Intelligence Analysis: New Books 2019-20

Examines the impact of shifts in the strategic environment, technological change, and past failures on Japan's national intelligence community.

Brings together international scholars in various disciplines to provide a global conceptual framework to deal with the morality of war in our modern world.

Argues that hackers can serve as vital disruptors, inspiring a new wave of activism in which ordinary citizens take back democracy.

Describes the key cybercrime threats facing individuals, businesses, and organizations and offers constructive advice on countermeasures.

Delves into the secret history of Hekmatyar and Hizb-e Islami: their wars against Russian and American troops, and their bloody and bitter feuds with domestic enemies.

A gripping inside look at how governments, firms, and ordinary citizens can confront and contain the tyrants, hackers, and criminals bent on turning the digital realm into a war zone.

The true story of the most devastating cyberattack in history and the desperate hunt to identify and track the elite Russian agents behind it. Sandworm exposes the realities not just of Russia's global digital offensive, but of an era where warfare ceases to be waged on the battlefield.

Introduces you to the basics of malware analysis, and then gradually progresses into the more advanced concepts of code analysis and memory forensics to equip readers with the skills required to analyze, investigate, and respond to malware-related incidents.

As a starting point for new incident handlers, or as a technical reference for hardened IR veterans, this book details the latest techniques for responding to threats against your network.

Reveals what the national security apparatus, local election administrators, and political parties have gotten wrong about election security and what America needs to do to protect the ballot box.

Human rights organizations. Hackers. Soviet dissidents. Animal welfare activists. Corruption-reporting apps. Whistleblowing is much more diverse than most people realize. A better understanding can guide would-be whistleblowers about whether or not they should make unauthorized disclosures.

An in-depth analysis of the domestic terrorism threat from radicalized individuals and hate groups throws a stark light on the darkest segments of American society and provides practical means for dealing with their violent threats.

Explains homeland security as a struggle to meet new national security threats with traditional public safety practices. It offers a new solution that reaches beyond training and equipment to change practitioner culture through education.

Presents a multidisciplinary and evidenced-based analysis of how and why violent extremism has reappeared and gives theoretical and practical responses, using deradicalization programs, deterrent and preventive legislations, prison segregation, and permanent monitoring

A series of brief case studies representing current and controversial policy problems facilitates deliberation and debate about competing policy ideas, and encourages undergraduate students to think critically about issues of national security.

. With a focus on the period 1998 to 2016, this book identifies and analyzes the strategic context, conceptual framework, and historical evolution of China's cyber warfare doctrine.

Charts the weaponization of news, both real and fabricated, by repressive regimes and radical non-state and explores its implications for U.S. foreign policy and America's standing in the world.

Examines the economic, social and political consequences of the 2014-2015 decline in the price of oil on states and regions, along with their responses.

Analyzes the underlying sociopolitical drivers that trigger patrons to use surrogates in military action and the relationship between patron and surrogate.

A fundamental discussion of key societal questions surrounding ethical hacking, the non-violent use of a technology in pursuit of a cause--political or otherwise--which is often legally and morally ambiguous.

The threats to our security are complex and continually evolving, as criminals, hackers, terrorists, and hostile foreign states continually find new ways of staying one step ahead of us, their potential victims. This essential book sets out the ten most important guiding principles of protective security and resilience

An accessible and comprehensive history of terrorism from ancient times to the present This book argues that a knowledge of the history and nature of terrorism can temper its psychological effects and help us more accurately and carefully assess threats and develop informed and measured responses.

Reveals how the tensions between opposing forces from above and below influence world events and shape U.S. national security institutions.

Provides insights into the operation, missions, and organizational cultures of the principal national security agencies and other institutions that shape the US national security decision-making process.

The United States is losing the counterintelligence war. Olson offers a wake-up call for the American public and also a guide for how our country can do a better job of protecting its national security and trade secrets

Compares how strategic warning functions in other countries, evaluate why the United States has in recent years emphasized current intelligence instead of strategic warning, and recommend warning-related structural and procedural improvements in the US intelligence community.

Examines the impact of shifts in the strategic environment, technological change, and past failures on Japan's national intelligence community.

Exposes the Kremlin's assassination campaign as part of Putin's ruthless pursuit of global dominance -- and reveals why Western governments have failed to stop the bloodshed.

Provide a clear and comprehensive critique of both Just War Theory and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine, deconstructing the philosophical, moral and political arguments that underpin them.

Survey the state of the intelligence studies field and demonstrate how incorporating multiple disciplines helps to generate high-quality, policy-relevant research.

Reveals the important role of Muslim Americans in American politics and argues that the future of American democracy depends on whether Muslim Americans are able to exercise their political rights as citizens and whether they can find acceptance as social equals.