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Intelligence agencies can provide the following services for their national governments.

• provide analysis in areas relevant to National Security ;

• give early warning of impending crises;

• serve national and international Crisis Management by helping to discern the intentions of current or potential opponents;

• inform national Defense planning and Military Operations ;

• protect secrets, both of their own sources and activities, and those of other state agencies; and

• may act covertly to influence the outcome of events in favor of National Interests

Intelligence agencies are also involved in defensive activities such as Counter-espionage or Counter-terrorism .

Some agencies like are, or are accused of being, involved in Assassination , Arms Sales , Coups D'état , and the placement of misinformation ( Propaganda ) as well as other covert operations, in order to support their own or their governments' interests.


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FURTHER READING

books
  • ''Encyclopedia of espionage, intelligence, and security'', hrg. von K. Lee Lerner und Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, 3 Bände, Detroit : Gale [u.a. , 2004

  • William Blum, ''Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II'', Common Courage Press, 2003

  • Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, ''Cloak and Dollar: A History of American Secret Intelligence'', Yale University Press, 2002

  • Richard C. S. Trahair, ''Encyclopedia of Cold War espionage, spies, and secret operations'', Westport, Conn. {Link without Title} : Greenwood Press, 2004

  • Amy B. Zegart, ''Flawed by design : the evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC'', Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Univ. Press, 1999



journals
  • The journal of intelligence history




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