Intelligence Analysis in the Digital Age

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).

• Foreword Kjell Grandhagen 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

'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