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Intelligence and the function of government

Intelligence and the function of government

Baldino, Daniel
Crawley, Rhys

Paperback

General Political ScienceInternational RelationsMilitary Strategy

ISBN10: 0522871992
ISBN13: 9780522871999
Publisher: Melbourne University
Published: Sep 6 2024
Pages: 317
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.32 Depth: 8.25
Language: English

Intelligence plays an important, albeit often hidden hand, in the everyday function of government. Australia's intelligence agencies-collectively referred to as the Australian Intelligence Community (AIC)-are an established and fundamental component of the bureaucracy: they keep watch on potential problems in the name of national security, exploit weaknesses in the name of national interests, and build a picture of the complexities of the broader world for their consumers-other domestic government departments, partner intelligence agencies overseas and, most importantly, Australia's policy-makers. Their aim is to provide the government with 'information'-for that is essentially what intelligence is-to better enable it to tackle the issues confronting it; to be better armed, informed and forewarned of what might lay ahead; and to facilitate coherent policy-making. But we should not expect intelligence to be perfect, nor should we think that good intelligence guarantees good policy.

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