School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Political Science and International Relations
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
Programs that can take the course
SUİ students take it departmental elective, other programs can take the course as faculty or university elective.
İt is not always possible to know the turth. Other than the data abundance, privacy, methods to collect the data, lack of proffesionals to analyse it, the difficulty of creating the right organization and the cost makes it more difficult.
Textbook and / or References
Mark M. Lowenthal, Intelligence, From
Secrets to Policy, Sage, 9. Baskı. SAGE, 2023
1. To have general knowledge about the intelligence discipline.
2. The history of intelligence.
3. Intelligence and its position in the government systems.
4. The intelligence production process.
5. The intelligence cycle and the collection discipline.
6. Intelligence case study: Cuban Missile Crisis.
7. Intelligence theories.
8. Intelligence agencies around the world and covert operations.
9. Intelligence and politicization of intelligence.
10. The future of intelligence.
11. The oversight of intelligence
1. Students will have general knowledge about the intelligence discipline.
2. Students will know the history of intelligence.
3. Students will learn the functions of intelligence within the government systems.
4. Students will gain knowledge about the intelligence production process.
5. Students will learn the intelligence cycle, the collection discipline, and collection methods.
6. Students will do an intelligence case study: Cuban Missile Crisis.
7. Students will have knowledge about the intelligence theories.
8. Students will understand the role of intelligence agencies and covert operations.
9. Students will gain knowledge about intelligence, democracy, politicization of intelligence, and ethics of intelligence.
10. Students will understand the future of intelligence and its impact on decision-making processes .
11. Students will be informed about the oversight of intelligence.
Week 1: Course introduction. General information about the intelligence discipline.
Week 2: a. General overview of intelligence, b. A brief history of intelligence
Week 3: Intelligence discipline, a. The intelligence production process, b. The intelligence cycle - Collection discipline
Week 4: Intelligence Agencies in Turkey
Week 5: Case study: The role of intelligence agencies in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Week 6: Counterintelligence
Week 7: Intelligence theories
Week 8: Intelligence agencies and covert operations
Week 9: How do intelligence agencies view today and the future?
Week 10: The future of intelligence
Week 11: The future of intelligence and general review
Week 12: Last day of the term.
Tentative Assesment Methods
• Midterm 20 %
• Final 40 %
• Participation 10 %
• Presentation 20 %
• Film Quiz 10 %
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