Intelligence Analysis
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2021
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Intelligence Analysis provides a strong foundation for students to learn and understand the many ways of doing intel analysis. The text builds upon, and maintains, student interest in the intelligence field. It not only presents much needed intel basics, it also teaches students how to think with an intel analysis mindset. The text covers a variety of intelligence analysis methods and will keep students inspired to pursue further learning.
Preface and Acknowledgements
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
The Definition of Intelligence Analysis
The Intelligence Complexities
The Ethics of Intelligence Analysis
The Law of Intelligence Analysis
The Importance of Secrecy
The Importance of Human Assets
Intelligence Process and Product
Climate Change as a National Security Issue
CHAPTER 2 Producing and Communicating
Types of Reports and the INT Disciplines
Understanding Types of Reports (W/Examples)
Controversies in Reporting
Mindset as a Source of Insight
Collection
Similarities and Differences of Disciplines
Denial, Deception, and Signaling
Communicating a Product
Military, Law Enforcement, Maritime, and Space Alerts
CHAPTER 3 Military Intelligence
The Four Combat Support Agencies
The J2 Structure
Selected Agency Close-Ups
Special Warfare
Intelligence-Centric Warfare
CHAPTER 4 Domestic Intelligence
The DHS “Risk” Model
The FBI and DEA “Threat” Model
Criminological Threat Analysis
The State Department Model
The Espionage Paradigm
Undercover Operations
Use of Informants
Surveillance Operations
Profiling
CHAPTER 5 Competitive Intelligence
Basic Analytic Business Models
Advanced Analytic Techniques
Big Data from Open Sources
Practices that Border on Espionage
Branding
Consumer Profiling
CHAPTER 6 Counterintelligence and Covert Action
Of Mice and Moles
Defensive Counterintelligence
Offensive Counterintelligence
Deniability
Covert Action
Winning Without Firing a Shot (or Only a Few)
Propaganda
Assassination
CHAPTER 7 Preanalysis
Issue Decomposition and Target Deconstruction
Depoliticization of Intelligence
Synchronizing Analysis with Collection
Diagrams in Products
CHAPTER 8 Analysis—Estimation
Historical Analysis
Linchpin Analysis
Analysis of Competing Hypotheses
Systems Analysis
Process Modeling
Movint and Warning Intelligence
CHAPTER 9 Analysis—Prediction
Game Theory
Fibonnaci Retracement and Elliott Wave Analysis
Wave Analysis
Chaos and Complexity Analysis
Regression Analysis
Profiling
Simulation
Scenario
Concluding Advice
Bibliography