Description
Book SynopsisNow in its
Seventh Edition, Robert M. Clark's
Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approachonce again delivers a consistent, clear method for teaching intelligence analysis, demonstrating how a collaborative, target-centric approach leads to sharper and more effective analysis. In addition to looking at the intelligence cycle, collection, managing analysis, and dealing with intelligence customers, the author also examines key advances and emerging fields like prescriptive intelligence. Through features like end-of-chapter questions to spark classroom discussion, this text combines apractical approach to modeling with an insider perspective to serve as an ideal and insightful resource for students as well as practitioners.
Table of ContentsPart I. The Process, the Participants, and the Product Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Intelligence in the Age of Contested Norms and Persistent Disorder Chapter 3. The Intelligence Process Chapter 4. The Customer Chapter 5. The Analyst Chapter 6. The Analytic Network Chapter 7. The Intelligence Product Part II. The Analysis Process Chapter 8. The Intelligence Issue Chapter 9. Target Models Chapter 10. The Target Framework Chapter 11. Analyzing Existing Intelligence Chapter 12. The Information Sources: Filling Gaps Chapter 13. Denial, Deception, and Signaling Chapter 14. Gaining Customer Acceptance Part III. Anticipatory Intelligence Chapter 15. Anticipatory Analysis: Forces Chapter 16. Anticipatory Analysis: Methodology Chapter 17. Outcome Scenarios Chapter 18. Systems Modeling and Analysis Chapter 19. Relationship Modeling and Analysis Chapter 20. Geospatial Modeling and Analysis Chapter 21. Simulation Modeling Chapter 22. Prescriptive Intelligence Chapter 23. Case Study: A Tale of Two NIEs
