Study on the Definition of Intelligence Failure:Also on the Translation of"Intelligence Failure"
[Purpose/significance]The purpose of this paper is to clarify the differences in the understanding of the concept of intelligence failure and accurately understand and define the connotation and extension of the concept of intelligence failure,pro-motes the academic community to reach a consensus on the definition of intelligence failure and provide support for further deepening the research on intelligence failure.[Method/process]Through combing the mainstream literature in Chinese and English,the au-thor compares and analyzes the basic understanding of the concept of intelligence failure at home and abroad,and explores the rele-vant controversial issues to give a targeted response.[Result/conclusion]Defining intelligence failures as errors made by intelli-gence agencies in the course of intelligence production and distribution,counterintelligence,and other intelligence activity opera-tions is more consistent with its essential nature.The inappropriate use of intelligence by decision-makers is more a matter of deci-sion-making than intelligence,and thus should not be categorized as an intelligence failure.The term intelligence failure should not be translated as intelligence oversight,but rather as failure of intelligence,which is more appropriate.In the case of accurately ca-ring for the subtle difference between intelligence failure and intelligence error,the translation intelligence failure may also be used selectively to a certain extent.
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