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UNINA9910821716303321 |
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Autore |
Quiggin Thomas |
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Titolo |
Seeing the invisible : national security intelligence in an uncertain age / / Thomas Quiggin |
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Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-12143-6 |
9786611121433 |
981-270-745-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National security |
Security, International |
Intelligence service |
National security - Economic aspects |
Security, International - Economic aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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foreword; Preface; Contents; 1. The plan of the book; 2. Understanding National Security; 3. The Complex and Uncertain International security environment; 4. Strategic Intelligence Assessment and surprise attacks; 5. Ancient and Assessment: Common Problems; 6. Reinforcing intelligence Failures; 7. Technology and intelligence; 8. structure and organization: The Weakness of centralized intelligence; 9. Faint Signals; 10. More Faint Signaler Being Missed?; 11. National security intelligence and the Front Line Requirements; 12. Open Source intelligence |
13. Anticipating Future Threats: The Problem Areas 14. Anticipating Future Threats: The Areas of Strength; 15. The Singapore Risk Assessment and Horizon scanning Process; 16. Rethinking National Security Intelligence; Appendix A: National security and Education: Thing Across the Boundaries of Time and specialization; Bibliography; index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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