Inclusive Intelligence Failure In The United States

While researching why intelligence failures occur, a good starting point would be to define intelligence. However, definitions by authors of intelligence material vary and are lacking consensus to its meaning, and as Marrin aptly states, “while frequently used, the term is rarely defined.”1 Nevertheless, Warner suggests that an all-inclusive intelligence definition would have several components and describes these as first, being reliant on sub-rosa “sources”2 and procedures ensuring successful outcomes. Second, by having leaders direct the representatives of their nations to act on behalf of their nation’s interests. Third, intelligence directs its attention towards other countries and their “subjects, corporations, or groups.”3 Four, intelligence