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Intelligence analysis requires the ability to evaluate evidence, investigate questions, and draw defensible conclusions. Methods of Inquiry for Intelligence Analysis, Fourth Edition, provides a practical guide to applying scientific research methods within the intelligence profession. Building on the strengths of previous editions, this updated volume provides experienced practitioners and aspiring analysts with the principles and methods needed to examine intelligence problems.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. Intelligence Theory
2. Intelligence Organizational Structures
3. The Intelligence Research Process
4. Clandestine and Covert Sources of Information
5. Open Sources of Information
6. Unobtrusive Sources of Information
7. Qualitative Analytics
8. Quantitative Analytics
9. Geo-Intelligence Methods
10. Target Profiles
11. Operational Assessments
12. Short Form Reports
13. Vehicle Route Analysis
14. Sociopolitical Background Assessments
15. Threat Assessments
16. Vulnerability Assessments
17. Risk Assessments
18. National Security Policy Assessments
Appendix: Critical Values of Chi-Square Distributions [re chapter 8]
Index
About the Author
Preface
1. Intelligence Theory
2. Intelligence Organizational Structures
3. The Intelligence Research Process
4. Clandestine and Covert Sources of Information
5. Open Sources of Information
6. Unobtrusive Sources of Information
7. Qualitative Analytics
8. Quantitative Analytics
9. Geo-Intelligence Methods
10. Target Profiles
11. Operational Assessments
12. Short Form Reports
13. Vehicle Route Analysis
14. Sociopolitical Background Assessments
15. Threat Assessments
16. Vulnerability Assessments
17. Risk Assessments
18. National Security Policy Assessments
Appendix: Critical Values of Chi-Square Distributions [re chapter 8]
Index
About the Author
Product details
| Published | 12 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 4th |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 9798765160435 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Security and Professional Intelligence Education Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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