelling the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) toward a discipline of proficiency and structure comparable to other professional fields is an evolutionary process. Following the creation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs) became the feature through which guidance and a consensus on a topic became methods of aligning entities within the IC. The research questions about the usefulness of ODNI’s ICDs on the individual analyst and IC member agencies as the intelligence profession emerges are intriguing. Therefore, practitioners should consider several approaches and criteria to evaluate analytical standards. This article outlines methods for determining the analytical standards and the impact standards creation has had on intelligence analysis, furthering the professional development of the discipline through a qualitative methodology using a descriptive and explanatory approach based on an organizational theory foundation. Using multiple case studies and a structured approach evidence supports the creation of standards while examining the various professional structures that can provide guidance.

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A unified theory for intelligence analysis

Ortola

2023

Intelligence and National Security

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Improving how to think in intelligence analysis and medicine

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Epistemology of Intelligence Agencies

Epistemology of Intelligence Agencies

Analytical Standards in the Intelligence Community: Are Standards Professionalized Enough?

A unified theory for intelligence analysis

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