At arm’s length or at the elbow?: Explaining the distance between analysts and decisionmakers

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 401-414

  Marrin, Stephen ^a  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 51249153604     PISSN: 08850607     EISSN: 15210561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08850600701249733     Document Type: Article

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