Analyze the three short briefings attached.
What differences do you see in how Brzezinski and IC analysts framed the crisis?
Having read both sets of briefing papers, do you believe President Carter was right to accept Brzezinski’s
interpretation of events? Assuming the intelligence analysts were aware of Brzezinski’s interpretation of the
invasion, should they have pushed harder on their assessment that the Soviets had far more limited motives
and goals than Brzezinski believed? What should an analyst do when he or she believes policymakers are
misunderstanding events?
Read Brzezinski’s report at the following link
https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v12/d97