Politicization of intelligence: from dis-identification of intelligence to failure of political regime
Volume 14, Issue 53, Autumn 2011, Pages 69-102
alireza khosravi
Abstract
Politicization of intelligence is a perilous phenomenon in both covert and overt form, which has dangerous impacts on intelligence organization and political system. Politicization weakens and distorts intelligence analysis and intelligence estimates. Author claims that the most important of these distortions are radical subjectivity and interpretive in analysis. This deviation first acts as a cause of failure and mal-function of intelligence and in turn causes dis-identification of intelligence before policy-makers (consumers) and public opinion. Subjectivity and interpretivism may cause positive anthropy in political system which could be a factor of surprise and failure of policies of government.