Sources And Methods

Elicitation: "Acquisition of information from a person or group in a manner that does not disclose the intent of the interview or co...

Mercyhurst grad student, Sam Rosenthal, recently accepted my challenge to build a tool that had all (or most) of the features of the famous ...

I mean it. The "intelligence cycle", as a depiction of how the intelligence process works, is a WWII era relic that is way past ...

(Note:  I intend, over the next year or so, to sponsor a number of contests designed to encourage students (and anyone else) to improve thei...

Collection is, for many, a fundamental part of and, in extreme cases, the essential purpose of, intelligence.  What would we be without all ...

There are tons of great reading lists for intelligence professionals.  The CIA has a list , The National Intelligence University has a list ...

On August 3rd, the village of Fetlar, Scotland (go ahead, try to find it - I'll wait), will hold the Hnefatafl World Championships .  Wi...

Part 1 -- Introduction Part 2 -- What Makes A Good Method? Part 3 -- Bayesian Analysis (#5) Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB...

In fiscal year 2011, the National Intelligence Program (NIP) made payments to 7,507 government employees within the CIA, DIA, FBI, NGA and N...

Ed. Note:  Since last week's language learning resource blog post was so well-received, consider this a second linguistically-inspired a...