Enhancing the Efficiency of NATO Intelligence Under an ASG-I
Abstract
As part of North Atlantic Treaty Organization s (NATO s) ongoing intelligence reforms, its member nations should create an Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence (ASG-I) to bridge the gap between competing civilian and military intelligence structures. The creation of an ASG-I would both enhance the efficiency of NATO Intelligence and improve its quality by providing unity of effort. NATO already has Assistant Secretary Generals (ASGs) for several departments. However, there is not one responsible for leading intelligence. Because of this lack of NATO intelligence oversight, the organization is hampered by duplication of effort and over tasking of intelligence analysis centers for similar products. Leadership of the intelligence effort is currently the responsibility of the Deputy Secretary General (DSG), who has a myriad of duties that do not allow for a comprehensive focus on intelligence. Therefore, NATO should create an ASG-I billet to oversee its intelligence personnel, systems, and structural enablers to enhance intelligence sharing within NATO, [and] to better predict when crises might occur as directed in NATO s latest Strategic Concept for the Defense and Security of its Members (Lisbon, 2010).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA589230
Entities
People
- Brian R. Foster
Organizations
- United States Army War College