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Military intelligence

About: Military intelligence is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1887 publications have been published within this topic receiving 16898 citations. The topic is also known as: MI & MILINT.


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01 Jan 1966
TL;DR: In this paper, Schelling argues that military power is not so much exercised as threatened in our world of nuclear weapons, and the exploitation of this power, for good or evil, to preserve peace or to threaten war, is diplomacy-the diplomacy of violence.
Abstract: Traditionally, Americans have viewed war as an alternative to diplomacy, and military strategy as the science of victory. Today, however, in our world of nuclear weapons, military power is not so much exercised as threatened. It is, Mr. Schelling says, bargaining power, and the exploitation of this power, for good or evil, to preserve peace or to threaten war, is diplomacy-the diplomacy of violence. The author concentrates in this book on the way in which military capabilities-real or imagined-are used, skillfully or clumsily, as bargaining power. He sees the steps taken by the U.S. during the Berlin and Cuban crises as not merely preparations for engagement, but as signals to an enemy, with reports from the adversary's own military intelligence as our most important diplomatic communications. Even the bombing of North Vietnam, Mr. Schelling points out, is as much coercive as tactical, aimed at decisions as much as bridges. He carries forward the analysis so brilliantly begun in his earlier The Strategy of Conflict (1960) and Strategy and Arms Control (with Morton Halperin, 1961), and makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on modern war and diplomacy. Stimson Lectures.Mr. Schelling is professor of economics at Harvard and acting director of Harvard's Center for International Affairs. "An exemplary text on the interplay of national purpose and military force."-Book Week. "A grim but carefully reasoned and coldly analytical book. . . . One of the most frightening previews which this reviewer has ever seen of the roads that lie just ahead in warfare."-Los Angeles Times. "A brilliant and hardheaded book. It will frighten those who prefer not to dwell on the unthinkable and infuriate those who have taken refuge in the stereotypes and moral attitudinizing."-New York Times Book Review.

1,522 citations

Book
01 Dec 2009
TL;DR: Harrell and Bradley as mentioned in this paper developed a short course of introductory qualitative research methods to help organizations in the police community improve their data collection techniques, which should be of interest to researchers interested in qualitative research.
Abstract: : The authors developed a short course of introductory qualitative research methods to help the lessons learned organizations in the police community improve their data collection techniques. This document provides an annotated version of the course material. It should be of interest to research professionals interested in qualitative research methods. This research was conducted within the Intelligence Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community. The authors of this work are Margaret Harrell and Melissa Bradley.

599 citations

Book
01 Jul 2003
TL;DR: What Is "Intelligence", the Development of U.S. Intelligence, and the Intelligence Process-A Macro Look: Who Does What For Whom?
Abstract: Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1. Introduction - What Is "Intelligence?" Why Do We Have Intelligence Agencies? What Is Intelligence About? Chapter 2. The Development Of U.S. Intelligence Major Themes Major Historical Developments A Final Note Chapter 3. The U.S. Intelligence Community Alternative Ways of Looking at the Intelligence Community The Many Different Intelligence Communities Intelligence Community Relationships that Matter The Intelligence Budget Process Chapter 4. The Intelligence Process - A Macro Look: Who Does What For Whom? Requirements Collection Processing and Exploitation Analysis and Production Dissemination and Consumption Feedback Thinking About the Intelligence Process Chapter 5. Collection And The Collection Disciplines Overarching Themes The Collection Disciplines: Strengths and Weaknesses Collection - Conclusion Chapter 6. Analysis Major Themes Analytical Issues Intelligence Analysis: An Assessment Chapter 7. Counter Intelligence Internal Safeguards External Indicators and Counterespionage Problems in Counter intelligence Chapter 8. Covert Action The Decision-making Process The Range of Covert Action Issues in Covert Action Assessing Covert Action Chapter 9. The Role Of The Policymaker The Nature of the National Security Policy Process in the U.S. Government Who Wants What? The Intelligence Process: Policy and Intelligence Chapter 10. Oversight And Accountability Executive Oversight Issues Congressional Oversight Issues in Congressional Oversight Internal Dynamics of Congressional Oversight of Intelligence Conclusion Chapter 11. The Legacy Of The Cold War The Primacy of the Soviet Issue The Emphasis on Soviet Military Capabilities The Emphasis on Statistical Intelligence The Intelligence Record - Collapse of the Soviet Union Conclusion - Intelligence and the Soviet Problem Chapter 12. The New Intelligence Agenda U.S. National Security Policy after the Cold War Intelligence and the New Priorities Conclusion Chapter 13. Ethical And Moral Issues In Intelligence General Moral Questions Issues Related to Collection and Covert Action Analysis-related Issues The Media Conclusion Chapter 14. Intelligence Reform The Purpose of Reform Issues in Intelligence Reform Conclusion Chapter 15. Foreign Intelligence Services Britain China France Israel Russia Conclusion Appendix 1 Additional Bibliographic Citations and Websites Appendix 2 Major Intelligence Reviews of Proposals Author Index Subject Index

329 citations

Book
01 Jan 1996
TL;DR: In this paper, the author, a former senior British intelligence officer, describes intelligence activities, the purposes which the system serves, and the causes and effects of its secrecy, using parallels with the information society and the current search for efficiency in public administration as a whole.
Abstract: Intelligence services form an important but controversial part of the modern state. Drawing mainly on British and American examples, this book provides an analytic framework for understanding the 'intelligence community' and assessing its value. The author, a former senior British intelligence officer, describes intelligence activities, the purposes which the system serves, and the causes and effects of its secrecy. He considers 'intelligence failure' and how organisation and management can improve the chances of success. Using parallels with the information society and the current search for efficiency in public administration as a whole, the book explores the issues involved in deciding how much intelligence is needed and discusses the kinds of management necessary. In his conclusions Michael Herman discusses intelligence's national value in the post-Cold War world. He also argues that it has important contributions to make to international security, but that its threat-inducing activities should be kept in check.

247 citations

ReportDOI
01 Sep 2013
TL;DR: The State of Knowledge Relative to Intelligence Analysis (SOWR) as mentioned in this paper was a recent effort to understand the research findings in relevant scientific disciplines and to relate these findings to the practice of intelligence analysis.
Abstract: : A prior effort, State of Knowledge Relative to Intelligence Analysis, was initially motivated by the fact that seemingly little change had resulted from numerous studies of the intelligence community. Starting with Pearl Harbor, the U.S. intelligence community has often faced criticism for failing to predict or warn of future events. Though the criticisms have come from different groups, a certain commonality exists among the proposals for change in the intelligence community. The other noteworthy feature of these proposals is how little their content has changed over time. A thorough analysis of the intelligence literature was accomplished. This analysis provided an answer to the question of whether the existing literature on intelligence analysis contains the requisite knowledge to inform the development and application of both the mechanistic and cognitive activities to support doing intelligence analysis. A dominant finding was how little the practice of intelligence analysis had been informed by the findings in related scientific disciplines. The primary objective of this research effort was to understand the research findings in relevant scientific disciplines and to relate these findings to the practice of intelligence analysis. This research effort was based on the full text of over 5,800 documents consisting of nearly 172,000 pages. Our analysis of the current intelligence literature showed a continuation of previously observed trends. The number of publications dealing with intelligence analysis has decreased since 2007; in 2012 publication was at the level observed in 1996-1997. Also, we observed that the literature places less emphasis on the improvement of the quality of intelligence analysis. During the effort described in this report we conducted research syntheses for the topics of critical thinking, thinking dispositions, epistemological beliefs, practice based training, and various facets of cognition.

211 citations


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202250
202115
202024
201929
201829