Intelligence Analysis: New Books 2017-18

New York Times bestseller. Malcolm Nance has over 90,000 Twitter followers and is a regular commentator on counterterrorism, appearing on MSNBC, CNN, and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher ISIS and terrorism in the Middle East are burning political issues in the new age of President Trump

Examining major terrorist acts and campaigns undertaken in the decade following September 11, 2001, internationally recognized scholars study the involvement of global terrorist leaders and organizations in these incidents and the planning, organization, execution, recruitment, and training that went into them.

For the last 25 years, NATO has focused on crisis management in places such as Kosovo and Afghanistan. This book identifies the hurdles NATO faces as it seeks to shift its emphasis back to collective defense and offers several practical recommendations for how the alliance can regain its footing and more effectively safeguard Western interests in the coming years.

This report examines the ongoing debate about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Arabic Twitter to better understand the Twitter networks of ISIS supporters and opponents, using a mixed-methods analytic approach to identify and characterize in detail both support and opposition networks. The authors draw on community detection algorithms, lexical analysis to identify key themes and content, and social network analysis.

Barany examines such factors as the military's internal cohesion, the regime's treatment of its armed forces, and the size, composition, and nature of the demonstrations to make fairly accurate predictions as to an army and its generals' reponse to a revolution.

This unique history shows how decades of dictatorship, poverty, and rising sectarianism in the Middle East, exacerbated by foreign intervention, led to the rise and growth of ISIS--and why addressing those problems is the only way to ensure its end.

A former Muslim and a onetime sniper with Yasser Arafat's Fatah organization, Tass Saada explains what motivates extremist groups throughout the Middle East and then outlines a peaceful solution.

American journalist Michael Weiss and Syrian analyst Hassan Hassan explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi army of international volunteers who, with slickly produced murder videos, are spreading violence and mayhem across the globe.

This bookexplains the processes whereby European Muslims are recruited into the Islamist militant movement through prisons, gateway organisations, and the internet. It also explores possible options for European governments wishing to disrupt violent extremist networks.

This book provides a robust and practical approach to analyzing ethical issues in war and intelligence operations, and applies careful reasoning to issues of vital importance today, not only for soldiers, intelligence professionals, and policy makers, but also for the citizens they serve and protect.

Snow explains the range of plans of action that are possible and resources available for achieving national security goals, as well as the courses of action for achieving those goals in the context of a broad range of security problems that must be dealt with. Snow explains some of the prior influences on risk-assessment, some of the current influences on national security debates, and suggestions for how future strategy and policy may be shaped.

Matfess provides a vivid and thought-provoking account of Boko Haram's impact on the lives of Nigerian women, as well as exploring how both the Nigerian government and Western leaders have failed to prevent the group's violent misogyny.

Focusing principally on four of the most significant terrorist organizations of the last fifty years (al-Qaida, the Provisional IRA, Hamas, and ETA), and using a wealth of interview material with former terrorists as well as those involved in counter-terrorism, the author examines how terrorism works and the degree to which it does so.

The Rise of Big Data Policing introduces the cutting-edge technology that is changing how the police do their jobs and shows why it is more important than ever that citizens understand the far-reaching consequences of big data surveillance as a law enforcement tool.

Drawing on extensive fieldwork, this book showes that the forms and scale of violent, drug-related crimes in Latin America derive primarily from the interplay between the amount of competition among trafficking organizations and the cohesiveness of the state security apparatus.

This book brings together international experts from over 25 countries and provides in-depth coverage of the various interview and interrogation techniques of victims, witnesses and suspects of crime used across the globe, including the Middle and Far East.

As cyberspace has emerged as the new frontier for geopolitics, states have become entrepreneurial in their sponsorship, deployment, and exploitation of hackers as proxies to project power. This book examines case studies in the United States, Iran, Syria, Russia, and China to establish a framework to better understand and manage the impact and risks of cyber proxies on global politics.

Robert Mandel offers a unique and comprehensive strategic vision for how governments, in partnership with the private sector, can deter cyberattacks from both nonstate and state actors.

This book examines what a society goes through when it is subjected to the ordeal of terrorist attacks. It explores why millions of people feel so concerned and shaken by them, even when they do not have a direct connection with any of the victims. It will appeal to anyone interested in understanding the impact of terrorism in contemporary societies.

This book offers a comprehensive and integrative introduction the various types of cybercrime, the global investigation and detection of cybercrime and the role of digital information, and the wider role of technology as a facilitator for social relationships between deviants and criminals.

This book gathers and analyzes the latest attacks, solutions, and trends in mobile networks

On 16 June 2011, three days before his sixtieth birthday, Ayman al-Zawahiri was declared the new leader of Al- Qaeda, replacing the fallen Osama bin Laden. This book examines professional translations of Zawahiri's key statements and outlines Al-Quaeda's stance on the challenges to its existence, including the emergence of the Islamic State.

This book takes hacking far beyond Kali linux and Metasploit to provide a more complex attack simulation. Featuring techniques not covered by common defensive scanners, this book integrates social engineering, programming, and vulnerability exploits into a multidisciplinary approach for targeting and compromising high security environments.

Many natural and man-made threats can impact our communities--but these well-known and highly respected authors guide the reader through risk assessment, mitigation strategies, community EOC planning, and hardening measures based upon real-life examples, case studies, and current research in the practice.

This book focuses on the vulnerabilities of state and local services to cyber-threats and suggests possible protective action that might be taken against such threats.

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of cloud computing security technology and implementation, while exploring practical solutions in research and academia.

WTwo nations, neither of which seeks to harm the other but neither of which trusts the other, will often find it prudent to launch intrusions. This general problem, in which a nation's means of securing itself threatens the security of others and risks escalating tension, is a bedrock concept in international relations and is called the "security dilemma". This book shows how the security dilemma applies to cyber operations and the significant effects.

By going beyond the often starkly unpleasant current affairs of the Islamic State, The Caliphate at War undertakes an essential investigation into the successes of the group, to better understand how the movement is surviving, thriving, and reshaping the Middle East.

This book gives essential tips and techniques for security investigations. It covers a wide variety of investigative topics, including constitutional law, documentary evidence, surveillance equipment, interviewing, interrogating and reporting.

All democracies have had to contend with the challenge of tolerating hidden spy services within otherwise relatively transparent governments. Spy Watching seeks to find a sensible balance between the twin imperatives in a democracy of liberty and security.

Attribution - tracing those responsible for a cyber attack - is of primary importance when classifying it as a criminal act, an act of war, or an act of terrorism. This book discusses the need for judgement calls, the role ofprivate companies, the standards of evidence, the role of time, and the plausible deniability of attacks.

A fundamental resource for anyone interested in the long-term ramifications of the European migration crisis, this book objectively assesses how Europe's future course will be impacted by the key security, political, and economic trends and events stemming from the migration crisis.

Hybrid conflicts are characterized by multi-layered efforts to undermine the functioning of the State or polarize society. This book presents results, recommendations and best practices to support NATO in the field of hybrid conflicts by developing a set of tools to deter and defend against adversaries mounting a hybrid offensive.

This book covers the security and safety of CBRNE assets and management, and illustrates which risks may emerge and how to counter them through an enhanced risk management approach

This book describes the problems of intelligence sharing among peacekeeping partners, mainly due to security concerns and a lack of policies and resources. It identifies approaches to future missions emphasizing training and resourcing for analysts in the field.

Pre-crime aims to pre-empt 'would-be-criminals' and predict future crime. This book sets out a coherent framework for the continued study of pre-crime and addresses key issues such as terminology, its links to past practises, its likely future trajectories and its impact on security, crime and justice.