Edward,
I appreciate the valuable information you shared in this week's post. Your analysis
demonstrates a deep comprehension of the fundamentals of CI and the complexities of their
implementation. As you said in your initial post, there is a set of tactical activities that need to be
placed in any agency or organization when a suspected activity is found to begin the mitigation
of that intelligence-collecting activity (Department of Defense, 2021). These actions may be
broken down into three categories: (1) detecting the activity; (2) investigating the activity; and (3)
reporting the activity.
(Van Cleave, 2007) Counterintelligence detection refers to the process of
identifying and foiling efforts made by foreign intelligence agencies by applying various
techniques, including but not limited to surveillance, investigations, and other methods of a
similar nature.
The divergence of perspectives arises while considering the optimal selection of
counterintelligence strategies. In the aforementioned statement, you expressed a preference for
counterintelligence detection as it is an approach that minimizes resource consumption and
mitigates risks to the agency or organization involved. I am of the opinion that
counterintelligence deception occupies a significant role by virtue of its capacity to efficiently
impede the operations of hostile foreign intelligence agencies, without resorting to physical
coercion.
References
Department of Defense. (2021).
DOD Dictionary of military and associated terms.
Van Cleave, M. (2013). What is counterintelligence.
Intelligencer: Journal of US Intelligence
Studies
, 20(2), 57-65.
