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National Intel Council on The IC's Pivot to Asia
Sep 9, 2024
Michael Collins, acting chair of the National Intelligence Council, has 28 years of experience in the intelligence community. He discusses how intelligence informs policymaking and the unique challenges in collecting data on both nation-state adversaries and non-state actors. The conversation dives into assessing China's tech and military capabilities, introducing the concept of 'Narrative Intelligence.' Collins also emphasizes the need for improved long-term forecasting strategies to mitigate groupthink in intelligence assessments.
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- The National Intelligence Council emphasizes a collective analytic view to influence high-level policymaking on global issues, particularly regarding China.
- Collins highlights the importance of adopting different intelligence collection strategies for non-state actors versus nation-state adversaries amid diverse global dynamics.
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Michael Collins' Career and the Role of the National Intelligence Council
Michael Collins has spent nearly three decades in the intelligence community, primarily focusing on East Asia. His various roles have included managing the CIA's East Asian Pacific Mission Center and serving as the Chief Strategy Officer at the CIA. Collins emphasized that the National Intelligence Council (NIC) represents the collective analytic view of the entire U.S. intelligence community, unlike individual agencies. The NIC is responsible for producing crucial assessments, such as national intelligence estimates and global trends reports that project into the future.
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