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An analogy between the epistemological and methodological aspects of the activity of intelligence services and certain scientific disciplines, advocating a more scientific approach to the process of collecting and analyzing information within the intelligence cycle. I argue that the theoretical, ontological and epistemological aspects of the activity of many intelligence services are underestimated, which leads to an incomplete understanding of current phenomena and confusion in interinstitutional collaboration. After a brief Introduction, which includes a history of the evolution of the concept of intelligence service after World War II, Intelligence defines the objectives and organization of intelligence services, the basic model of these organizations (the intelligence cycle ) and relevant aspects of information collection and intelligence analysis. In the Ontology section, I highlight the ontological aspects and entities that threaten and are threatened. The Epistemology section includes specific aspects of intelligence activity, with the analysis of the traditional model (Singer) traditionally used, and I expose a possible epistemological approach through the concept of tacit knowledge developed by the scientist Michael Polanyi. The Methodology section contains various methodological theories emphasizing structural analytical techniques as well as some analogies with science, archaeology, business and medicine. The article ends with Conclusions on the possibility of a more scientific approach to the methods of information collection and analysis of intelligence services. |
