Intelligence analysis : a target-centric approach /

Robert M. Clark's Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach demonstrates that a collaborative, target-centric approach leads to sharper and more effective analysis, while better meeting the needs of the customer. Thoroughly revised to reflect the changes in the constantly shifting landsc...

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Main Authors: Clark, Robert M. (Author)
Published: SAGE/CQ Press,
Publisher Address: Los Angeles, California :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Fifth edition.
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Summary: Robert M. Clark's Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach demonstrates that a collaborative, target-centric approach leads to sharper and more effective analysis, while better meeting the needs of the customer. Thoroughly revised to reflect the changes in the constantly shifting landscape of intelligence, the Fifth Edition contains a new chapter that frames the nature of intelligence in 21st century conflict. The book also accounts for recent events such as the rise of ISIL and the conflict in Ukraine, and contains new examples throughout. Clark's practical information and insider perspective create the perfect resource for students and practitioners alike.--Back cover.
Carrier Form: xxi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781506316819
1506316816
Index Number: JF1525
CLC: D526
Call Number: D526/C594/5th ed.
Contents: Intelligence in twenty-first-century conflict -- The intelligence process -- Defining the intelligence issue -- Conceptual frameworks for intelligence analysis -- Overview of models in intelligence -- Creating the model -- Denial, deception and signaling -- Systems modeling and analysis -- Network modeling and analysis -- Geospatial and temporal modeling and analysis -- Predictive analysis -- Estimative forces -- Scenarios -- Simulation modeling -- A systems view -- A network view.