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Part I: Introduction
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... Fingar argues that analysts' primary mission is to provide timely information and insights that help decision makers understand developments with potentially consequential implications for American interests. Fingar's detailed description of what analysts do, in supporting both the general national security enterprise and specific missions, agencies, and decision makers, shows how intelligence analysts play critical roles that share properties with analysts in other organizations.
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... 2 INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS: FOUNDATIONS compression of timelines for collecting, evaluating, and interpreting intelligence on increasingly complex issues; and exponential increases in the amount of information of potential value. Fingar's introductory chapter demonstrates why IC analysts need the insights and tools of the behavioral and social sciences, as discussed in Parts II–IV of this volume.
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