Cultural Intelligence and the Marine Corps Intelligence Community

Abstract

As a result of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the many small crises that simmered during the Cold War have begun to boil over. More often than not, these crises will erupt in urban areas in the developing world. Because 75 percent of the world's population lives within 100 miles of a coastline, the United States Marine Corps will often be called upon to deal with the problems as they arise. As it realized in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Marine Corps will need to rely on cultural experts to assist with the planning and execution of military operations in response to these crises. However, the Marine Corps is not adapting to this need. Because the importance of cultural experts in military operations is only going to grow in the foreseeable future, the Marine Corps needs to fundamentally shift its methodology on recruiting and training cultural experts to provide Marine commanders with appropriate cultural intelligence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 10, 2005
Accession Number
ADA505357

Entities

People

  • T. M. Ross

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civilian Population
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Communities
  • Department Of State
  • Expeditionary Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Community
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology
  • Naval Personnel Management