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Strategic intelligence for the 21st century : the mosaic method / Alfred Rolington.

Van Pelt Library JF1525.I6 R65 2013
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rolington, Alfred.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Intelligence service.
Physical Description:
xiii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Summary:
Strategic Intelligence for the 21st Century: The Mosaic Method provides an industry insider's assessment of current intelligence methods and offers a new strategic model, directed toward the police, military, and intelligence agencies. The birth of the internet, the advent of 24 hour news, and the rise of social media is evidence of how governments and those dealing in intelligence commodities struggle not only to access but also to limit the information that is out there. At the same time, recent terrorist atrocities, such as 9/11 and the July 7th bombings in London, have highlighted the need for intelligence cooperation on a global scale - but how can this be achieved? Serving as a call to break from traditional models and forge more deeply and continuously inter-linked relationships, Strategic Intelligence advocates fluid, networked operating methods, incorporating far more open-sourced information and data in analysis. Featuring insights from key figures in the industry, including Sir Colin McColl, James Woolsey, and Sir David Phillips, this book presents a history of intelligence developments alongside the current challenges, analysing the impact on society - both from within and due to propaganda and covert action - and the influence wrought by technological innovations. With discussion of the Deep Web, the post-9/11 era, and the resulting impact on civil liberty and police operations, Strategic Intelligence offers a revolutionary new approach to intelligence analysis and global collaborations. Book jacket.
Contents:
Part 1 The Changing Definitions of Information and Intelligence
1 Intelligence for Asymmetric Threats 17
Intelligence Definitions 17
Information Collection 23
Shifting Views on Intelligence 23
Broader Threats and the Changing Strategic Perspective 35
New Intelligence Cycle 36
2 Information Revolutions and their Effects on Intelligence Methods 42
The Effects of New Media 42
Environmental Gossip 45
Electronic Media and Modern Intelligence 50
3 The Written History of Intelligence 53
Military Intelligence 53
Machiavelli's The Prince 60
The Intelligence Cycle 62
Government and Commercial Intelligence 64
Part 2 Post-modern Information, Knowledge, 'Truth', and Intelligence
4 Global 3.0: A New Geopolitical Intelligence Landscape / Alfred Rolington Rolington, Alfred, Sam Wilkin Wilkin, Sam 69
The Economics of the New Globalization 70
Five Global Drivers 72
Modern Globalization 76
5 New Information Sources 83
Internet 83
The Deep Web 88
The Dark or Criminal Web 90
6 Counter-intelligence, Covert Action, Conspiracy, and Propaganda 92
Counter-intelligence 92
Covert Action 93
Conspiracies-their Unique Facts and Fictions 94
Propaganda 102
7 Cultural Perspective and Bias Summary 106
What is Meant by Culture? 107
Post-modern Intelligence 112
Part 3 An Intelligence Review
8 Traditional Intelligence 117
The Intelligence Cycle 117
The Intelligence Review and Strategic Threats 117
The Collection of Intelligence 118
Strengths, Weaknesses, and Failures of the Intelligence Cycle 120
Supervision 122
9 The Relationship of Analyst and Policymaker 124
10 Business Intelligence 129
The Business Intelligence Cycle 130
Strategy Development 134
History of Business Intelligence 135
A Business Intelligence Model 136
11 A 'Paradigm Shift' in Police Intelligence / David Phillips Phillips, David, John Phillips Phillips, John 142
Visibility and Invisibility 143
Intelligence and Policing 144
'Centricity' 147
Getting There from Here 150
12 Strategic Intelligence for the Twenty-first Century 153
Traditional, Modern, and Post-modern Intelligence 153
The Mosaic Network Method 156
Reviews of Intelligence Processes 160
The New Intelligence Model 166.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199654321
0199654328
OCLC:
827947786

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