Organization and management of intelligence: U.S.A as an example

Today, the development of technology and globalization has changed the world from end to end. As societies and countries interact with each other, sensitive areas for individual freedoms and democracy increase. This interaction affects countries' on security and individual freedom. Despite this rapid change, countries continue to carry the cold war understanding and security sensitivities of the past at the same time. In the United States (USA), one of the leading countries with advanced democracies, the current security and intelligence agreement, its activities and supervision is based on the long-term balance of this conflict. For the US, the intelligence organization process creates new problems, seeking rights, conflicts and solutions. In the light of all these, the main purpose of this thesis is to analyze the intelligence problems through the US intelligence organization process and to identify the problems encountered in the cause and effect relationship. In this study, the management model, organization and legal infrastructure of intelligence in the United States have been examined. In the first section, intelligence analysis can be seen as an important contribution to the literature. The second section sets out the relationship between the US intelligence organization and the development of the legal framework. In the third section, the main problems related to the administration, organization and supervision of the US intelligence are discussed. As a result, the biggest problem identified is the lack of coordination among the growing corporate structures. As the precursor of an effective intelligence organization, it has been suggested that intelligence processes, where human factor and correct information are refined for decision makers in a fast and efficient manner.