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Intelligence organizations must deal with both traditional state-based threats and transnational phenomena. Each requires a different approach. The traditional intelligence paradigm does not work against transnational threats. A new paradigm called an adaptive interpretation is necessary in these cases. Unfortunately, the continuing need for national intelligence agencies to use the traditional paradigm prevents them from tapping into the vast amounts of information needed to perform adaptive interpretations. To enable the intelligence community (IC) to use both types of paradigms, it is necessary to change the way the IC views information and the associated information flows. This leads to the need for a radically transformed US intelligence enterprise.