The Evolution of Intelligence


The United States Intelligence Community (IC)


The Intelligence Cycle


The Components of Strategic Intelligence


Matrix Analysis and Link Analysis


Intelligence Oversight and Direction


The Intelligence Analyst Role in Warning


Thinking Creatively and Critically


Orders of Battle and Military Capabilities Analysis


Problem Definition and the Importance of Understanding the Task


The Basic Ingredients of Intelligence Analysis


An Overview of Collection Management


The Intelligence Collection Disciplines (INTs)


Denial and Deception (D&D) and the Intelligence Analyst


The Analysis of Competing Hypotheses


Chains of Reasoning Analysis


Evidence and Its Use


Bias and Pitfalls in the Analytical Process


Foreign Military Design Philosophies


National Priorities and the Military


Intelligence Forecasting


Drawing Conclusions and Disseminating a Product


The Influence of Technology Transfer on Intelligence Analysis


Glossary of Intelligence Terms and Acronyms