How Long to Read Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy

How Long Does it Take to Read Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy by Paul R. Pillar

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A career of nearly three decades with the CIA and the National Intelligence Council showed Paul R. Pillar that intelligence reforms, especially measures enacted since 9/11, can be deeply misguided. They often miss the sources that underwrite failed policy and misperceive our ability to read outside influences. They also misconceive the intelligence-policy relationship and promote changes that weaken intelligence-gathering operations. In this book, Pillar confronts the intelligence myths Americans have come to rely on to explain national tragedies, including the belief that intelligence drives major national security decisions and can be fixed to avoid future failures. Pillar believes these assumptions waste critical resources and create harmful policies, diverting attention away from smarter reform, and they keep Americans from recognizing the limits of obtainable knowledge. Pillar revisits U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War and highlights the small role intelligence played in those decisions, and he demonstrates the negligible effect that America's most notorious intelligence failures had on U.S. policy and interests. He then reviews in detail the events of 9/11 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, condemning the 9/11 commission and the George W. Bush administration for their portrayals of the role of intelligence. Pillar offers an original approach to better informing U.S. policy, which involves insulating intelligence management from politicization and reducing the politically appointed layer in the executive branch to combat slanted perceptions of foreign threats. Pillar concludes with principles for adapting foreign policy to inevitable uncertainties.

How long is Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy?

Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy by Paul R. Pillar is 416 pages long, and a total of 106,496 words.

This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy aloud.

What Reading Level is Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy?

Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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