Economic Intelligence - A Key To Economic Power.

Abstract

With the end of the cold war and a commensurate decrease in military spending, nations are refocusing domestic and foreign policies and programs to increase economic standards of living for their citizens. This study focuses on United States economic power as an instrument of national power and the role economic intelligence plays in building and retaining that power. It is evident the U.S. government is becoming more reliant upon economic intelligence from both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense to ensure the economic playing field remains level and its policies and programs are not subverted by other nations. As President Clinton stated: 'Economic security is vital to U.S. interests. The collection and analysis of intelligence related to economic development will play an increasingly important role in helping policy makers understand economic trends.'

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309473

Entities

People

  • Joseph H. Brand

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Policy
  • Economic Security
  • European Union
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Collection Disciplines
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Investments
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.