Communication Patterns between the Briefer and the Policymaker

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ID20185759
AuthorsAdrian Wolfberg (0000-0002-0047-4017, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume27
Issue3
Pages509-528
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0885-0607 • E-ISSN: 1521-0561
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08850607.2014.872534
OpenAlexW2020819632
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

Intelligence professionals called ‘‘briefers’’ provide intelligence information on a daily basis to senior civilian policymakers. Herein is a description of what actually takes place prior to, during, and after the face-to-face interaction. While a body of work exists on presidential briefings, this assessment is unique because it deals with the process of transferring knowledge to policymakers, and specifically from the briefer’s perspective. Individuals from the outside, and even intelligence officers or others who have studied intelligence but have not been ‘‘briefers,’’ might find some of this material fascinating, yet possibly hard to believe. But those who have been ‘‘briefers’’ will find that this mostly validates their experience.’’ Contrary to common belief, acts of transferring knowledge are not context-free, costless, or instantaneous. A complex set of definable communication-related processes is used during the knowledge transfer between the briefer and policymaker. The most vital of these processes are imbued with important cost=benefit trade-offs with potentially highly

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