Counter Intelligence Threats

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Is Counter Intelligence Equally Effective Against Internal and External Threats? The focus of this essay will be on whether or not Counter Intelligence (CI) is equally effective against internal and external threats. The question has been deconstructed in order to comprehend how it has been interpreted by the author. The term ‘equally effective’ does not refer to a comparison of various intelligence agencies and whether or not they are equally effective as agencies; it refers to the effectiveness of any one particular agency in dealing with an internal threat in comparison to how it deals with external threats.
The answer to the question is a resounding ‘No!’; CI is not equally effective against external and internal threats. This answer, the conclusion, was reached by gaining a greater understanding of what CI is and its role, followed by making a comparison of external and internal threats.When one understands the concepts and frameworks surrounding CI as well as limitations placed upon it, one appreciates that currently, CI is not ‘equally effective’ . Providing empirical evidence and comparing those events to current events indicates that not much appears to have changed re CI admitting to, let alone dealing effectively with internal threats. In discussing the two types of threats, the author has been as general as possible …show more content…

Not so; the following statements highlight this: ‘Even within the US intelligence community, however, some confusion and disagreement about counterintelligence persists. For example, it is often misunderstood as another name for security’. (Wasemiller, A. C.,1969)

‘Unfortunately, as I watch US CI today, I am increasingly concerned that the principles I consider fundamental to effective CI are not being followed as carefully and consistently as they should be’.( Olsen

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