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  • Essay / Intelligence without analysis is just information

    'Intelligence without analysis is just information'. Critically evaluate this statement.IntroductionPart 1 – Understanding SemanticsPart 2 – System PartPart 4 – Analysis as a Member of the Organization, a Member of the CommunityConclusionIntroductionAnalysis is important. The evaluated statement impresses this fact on the reader. Without this, the speaker suggests, intelligence is ineffective. It is simply “information”. For the intelligence community, it appears that information alone is not sufficient to be presented as a finished product to a policymaker. Information alone is also not enough to represent the “reality” of the world. Especially in terms of looking for possible threats to national security. This statement implies that each keyword, considered individually, means different things. They don't represent themselves. Semantics is therefore important. In the second part of this assessment, we observe how analysis is an essential step in the intelligence cycle. Although debate remains regarding the effectiveness of the cycle in a practical environment, it is worth noting the importance of analytics as a part of the system. This is the so-called analysis and production stage. The third assessment of the statement examines the act of analysis as an essential tool in intelligence activity. It is useful because it can provide meaning, priority, and possible predictions on important national security issues. Finally, the author of the evaluated statement highlights its importance as a part of the intelligence community. Analysts are important. Supporting analysis as more than just a function of the intelligence cycle means that policymakers must ensure appropriate funding and management of analysis...... middle of document ......raphy1. Webster's Dictionary Online, Web. March 11, 2015,2. “The Intelligence Process” U.S. Intelligence Community Website, Web. July 15, 2015,3. Agrell, Wilhelm, “When all is intelligence – nothing is intelligence”. Occasional Papers of the Sherman Kent Center for Intelligence Analysis: Vol. 1, no. 4.4. Lahneman, William J, “The Future of Intelligence Analysis Volume 1, Final Report.” University of Maryland, March 10, 2006.5. Baartz, Debra, “Information management processes and the intelligence cycle”, Journal of Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers. Vol 4, No 1, 2005.6. Lowenthal, Mark, Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, Washington DC Congressional Quarterly Press, 2006, chapter 5, “Collection and collecting disciplines.”