Intelligence Analysis: How to Think in Complex Environments (Praeger Security International)

Hall, Wayne Michael

ISBN 10: 0313382654 / ISBN 13: 9780313382659

Published by Praeger, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intelligence Analysis: How to Think in Complex Environments (Praeger Security International)
• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313382654
• ISBN 13: 9780313382659
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This book offers a vast conceptual and theoretical exploration of the ways intelligence analysis must change in order to succeed against today's most dangerous combatants and most complex irregular theatres of conflict.

Intelligence Analysis: How to Think in Complex Environments fills a void in the existing literature on contemporary warfare by examining the theoretical and conceptual foundations of effective modern intelligence analysis―the type of analysis needed to support military operations in modern, complex operational environments. This volume is an expert guide for rethinking intelligence analysis and understanding the true nature of the operational environment, adversaries, and most importantly, the populace.

Intelligence Analysis proposes substantive improvements in the way the U.S. national security system interprets intelligence, drawing on the groundbreaking work of theorists ranging from Carl von Clauswitz and Sun Tzu to M. Mitchell Waldrop, General David Petraeus, Richards Heuer, Jr., Orson Scott Card, and others. The new ideas presented here will help the nation to amass a formidable, cumulative intelligence power, with distinct advantages over any and all adversaries of the future regardless of the level of war or type of operational environment.

About the Author

Wayne Michael Hall, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Retired, has more than 40 years of experience in intelligence operations. He is president and CEO of Hall Consulting Services, which advises military and private corporations on intelligence-related matters.