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Applied Intelligence Models

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Course Description

The course has analytical and application objectives. Understand and critically analyze contemporary (military) intelligence models of foreign countries and international organizations; applied intelligence model in the Croatian Armed Forces; ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Reconnaissance) model and its variations; application of ISTAR concept: military support to non-military operations, operations other than war, peace enforcing operations, conventional war operations, integration and adjustment of intelligence models, knowledge-based intelligence concepts and models.

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Infantry - course
Elective course for the 7th semester MLM-Infantry study (7. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand sepcifics of military intelligence
  2. Critically evaluate history cases of military intelligence activities
  3. Apply military intelligence tactics, procedures and models
  4. Apply military intelligence tactics, procedures and models
  5. Define the term ISTAR model
  6. Present the elements of ISTAR model
  7. Describe relation between the ISTAR model and operational factors
  8. Present relation between the ISTAR model and intelligence cycle
  9. Use the ISTAR model

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Seminars and workshops

Independent assignments

Multimedia and the internet

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Introduction into the course, a description of the content and objectives of the course, the structure of the course, an introduction to the seminar, review of the literature Exercises: Introduction to the seminar
  2. Lectures: History of military intelligence Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study - World War II (Normandy)
  3. Lectures: History of counterintelligence Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study - The Cold War
  4. Lectures: Intelligence analyses: dilemmas and disputes Exercises: Military counterintelligence activities: case study - Homeland war
  5. Lectures: Intelligence analyses: man and modern technolgy Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study - non-military operations
  6. Lectures: Military intelligence activities in the non-military operations Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study - peace enforcing operations
  7. Lectures: History of ISTAR concept Exercises: Secret/covert action in the war: case study - the Gulf War
  8. Lectures: Terms of military intelligence ISTAR model Exercises: Paramilitary secret / covert action: case study - counterterrorism
  9. Lectures: Elements ISTAR model Exercises: Paramilitary secret / covert action: case study- counterterrorism
  10. Lectures: Development and application of the principles of the ISTAR model Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study- non-traditional military threats / weapons of mass destruction
  11. Lectures: Specialized forms of intelligence gathering Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study- non-traditional military threats / transnational crimes
  12. Lectures: ISTAR model and information operations (INFOOPS) Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study - Iran-Iraq war
  13. Lectures: ISTAR model and intelligence disciplines (SIGINT, IMINT) Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study - Arab Spring
  14. Lectures: STAR model and intelligence techniques: surveillance and reconnaissance Exercises: Military intelligence activities: case study - Arab Spring
  15. Lectures: Review of the overall teaching and preparing students (through discussion) for final oral examination Exercises: A critical review of the seminar classes

Literature

(.), Heuer, J. R. (1999.) Psychology of Intelligence Analysis, Washington: Center for the Study of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency.,
(.), Johnson, K.L. (2007.)(ed.) Strategic Intelligence, Volumes 1-5, Understanding the Hidden Side of Government, Vol. 1, Westport/London: Praeger Security International.,
(.), Field Army ISTAR Handbook(MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, LONDON 2007),
(.), AAP-6 NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions (NATO 2013.),

For students

General

ID 282242
  Winter semester
3.0 ECTS
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
15 Seminar