Seeing the Invisible:National Security Intelligence in an Uncertain Age

Thomas Quiggin
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Thomas Quiggin: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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Abstract: Intelligence is critical to ensuring national security, especially with asymmetric threats making up most of the new challenges. Knowledge, rather than power, is the only weapon that can prevail in a complex and uncertain environment awash with asymmetric threats, some known, many currently unknown. This book shows how such a changing national security environment has had profound implications for the strategic intelligence requirements of states in the 21st century.

Keywords: National Security; National Security Intelligence; Risk Assessment; Horizon Scanning; Risk Management; Intelligence; Terrorism; Transnational Terrorism; Surprise Attacks; Surprise Warning; Strategic Warning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
ISBN: 9789812704825
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 The Plan of the Book , pp 1-5

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Ch 2 Understanding National Security , pp 7-22

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Ch 3 The Complex and Uncertain International Security Environment , pp 23-43

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Ch 4 Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Surprise Attacks , pp 45-62

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Ch 5 Ancient and Modern Assessments: Common Problems , pp 63-87

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Ch 6 Reinforcing Intelligence Failures , pp 89-96

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Ch 7 Technology and Intelligence , pp 97-109

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Ch 8 Structure and Organization: The Weakness of Centralized Intelligence , pp 111-116

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Ch 9 Faint Signals , pp 117-129

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Ch 10 More Faint Signals Being Missed? , pp 131-145

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Ch 11 National Security Intelligence and the Front Line Requirements , pp 147-155

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Ch 12 Open Source Intelligence , pp 157-177

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Ch 13 Anticipating Future Threats: The Problem Areas , pp 179-188

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Ch 14 Anticipating Future Threats: The Areas of Strength , pp 189-197

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Ch 15 The Singapore Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning (RAHS) Process , pp 199-225

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Ch 16 Rethinking National Security Intelligence , pp 227-236

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