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Colombia's FARC: a portrait of insurgent intelligence / Gentry, John A; Spencer, David E

Gentry, John A	Journal Article
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2010.

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The literature on intelligence little describes or comparatively analyzes the intelligence services of insurgent groups. This article partially fills the gap by assessing the intelligence activities of FARC - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. FARC intelligence displays similarities to, as well as sharp differences from, the intelligence activities of other insurgent groups and established states. Like FARC as a whole, FARC intelligence is decentralized. Its strength is its focus on tactical military intelligence. Collection on strategic political issues, analysis, and counterintelligence are relatively weak. FARC's intelligence weaknesses limit its prospects for strategic success and its intelligence-related vulnerabilities offer the Colombian government opportunities to exploit.

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Intelligence ; Colombia ; Insurgent Intelligence ; FAEC

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Developing theory on the use of intelligence by non-state actors: five case studies on insurgent intelligence / Strachan-Morris, David

Strachan-Morris, David	Journal Article
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This special section has its origins in the observation that in the intelligence and counterinsurgency literature insurgents tend to be treated as something that intelligence acts upon but rarely, if ever, treated as intelligence actors in their own right. A review of the literature and military doctrine on counterinsurgency highlights this gap and demonstrates the importance of studies such as those brought together in this special section of Intelligence and National Security.

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Non-State Actors ; Insurgent Intelligence

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