{"product_id":"fixing-the-facts-national-security-and-the-politics-of-intelligence-paperback-softback-9781501700736","title":"Fixing the Facts; National Security and the Politics of Intelligence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501700736","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFixing the Facts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNational Security and the Politics of Intelligence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoshua Rovner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501700736\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 September 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 1 line drawing, 5 tables - 1 Line drawings, black and white\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.9 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is the role of intelligence agencies in strategy and policy?\u003c\/b\u003e How do policymakers use (or misuse) intelligence estimates? When do intelligence-policy relations work best? How do intelligence-policy failures influence threat assessment, military strategy, and foreign policy? These questions are at the heart of recent national security controversies, including the 9\/11 attacks and the war in Iraq. In both cases the relationship between intelligence and policy broke down—with disastrous consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFixing the Facts\u003c\/i\u003e, Joshua Rovner explores the complex interaction between intelligence and policy and shines a spotlight on the problem of politicization. Major episodes in the history of American foreign policy have been closely tied to the manipulation of intelligence estimates. Rovner describes how the Johnson administration dealt with the intelligence community during the Vietnam War; how President Nixon and President Ford politicized estimates on the Soviet Union; and how pressure from the George W. Bush administration contributed to flawed intelligence on Iraq. He also compares the U.S. case with the British experience between 1998 and 2003, and demonstrates that high-profile government inquiries in both countries were fundamentally wrong about what happened before the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e1. A Basic Problem: The Uncertain Role of Intelligence in National Security\u003cbr\u003e 2. Pathologies of Intelligence-Policy Relations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Policy Oversell and Politicization\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Johnson Administration and the Vietnam Estimates\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Nixon Administration and the Soviet Strategic Threat\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Ford Administration and the Team B Affair\u003cbr\u003e 7. Intelligence, Policy, and the War in Iraq\u003cbr\u003e 8. Politics, Politicization, and the Need for SecrecyAppendix A: Pathologies of Intelligence-Policy Relations\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Varieties of Politicization\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607756632344,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fixing-the-facts-national-security-and-the-politics-of-intelligence-paperback-softback-9781501700736","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}