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In most cases, the difficulties of intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination remain misunderstood and, in many cases, undisclosed. Intelligence services continue to be treated, not only by the public, more as a subject of sensational headlines than as a normal part of any governmental activity. In this context, there is a clear need to update the organization and functioning doctrines of the intelligence structures, in the light of new developments and threats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the Modern Age, information, as a necessary tool to ensure state security has become indispensable in the strategic decision-making process. At the same time, the processes of collecting, verifying, analyzing and processing this type of information are intrinsically related to the institution of intelligence services. In this context, it can be said that intelligence services are key structures in any state, given that they provide four key functions: to warn of threats and “strategic surprises”; to support political, military and economic decision-makers in making the most appropriate decisions; to ensure the expertise from the perspective of the information specialist; to maintain the secrecy of the information, sources, means and methods used in the current activity. The present study aims to highlight the way in which the institutions of the national security system are, through the security culture, the promoter of a true partnership with the Romanian society, a vital partnership for ensuring national security at the beginning of the 21st century. This is possible because the culture of security plays an important role in making the population aware of the dangers that can divert the normal evolution of the state, encouraging responsible and appropriate behavior in crisis situations. An advantage in this sense is given by the fact that, like civic culture and political culture, security culture is a mass culture, which has messages with a wide impact in society, both at the level of individuals and public or private institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

National Intelligence is a priority of national security strategies and intelligence to the US security and defence or in the UE States (Strategists/White Books), by which it is proposed, for the fi rst time, achieving an overall, systematic reforms and long term to this area for important strands of which mention: coordination, structural transformations, the formation of a new structure Improve the quality and activity of human resources reform in the intelligence research, technical development capabilities for gathering information. The dynamics of transformations is necessary to streamline the work of intelligence organizations. In Romania there is an older Security Strategy (2006) and no Intelligence strategy, which would need to be developed. Whatever the model and how to design, American or European, for turning his Romanian intelligence is important for their eff ectiveness by the maximum of the intelligence community and its components. All these directions and actions are required to be prepared for the strategic change in the world and intelligence in order to meet the new challenges of the 21st century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The change of the world in the 21st century, caused by the development of advanced technologies, the emergence of new states and the diversification of the forms of war, is also found in the information world. The need for information on all aspects of society, including sophisticated weapons systems, has contributed to changing the information gathering process, which requires both advanced data collection techniques and individuals with a high level of social and natural science education, as well as in less common areas, such as photo interpretation. In this context, it is necessary to redefine the role, importance and status of the intelligence services of the relations between them and the supervisory and control bodies, as well as with the mass media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During recent years the international environment has shown an increasing instability and more dangers and threats. All actors have to adapt their strategies to this new context, for being prepared to compete successfully with. In these conditions, intelligence's role is to prevent threats deriving from the use of new technologies. One way of doing that consists in the transformation process of intelligence. Intelligence has to adapt to new challenges so as to provide policy makers and military information in order to make decisions for countering the cyber threats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intelligence activity is a national priority of the new security strategy and intelligence in the U.S. or security and defense in EU member states, which was proposed, for the first time, the achievement of a general, systematic and long term action aimed to reform important areas like: coordination, structural transformation, creation of a new structure, improve the quality and activity of human resources, reform in intelligence research and the development of technical intelligence capabilities. The dynamics of services from security and defense fields need to streamline the intelligence activity. Whatever the model of the organization and the opportunities to design the intelligence implementation and reforms in U.S. or European countries is important for maximum yield and effectiveness of the intelligence community and its components. All these directions and actions are deemed necessary to prepare a strategic shift in global intelligence to face the new challenges of the XXI century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technological advances, globalization and effervescence open version of how to obtain the information have profoundly transformed the intelligence. In a dual universe characterized by connectivity and also atomization, widely disseminated, fast, highly heterogeneous networks, amplified uncertainties both in terms of current processes, especially the predictability of those in the future. In the knowledge society, security has become, more than ever, a shared common good and the main feature of the new realities is "Transparency due to multiple inter dependencies." To face these challenges, modern administrations implementing security strategies that radically transforms the role of specialized services, become part of a national effort involving both government and civil institutions, going up to the individual responsibility of the citizen. Understanding Intelligence starts from the definition and understanding of the concept of "intelligence", one of the complex concepts given that it can be used from at least three perspectives, namely: process, organization and product. In perspective, intelligence services tend to become providing knowledge, within an interdisciplinary network, where the beneficiary and provider roles are complementary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]