The civilian-military divide : obstacles to the integration of intelligence in the United States / Louise Stanton.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-265) and index.

The argument -- The security environment -- U.S. law -- The hypothesis, research question, methodology -- Intelligence : the domestic arrangements in the United States -- U.S. military doctrine on counterinsurgency, homeland security, and intelligence -- State fusion centers -- Planning -- Implications and conclusions -- Appendix A: War paradigms -- Appendix B: Posse Comitatus Act -- Appendix C: Requirements : national security strategies -- Appendix D: Collection : terrorism surveillance program : status in the courts and congress -- Appendix E: Analysis : intelligence products -- Appendix F: Members of the U.S. intelligence community : legal authority -- Appendix G: Members of the U.S. Intelligence community : descriptions and chart of members of USIC revisited -- Appendix H: Principles of joint operations -- Appendix I: The operational environment -- Appendix J: Full spectrum of operations -- Appendix K: Department of Defense's operational descriptions of homeland security -- Appendix L: Civil support missions -- Appendix M: Section 3: integration -- Appendix N: The commissions.

The U.S. Constitution is designed to distribute power in order to prevent its concentration, and in particular, it draws clear lines between the responsibilities of the military and those of civilian law enforcement. But the new global threat paradigm, requiring responses both abroad and at home, calls out for military and civilian intelligence gathering to work in tandem. The Civil-Military Divide: Obstacles to the Integration of Intelligence in the United States looks at historic and legal ramifications of such efforts. Louise Stanton's thought-provoking work sums up the current state of U.S. intelligence gathering at all levels of government. It then looks at the range of recommendations for overhauling our intelligence efforts in the context of the U.S. Constitution to assess what may or may not be constitutionally supportable. At issue are three long-established, often reaffirmed principles: the separation of powers, the federalist system that gives the U.S. government precedence over states, and the separation of the civilian and military sectors.