Research Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS) Strategic Studies Quarterly 1735-0727 14 53 2011 12 01 Politicization of intelligence: from dis-identification of intelligence to failure of political regime Politicization of intelligence: from dis-identification of intelligence to failure of political regime 69 102 846 FA Alireza Khosravi Journal Article 2011 10 14 <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> https://quarterly.risstudies.org/article_846_84f7e69969dea92a925508f7c1f9579a.pdf