Seeing the invisible : national security intelligence in an uncertain age /

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Author / Creator:	Quiggin, Thomas.
Imprint:	Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific ; [Singapore] : S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	National security. Security, International. Intelligence service. National security -- Economic aspects. Security, International -- Economic aspects. Intelligence service. National security. National security -- Economic aspects. Security, International. Security, International -- Economic aspects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11155275

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ISBN:	9789812707451 981270745X 1281121436 9781281121431 9789812704825 9812704825
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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. The book shows up the fallacy underlying the age-old assumption that intelligence agencies must do a better job of connecting th.
Other form:	Print version: Quiggin, Thomas. Seeing the invisible. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific ; [Singapore] : S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, ©2007 9789812704825 9812704825

Table of Contents:

The Plan of the Book
Understanding National Security
The Complex and Uncertain International Security Environment
Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Surprise Attacks
Ancient and Modern Assessments: Common Problems
Reinforcing Intelligence Failures
Technology and Intelligence
Faint Signals
More Faint Signals Being Missed?
National Security Intelligence and the Front Line Requirements
Open Source Intelligence
Anticipating Future Threats: The Problem Areas
Anticipating Future Threats: The Areas of Strength
The Singapore Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning Process
Rethinking National Security Intelligence
National Security and Education: Thinking Across the Boundaries of Time and Specialization.

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