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Logo of the National Intelligence Council
The National Intelligence Council (NIC) is the center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the United States Intelligence Community (IC). It was formed in 1979. According to its official website:
- It leads the IC's effort to produce National Intelligence Estimates and other documents;
- It supports (and reports to) the Director of National Intelligence;
- It serves as a focal point for policymakers' questions;
- It contributes to the effort to allocate IC resources in response to policy changes; and
- It communicates with experts in academia and the private sector to broaden the IC's perspective;
The NIC's goal is to provide policymakers with the best information: unvarnished, unbiased and without regard to whether the analytic judgments conform to current U.S. policy.
One of the NICs most important analytical projects is a Global Briefing. Prepared every four years between Election Day and Inauguration Day, the Global Briefing assesses critical drivers and scenarios for future global outcomes approximately fifteen years out. The Global Briefing provides a basis for long-range strategic policy assessment for the White House and the intelligence community. The NIC's most recent Global Briefing, "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" was released in November, 2008.
On February 2, 2007, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Intelligence Council released the Iraq National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) - "Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead" Unclassified Key Judgments.
Organization
The NIC has a Chairman and Vice Chairman, as well as a Vice Chairman for Evaluation, a Director of Strategic Plans and Outreach, a Director of Analysis and Production Staff, a Special Adviser, and National Intelligence Officers (NIOs) and Deputy National Intelligence Officer for each of the following areas and subject matters:
- Africa
- East Asia
- Europe
- Latin America
- Near East
- South Asia
- Russia and Eurasia
- Economics & Global Issues
- Science & Technology
- Intelligence Assurance
- Military Issues
- Transnational Threats
- Warning
- Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation
Chairmen of the National Intelligence Council
Name Term of Office Principal Deputy Term of Office President(s) served under Robert Hutchings 2003–2005 George W. Bush Thomas Fingar 2005–2008 David Gordon 2005–2007 George W. Bush Peter Lavoy 2008–2009 Stephen Kaplan 2007–present George W. Bush, Barack Obama Christopher A. Kojm July 6, 2009–present Stephen Kaplan 2007–present Barack Obama External links
- NIC official website
- NIC Global Trends 2010 (Published: 1997)
- NIC Global Trends 2015 (Published: 2000)
- NIC Global Trends 2020 (Published: 2004)
- NIC Global Trends 2025 (Published: 2008)
- Iraq National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) - "Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead" Unclassified Key Judgments - Released on Friday, February 2, 2007.
Categories:- Government agencies established in 1979
- United States intelligence agencies
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