This article by Dr. Lowenthal in 2011 looks at many of the ongoing challenges we continue to face regarding the evolution of the intelligence process that transitioned from the Cold War era and into the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and post Iraq/WMD era. Lowenthal discusses the attractiveness of finding new analytical methods but questions just how effective they are in the … [Read more...] about Transforming Intelligence: From What, to What? – Dr. Mark M. Lowenthal – American Intelligence Journal (Vol 29, No 1, 2011)
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The Multi-Polar Role of Russia’s Primakov Doctrine and the Certainty of a Chinese-Russian Strategic Alliance
By Sam Kessler - Chief and Managing Editor ; SDSS President The new international system is one that has been built on trends, patterns, and indicators that have been in the making for several years. Trends are typically built on catalyst events and scenarios that cascade into a wide variety of situations and new norms that tend to result into both expected and unexpected … [Read more...] about The Multi-Polar Role of Russia’s Primakov Doctrine and the Certainty of a Chinese-Russian Strategic Alliance
Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community: The Cyber Threat
By Brittany Lamon-Paredes - Contributor On February 13, 2018, “The Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community” was released to the general public. This report was presented to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and NSA Chief Mike … [Read more...] about Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community: The Cyber Threat
