Intelligence analysis Intelligence analysis is the process of taking known information about situations and entities of strategic‚ operational‚ or tactical importance‚ characterizing the known‚ and‚ with appropriate statements of probability‚ the future actions in those situations and by those entities. The descriptions are drawn from what may only be available in the form of deliberately deceptive information; the analyst must correlate the similarities among deceptions and extract a common truth
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Security Challenges Intelligence and Policy in the New Strategic Environment Sandy Gordon Western intelligence services face a significant broadening in the nature of threat. Previously‚ intelligence was predominantly focused on state-on-state threat‚ and to a lesser extent human generated threats such as terrorism and transnational crime. Now new types of threats are emerging‚ such as pandemic disease and global warming. In parallel‚ new technologies and doctrines have re-shaped the contribution
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As long as intelligence analysis continues to be tradecraft‚ it will remain a mystery. The quality of any tradecraft depends on the innate cognitive capabilities of the individual and the good fortune one has in finding a mentor who has discovered‚ through many years of trial and error‚ unique methods that seem to be effective. This process of trial and error is‚ in general‚ similar to any scientific process‚ except that the lessons learned in tradecraft‚ unlike those of other disciplines‚ often
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Executive Summary The function of intelligence has existed since ancient and biblical times for the purpose of informing decision makers and leaders. Until quite recent times one of the unique capabilities of intelligence professionals was access to scarce information. However there has been a transformation in information domain over the last twenty years. Information is no longer a scarce commodity and access to many forms of information is relatively easy. This report will explore and discuss
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Mexican transnational criminal organization specializing in drug and human trafficking that has extended across the Texas and Arizona borders with recent expansion in the South and Midwest. They are a paramilitary group specializing in violent behavior that has crossed the Mexican/American border to include recruitment of United States young citizens. Because it is not a matter of when the Zetas will breach our border areas but how forcefully and repeatedly‚ a Red Cell analysis is imperative to understand
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Crime Intelligence Analysis Violent Crimes Katelyn Shawver American Military University Introduction Criminal intelligence analysis is useful in many areas to law enforcement. It is especially useful in apprehending violent criminals and preventing violent crimes. Violent crimes in the United States have been on a moderate decline over the past decade. This decline has been attributed to the crime analysis intelligence used by law enforcement. Prevention of violent crime
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There seems to be an overarching idea that the Intelligence Community (IC) is not functionally operating to its fullest extent. There are many dissenters to the ICs structure and capabilities‚ referring the IC as inept and squandering opportunities‚ ignoring priorities. The ability to provide actionable and relevant intelligence to the ICs customers from the President‚ military‚ congress and policy makers is important to the wellbeing and safety of the U.S. The IC customers all rely on the proficiency
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of by Richards J. Heuer‚ Jr. CENTER for the STUDY of INTELLIGENCE Central Intelligence Agency 1999 This book was prepared primarily for the use of US Government officials‚ and the format‚ coverage‚ and content were designed to meet their specific requirements. Because this book is now out of print‚ this Portable Document File (PDF) is formatted for two-sided printing to facilitate desktop publishing. It may be used by US Government agencies to make copies for government purposes and by
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2012-2013 Entry-Level Analyst Hiring Projections for the U.S. Intelligence Community Gregory Marchwinski‚ Analyst Institute of Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University IISMU: Entry-Level Analyst Hiring Projections for the U.S. I.C.‚ 2012-2013 US Intelligence Community Entry-Level Analyst Hiring Likely Reduced Over Next 12 Months; Cyber Intelligence Prospects Still High Executive Summary Due to uncertainty over federal government deficit reduction initiatives and a decreasing military
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Analysis of Competing Hypotheses INTL402 Assignment 2 HOWARD DAVIS Professor Vestal INTL402 – Intelligence Analysis 20 September 2013 Analysis of Competing Hypotheses Introduction to the Intelligence Question: Will Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad honor his agreement with the International Community to dispose of the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal? What started as a peaceful demonstration during the Arab Spring of 2011‚ quickly escalated into
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