Does the Intelligence Cycle Still Exist

The author of this study has been dealing with this topic for several years. He raises the following right questions: does the intelligence cycle still exist, how did the intelligence cycle develop and change, what are the real elements of this cycle, which is the content of the request for information (RFI), what are the reasons for the rivalry between the information collectors and the analysts, who are the main critics of the intelligence cycle, what is the essence of their criticism, what are the contradictions between the political decision makers and the analysts. The author answers all these questions and draws the final conclusion that although the intelligence cycle functions in a different way in theory and in practice, there is still a need for the cycle to produce good intelligence products and provide the personnel with an efficient intelligence training.