Wayne Michael Hall, Gary Citrenbaum

Intelligence Analysis (eBook, ePUB)

How to Think in Complex Environments

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216103363
• Artikelnr.: 70037593

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Patrick M. Hughes, Lieutenant General (Retired), U.S. Army
Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Continuous War of Wits 1. The
Operational Environment 2. The Problem 3. Solutions 4. Setting the Stage
for Advanced Analysis Part II: Advanced Analysis-In Detail 5. Decomposition
6. Critical Thinking 7. Link Analysis 8. Pattern Analysis 9. Trend Analysis
10. Anticipatory Analysis 11. Technical Analysis 12. Tendency Analysis 13.
Anomaly Analysis 14. Cultural Analysis 15. Semiotics Analysis 16.
Aggregation Analysis 17. Recomposition 18. Synthesis 19. Technology for
Advanced Analysis Part III: System of Thought 20. On a System of Thought
21. Closing Thoughts Notes Select Bibliography Index