1st Edition
Intelligence Analysis in the Digital Age
Foreword
Kjell Grandhagen
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: An old activity in a new age
Stig Stenslie, Lars Haugom & Brigt Harr Vaage
2. The historical backdrop
Sir David Omand
3. Intelligence as decision-making support
Espen Barth Eide
4. The necessity of experts
Stig Stenslie
5. Open-Source and Social Media Intelligence
Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson & Vegard Engesæth
6. Analysing with artificial intelligence
Lars Haugom, Cato Hemmingby & Tore Pedersen
7. Warning of hybrid threats
Patrick Cullen & Njord Wegge
8. Futures and forecasting
Kristian C. Gustafson
9. Capturing the customer’s attention
Lars Haugom
10. Avoiding politicisation
Wilhelm Agrell
11. Being ethically conscious
Kira Vrist Rønn
12. Conclusion: Towards an analytic-centric intelligence process
Brigt Harr Vaage & Knut Magne Sundal
Biography
Stig Stenslie is Professor at the Center for Intelligence Studies at the Norwegian Defence Intelligence School (NORDIS), Norway.
Lars Haugom is Senior Adviser at the Norwegian Defence Establishment.
Brigt Harr Vaage is Director of Operations in the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS). He was Director of the NIS’ Analysis and Assessment Division (2014-2020).
'This work is a masterful treatise on the subject of intelligence, and I consider it a must-read for either the interested citizen or expert practitioner—whether Norwegian or American.'-- James R. Clapper, Former US Director of National Intelligence
