Book chapter · 2023

Limits of Strategic Intelligence in Latin America

Original Spanish titleLímites de la inteligencia estratégica en América Latina

Bernardo Gortaire Morejón. Límites de la inteligencia estratégica en América Latina. In M. D. Ordóñez (Ed.), Inteligencia estratégica del futuro · Marcial Pons, 2023.

Summary

In this exploratory chapter, I examine how specialists perceive strategic intelligence in Latin America. Drawing on a non-probability survey conducted in 2022, I identify weak intelligence culture, domestic politicisation, limited resources, staffing, political will, and corruption, and argue for professionalisation, continuity, open-source intelligence, and regional cooperation.

Research topics

  • strategic intelligence
  • Latin America
  • intelligence studies
  • regional security