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Somehow it seems inappropriate for the CIA to make any analysis of ethnic or cultural affairs, I don't think the Agency is known for its insighful and perspicatious social anthropologists.
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Much of intelligence gathering is exactly that; weather analysis, agricultural trends, ethnic interactions, social issues, anything that affects a country's GNP, etc. The financial and social stability or instability of a country can tell you a lot about the future actions of that nation.
Not all intelligence gathering is dramatic spook stuff. Most of it involves keeping tabs on the mundane, the economic and social health of other countries.