| SCTY 415 | Intelligence Recommendations for 2009 |
“Top Ten” National Strategic Intelligence Priorities
Purpose: To provide the policy makers with recommend top ten national strategic priorities for collection, reporting, and operations during 2009.
Background: These recommendations are made based on 2008 events and are selected because of global and regional security situation and any corresponding threat.
• Every issue poses a military, political, social, or economic threat.
Discussion: Top ten issues are categorized into 3 groups:
1. High profile concerns
a. Economy - domestic
b. Counterterrorism - on the global perspective
c. Iraq
d. Afghanistan
2. Immerging technological concerns
a. Cyber-defense - defense, government, and social
3. Unresolved concerns
a. Immigration - domestic
b. Counter drugging - domestic and international
c. Space defense - domestic and international
d. Non-proliferation - international
e. Africa
Further discussion is detailed in the attached presentation, specifically addressing how intelligence can be utilized to keep the policymakers informed.
Alternatives: Other areas of heightened concern:
• China – their international agenda. Their rising standing in the world, technologically and geopolitically, should bring increased attention by intelligence.
• Israel – their domestic and foreign interests. Israel has been shaping the Middle East and the corresponding conflict.
• Oil – offensive and defensive tactics.
Recommendation: Recommend top ten intelligence priorities as further detailed in the attached briefing.
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