Author(s): Ioana LEUCEA Adrian POPA
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: June 30, 2023
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Issue/ Volume: 1 (29)/2023
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Abstract:
Highlighted even in the Bible within the famous episode of liberation of Israelites
from Pharaoh’s slavery under the leadership of prophet Moses, intelligence as an action of
collecting information about enemy for the purpose of creating an advantage for own side
or as a way of fortifying own security has constituted a realm of ideas from immemorial
time. Many scholars illustrated different examples and gave different reasons for
researching the paradigm of intelligence yet the aspect less emphasized was the
importance of connecting and discussing intelligence in relation with the effectiveness of
diplomatic and military undertakings correlated to specific strategic cultural and
geopolitical contexts. This paper discusses the importance of reshaping intelligence in
accordance with the 21st century security challenges and indicates that intelligence should
suffer profound transformations for the purpose of backing the settings of nations’ foreign
policies according to their desired geo-strategic status. Overall, intelligence might be
nowadays the silver bullet reaching the minds of soldiers, society and policymakers for a
secured world.
Keywords: awareness, intelligence, security, strategy, warfare, 21st century.
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