Chronic mismatch between policymakers’ broad or ill-timed questions and what intelligence analysts can produce, degrading usefulness and accountability.
— Shapes the quality of security decisions and the attribution of 'intelligence failures,' informing oversight, reform, and public expectations of the IC.
Santi Ruiz
2025.08.07
100% relevant
Article highlights unhelpful prompts like 'Whither China?' and the time-horizon mismatch that leaves analysts scapegoated and policymakers unsupported.
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