When “Intelligence Failure” Fails to Explain

Determining what the U.S. Intelligence Community knew and when it knew it is frequently trickier than it seems

One of the unexpected big winners of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been the U.S. Intelligence Community. The significant role of American intelligence supporting Kyiv in its surprisingly successful defense of their country against Kremlin attacks since late February has become a needed feather in the IC’s cap – one that the White House has bee…