Intelligence Agency Research Papers Samples For Students

Introduction

Central Intelligence Agency is an Agency that was established by the government so as to override on the matters that are pertinent to security. It started operating in the United States of America more that seventy years ago. In essence, the agency has manifested its relevance in the society because, all security matters have been at its most regarded discretion. In as far as events are concerned; the central Intelligence Agency has been conducting searches for people who engage in activities such as drug trafficking and other criminal activities. In most instances, our historical line has been marked by ...

The modern science of warfare assumes that in armed conflicts and local wars of the new century the winner is the one who will be able to quickly collect multifaceted, ever-changing data on the course of the battle, to analyze them, to make the right conclusions, make the right decision and quickly bring it to a subordinate. To ensure victory over the enemy is necessary to achieve the so-called information superiority, which allows preempt it in the evaluation of the rapidly changing situation on the battlefield, making the right decisions and planning the operation progress (fighting).
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Abstract

This report will discuss the Central Intelligence Agency or collective known as CIA. It is important to consider the organization for assessment because it represents a significant role as a public organization that gathers intelligence that are crucial in ensuring the security of the entire United States against internal and external threats. CIA is the main arm of the federal government in intelligence gathering that are detrimental to policymakers. This paper will explore the role of the agency in creating foreign and national security policies. However, CIA is facing problems of inadequate analytical standards that resulted a major revamp in the organization ...

Introduction

The United States has the interest of African growth among its global growth and development agendas. The US government does all it can to ensure Africa remains a dynamic continent. It is true that the United States cares about Africa. In particular, the government has concern over the growth and development of Zambia. Although, it is not the only country in Africa requiring growth the government finds it good to offer outstanding support to Zambia. The government has allowed its Non-government organizations to work in the African land to eliminate poverty and give hope to the generations of the continent. ...

The United States and Cuba continue to share a strained and fragile relationship based on the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion over fifty years ago. This strained relationship had a long term effect on the Kennedy government. The attack at the Bay of Pigs started with a group of Cuban refugees who were trained and financed by the American group the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in March 1960. They arrived in Cuba and attempted to overthrow the government headed by Fidel Castro. This socialist government, led by Fidel Castro fought back and the attack on the government failed.
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Ukraine and Climate Change

This paper is devoted to Ukraine and its climate. Area of the country is 603 549 square kilometers (Central Intelligence Agency). It has land borders with Russia, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Rumunia and Moldova. Also the country has maritime borders with Georgia, Bulgaria and other countries. Thus, one can say, that Ukraine is a quite big country with more than forty million people. The main ethnic group is Ukrainians and their main religion is Orthodoxy (Central Intelligence Agency). It should be noted that the population of the country is decreased gradually. The main reasons of it are war in ...

India Economic Analysis

India’s population estimate as in July 2014 was 1,236,344,631 as noted by the Central Intelligence Agency (2014). The figure can further be divided into about five groups of age structures. The 0-14 year age group makes 28.5%, 15-24 years constitute 18.1% while the 25-54 years make 40.6% of the total population. The group with 55-64 years forms 7% and those aged 65 years and above make 5.8% (Central Intelligence Agency, 2014). The pyramid clearly shows that the age group 25-54 years takes the largest percentage of the population and constitutes the working group in the ...

Introduction

The act amended sections of the homeland security Act of 2002 to include information sharing environment. It also amended sections of the intelligent reform and terrorism prevention act. The amendments were aimed at reviewing the definitions weapons of mass destruction, terrorism information, information sharing environment, and homeland security. It also formalized the recommendations based on the presidential information sharing guidelines. For instance, the development of fusion centers in urban areas and the development of a national network. In addition, the act require that DHS be established in states, local, and regional centers so as to create a partnership with the fusion ...

Venezuela which is in the shape of a reversed triangle is located on the northern hump of South America and is twice in size of the land area of California. The climate of Venezuela is usually either winter or summer. The ethnic groups in Venezuela are Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German and African while the official language spoken in Venezuela is Spanish. 96% of the population is Roman Catholic while 2% of the population is Protestants.

The population growth rate of Venezuela is 1.47% in 2012 while the population in Venezuela that is urbanized stands at 93% in the year ...

In the US there are different agencies that deal with counterterrorism activities. These agencies have specific duties in the country and they ensure that the country is safe from any terrorist activities. They make sure that its citizens and residents are protected from acts of terror. These agencies that include the FBI and the CIA are always on their toes in protecting the country. It is established that the people who are involved in these agencies have received numerous trainings on their jobs. It is estimated that the people have advanced knowledge on terrorist activities. The agencies are also ...

Introduction and Thesis Statement

St. Aquinas believes that way is sinful and waging war is unjust. He argues that “those who take to sword will die by the sword.” According to him, war is a detriment of peace and therefore a sinful endeavor. However, St. Augustine explains the validity and the justifiability of war. He believes that war, to some extent, is just and necessary (White 269). However, for a war to be just, it has to follow three conditions. A just was must that that has been sanctioned by the highest authority. It will be unjust to wage war at a personal ...

Introduction

Djibouti is a small country, situated in the horn of Africa. Djibouti city is the capital of Djibouti. Irrespective of its size, the nation is one of very talented and ambitious nations. The nation is surrounded by several nations and almost all of them are indulged in various kinds of disputes or warlike situations but Djibouti is unaffected by these disputes and remains in a very peaceful and stable state of affairs. This paper intends to discuss the Djibouti and several other related aspects.

Geography

The nation is surrounded by Eretria in the north and Somalia in the southwest while it shares ...

Introduction

The National Security Agency (NSA) is the largest intelligence agency of USA that gathers information to detect any potential threat to USA. Recently in 2013, it created a lot of buzz when Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor, revealed to the media about the clandestine surveillance programs of the NSA (NCPA 2014). According to the documents leaked by Snowden, the NSA spies on over a billion of people worldwide by intercepting their calls. Not only that, the NSA has access to the phone records of all the American citizens for the purpose of mass surveillance. It was also revealed that PRISM, the ...

The European Union Membership of the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or formerly known as Czechoslovakia, has been known not only for its rich culture and history but also to its accession to the European Union in 2004. In the latest country profile written for the country by the United States Department of State (2011), the country can be as small as South Carolina, if not smaller, with 78,864 sq. The country has four cities with Prague comprising 1.2 million in population, Brno with 367,000, Ostrava with 310,000 and Plzen with 163,000. The country’ ...

Recent years have seen significant changes in the economies of both Mexico and Chile. Given this, it can be useful to examine the current economic situation in Mexico and Chile, comparing the two. While many people in the United States might tend to think of these two nations as being identical in nature because of the fact that they have Hispanic cultures and the Spanish language, there are in fact many differences. For example, Mexico since the late 1990s has been able to benefit from the existence of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement). This has allowed it ...

Richard welch was born in 14th December, the year 1929, in Hartford, Connecticut. He later joined Harvard University to study Classics. At the age of 22, Welch graduated from the university, top in his class. At this point, Welch took the challenge of working with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The first position Welch got in the CIA was of the case officer. His duties involved walking all over the world to follow various cases relating to the agency. At the age of 55, Welch rose in the ranks to become a CIA station chief. In 1974, Welch was ...

Abstract

The Irish leadership perspective has a crucial role in its national life due to the impact Irish political leaders have in the economic life of the country. Understanding this national leadership characteristics significantly contributes to the national awareness of its strengths and weaknesses. Based on Hofstede’s leadership categorization model, the commonly held leadership characteristics can be described as small power distance, weakly uncertainty avoidant, collectivist, masculine, and long-term oriented. American leaders who want to engage Irish leaders and population will have to make adjustments in at least three dimensions of differences, namely, individualism vs. collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and ...

Introduction

Finances have such a tendency as to influence production, distribution, and consumption. At the same time, one ought to note that they have an objective character. The role of finances in economics is constantly enforcing and reflecting distributing relations of the increasing complexity within society.

General Information

Definition of Financial System
If we just proceed to the definition of a financial system at all, it should be therewith noted that this phenomenon stands for a complex of controllable finance-legal norms of financial affairs and financial establishments that help a state to form, to distribute, and to use both centralized and decentralized ...

Abstract

The research tests the Independent variables in the hypothesis of rich oil versus less oil countries. The occurrence of conflicts served as the dependent variable, and the countries that have proven access to oil deposits have served as the unit of analysis. To prove this research hypothesis, the research methods that have been done by collecting information regarding the presence of oil deposits in the subject countries and other economic indicators such as the national GDP (Gross Domestic Product), among others. The collection of data focused on: Oil income, GDP, and Fail States. The analysis was done using the ...

Iran-United States Relations

Abstract
This paper is on the topic of relation between the global superpower the United States of America and the Islamic republic of Iran. This paper will discuss the various events and their timeline in the history of this relation. The paper will identify the sources of conflict between these countries and the impact of these conflicts on these countries. The paper will cover events from 1953 to present and the role played by the United States in the development and changes in Iran in past 60 years. Finally, the paper will summarize the events with information in ...

Introduction

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, sometimes known as FISA, is a federal law enacted in the United States, designed to allow surveillance of individuals who are perceived to be a threat to the United States (Breglio, 2003). First enacted in 1978, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was originally intended for use during the Cold War. Because that particular war depended so much on intelligence regarding what foreign nations were doing and how they were planning on using the information they obtained about the United States to undermine her security, the government felt the need to enact a piece of legislation that allowed ...

Physical Geography of Malaysia and Its effects on Human Activity

Introduction
Malaysia is a nation that is located in South East Asia. It is divided into two main parts called Peninsular and East Malaysia. Peninsular is to the east side of the country and is found in the Southern part of Thailand. East Island, on the other hand, is found in Borneo (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013; Cental Intelligence Agency, 2013). Having a clear view on the location of this country this paper will give a clear report on the physical environment and its effects on human activities.

Atmosphere of Malaysia

According to the map of the world, Malaysia is found in close proximity to the ...

Part 1 Portugal

Part 1 Portugal

Introduction

Portugal is a European nation located in the south-western part of the continent. It is one of the Iberian nations that constitutes Portugal, Spain and Andorra. The country is a member of the European Union. Its history dates back centuries back when it was the world’s most dominant maritime power. Portugal has good relations with other nations on the international scene, especially the South American nations such as Brazil, its former colony. Like other European nations, Portugal has a population structure where there is low population growth and the elderly outnumber the youth. Portugal plays a major role in ...

The strategic measures that focus on internal security is a major concern that has made the government of the united states of America adopt various measures, programs and policies that aims at safeguarding the lives of the American people both within the country and abroad. The government through defense forces and the Central Intelligence Agency has implemented security programs that aim at eliminating terrorist threats particularly in regard to al-Qaida and the Taliban terrorist groups. One of the currently executed programs is the drone policy program that is operational in countries such as Pakistan with an aim of trailing and ...

Intelligence community oversight

Arguably, issues of security in the world are considered to play a tremendous role in a progress of a nation. To oversee intelligence is often controversial, perplexing as well as difficult responsibility to undertake. The conditions and difficulties of the intelligence community oversight arise as a result of sensitivity and secrecy that surround intelligence conclusion, sources, methods, findings, dissemination, as well as the competition that exist between the executive and the legislature on issues of accessibility and influence. As a matter of fact, the duties of the intelligence community oversight are shared by the legislature and the executive branches of government. In this case, ...

Many in government and in the media have been extremely critical of the intelligence community, and in particular the FBI (Federal Bureau of investigation) because of the failure to detect and prevent the attacks by terrorists on 9/11. In the immediate aftermath a congressional inquiry into the attacks pointed specifically to the FBI for its prior failure to focus on possible domestic terrorism. In particular, this inquiry found that the FBI failed to collect useful intelligence, carefully analyze the intelligence they did have and (perhaps most importantly) to quickly and fully share the results of their intelligence gathering with other ...

The history of the Asian region is filled with events that have been influenced by the presence of their Western colonizers. In the southern part of Asia, the British colonial rule has monopolized the place and succeeded in influencing the Asians. India is one of the known countries that have been colonized by the British Empire. The control of the British Empire has significantly influenced the country as evidences are seen in the history, structure and its political viewpoint. Problems had persisted before the British rule as the East India Company was unable to combine both business and leadership ...