Article ID: CBB778819202

Intelligence, warning, and policy: The Johnson administration and the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia (2021)

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This article examines the impact of intelligence on policymaking in the Johnson Administration during the 1968 Prague Spring. It argues that the US intelligence community was unable to provide policymakers with an accurate picture of Soviet priorities during the Prague Spring and did not effectively communicate the increasing potential for Soviet military action. Although intelligence warnings were issued prior to the invasion, these warnings were neither forceful enough to counteract the belief that the Soviet leadership would refrain from invasion nor convincing enough to alter pre-existing policy positions. Consequently, intelligence had little impact on decision-making throughout the Prague Spring.

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Authors & Contributors
McDonald, Bryan L.
Karamouzi, Eirini
Edward Kaplan
Kolenovska, Daniela
Herrala, Meri Elisabet
Daniels, Mario
Concepts
Cold War
International relations
National security
International cooperation
Science and politics
Political science
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
Places
United States
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
China
Arctic regions
Antarctica
Institutions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United States National Security Council
Stasi [Ministerium für Staatssicherheit]
KGB
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations
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