Johnson, Loch K. "DCI Webster's Legacy: The Judge's Self-Assessment." International
Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 5, no. 3 (Fall 1991):
287-290.
Johnson, Loch K. "DCI Webster's Legacy: The Judge's Self-Assessment." International
Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 5, no. 3 (Fall 1991):
287-290.
[CIA/DCIs][c]
Johnson, Loch
K. "The Evolution of CIA Accountability."
American Intelligence Journal 16, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 1995): 43-46.
Johnson "grades" the CIA's exposure to external review from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches on a scale of "high," "moderate," and "low" for the years 1947-1994.
[Oversight/90s][c]
Johnson, Loch K. "Glimpses into the Gems of American Intelligence: The President's Daily Brief and the National Intelligence Estimate." Intelligence
and National Security 23, no. 3 (Jun. 2008): 333-370.
The following are a few of the salient observations in this article: "The PDB is more than a document; it is a process, allowing intelligence officers to interact with decision-makers and provide useful supportive information.... Even if NIEs are less than perfect instruments for predicting future events, they at least have the virtue of marshaling together in one place a reliable set of facts about a situation abroad of interest to the United States.... Regarding the value of PDBs and NIEs, the verdict is clear: they contribute. Improvements are necessary, though." (footnote omitted)
[Analysis/Gen]
Johnson, Loch K. "Harry Howe Ransom and American Intelligence Studies." Intelligence
and National Security 22, no. 3 (Jun. 2007): 402-428.
Interview conducted on 23 September 2006. Johnson provides a detailed introduction to the interview.
[Overviews/U.S./00s; RefMats/Teaching]
Johnson, Loch K. "Legislative Reform of Intelligence Policy." Polity 17, no. 3 (Spring 1985): 549-573.
[Oversight/To90s]
Johnson, Loch K. "Making the Intelligence 'Cycle' Work." International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 1, no. 4 (1986): 1-23.
The focus here is not on some theoretical construct but specifically on the CIA's "intelligence cycle" -- planning and direction, collection, processing, production and analysis, and dissemination. Although somewhat dated today, this remains a useful article.
[Overviews/U.S.][c]
Johnson, Loch K. "On Drawing a Bright Line for Covert Operations." American Journal of International Law 89 (Apr. 1992): 284-309.
[CA; Overviews/Legal]
Johnson, Loch K. "Preface to a Theory of Strategic Intelligence." International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 16, no. 4 (Winter 2003-2004): 638-663.
The author explores "the key dimensions of intelligence" in an effort to clarify "what must be taken into account in answering the spy-side of the venerable question 'how much defense is enough.'"
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