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Intelligence and National Security is a leading journal focused on the role of intelligence and secretive agencies in international relations and politics. https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/fint20

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From UFOs to UAPs: is disclosure really imminent? Published in Intelligence and National Security (Vol. 40, No. 3, 2025)

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From UFOs to UAPs: is disclosure really imminent?

Glen Creeber

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New writings on grand strategy The recent revival in the study of grand strategy owes much to the search for meaning about the West’s global purpose after the failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. Long dominated by writing on the Un...

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New writings on grand strategy

Huw Bennett

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Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum Intelligence agencies operating in modern-day liberal democracies are dependent on the public for support. In recent years, the UK’s intelligence and security agencies have adopted a public facing ...

Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum

Ged Hiscoke, Stephen Ward & Daniel Lomas

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Is the mere existence of an intelligence committee enough? Learning from the case study of the Finnish parliament Legislatures are increasingly investing resources into oversight of intelligence agencies. However, effective control of intelligence is wrought with challenges: while national security is a highly...

Is the mere existence of an intelligence committee enough? Learning from the case study of the Finnish parliament

Tapio Raunio

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NOCs and illegals in the current surveillance landscape: can mimicry help overcome evolving challenges? This study examines the evolving challenges faced by intelligence operatives, particularly Non-Official Cover (NOC) officers and illegals, in the context of modern surveillance technologies. With a...

NOCs and illegals in the current surveillance landscape: can mimicry help overcome evolving challenges?

Grigorij Serscikov

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Submarines, saboteurs and spies: United States Navy counterespionage operations in Florida, 1941–1945 Before and after Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence established several counterespionage schemes to prevent the Axis powers from infiltrating the United States with...

Submarines, saboteurs and spies: United States Navy counterespionage operations in Florida, 1941–1945

Stephen G. Craft

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Redefining vigilance: reevaluating the meaning of early warning in Israel’s security doctrine and the October 7 attack Israel was caught off guard by Hamas attack on October 7, underscoring vulnerabilities in its national security apparatus. Scholars and practitioners primarily attribute this failure to intelligenc...

Redefining vigilance: reevaluating the meaning of early warning in Israel’s security doctrine and the October 7 attack

Gil Baram & Isaac Ben Israel

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Technical and cultural barriers to leveraging U.S. intelligence to evaluate national level strategies and plans This paper explores the role of U.S. intelligence in assessing the effectiveness of national-level strategies and plans. A high-speed information environment may require a more dynamic, continuous ...

Technical and cultural barriers to leveraging U.S. intelligence to evaluate national level strategies and plans

Cathryn Quantic Thurston

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Why do states choose covert action? This article proposes a narrative-based approach to understanding why states choose covert action. Drawing on narratology and securitisation theory, it argues that states employ covert action to sh...

Why do states choose covert action?

Jack Duffield

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Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, some of the timeliest intelligence was provided not by intelligence agencies, but by private actors. Open-source intelligence is an increasing focus in intellig...

Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers

Katherine Tucker & Maria Robson-Morrow

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Commercially sourced intelligence: friend or foe? Commercially sourced intelligence (CSINT) is rapidly gaining importance due to attributes such as variety, availability, flexibility, and cost. While its usage is well-documented, this article offe...

Commercially sourced intelligence: friend or foe?

Vivi Ringnes Berrefjord

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Intelligence and National Security Volume 40, Issue 3 of Intelligence and National Security

Our latest issue, 2025, Vol 40. No. 3 is now out with a great line up of articles! Add us to your summer reading list!

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Women in intelligence: a limited systematic review This limited systematic literature review examines the contributions and experiences of women in intelligence. It synthesises existing scholarship across various disciplines, including history, com...

Women in intelligence: a limited systematic review
Nicole K. Drumhiller

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Women in intelligence: historic insights, contemporary challenges, and future directions Women have significantly contributed to the field of intelligence; without them, large standing government intelligence organisations, would not have been possible. Among their most discussed attri...

Women in intelligence: historic insights, contemporary challenges, and future directions
Nicole K. Drumhiller

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Later this year we will be publishing a Special Issue on women and intelligence. As a preview, the introduction and lead article by Nicole Drumhiller, are available on our website now.

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Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum Intelligence agencies operating in modern-day liberal democracies are dependent on the public for support. In recent years, the UK’s intelligence and security agencies have adopted a public facing ...

New article in Intelligence and National Security titled "Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum" by Ged Hiscoke, Stephen Ward & Daniel Lomas at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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⁉️ What does the UK public think about GCHQ, MI5, MI6/SIS? Do they trust them?

πŸ†•οΈ In this new Intelligence & National Security article, we study πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ public trust and knowledge in detail.

πŸ“Š The results make interesting reading. If you're interested, link here ⏬️

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Our latest edition, Vol 40, No. 2 is a Special Issue with an important focus on improving intelligence analysis. We have some great contributions from a fantastic range of scholars and perspectives!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/fint20/4...

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Editor’s Note: Published in Intelligence and National Security (Vol. 40, No. 1, 2025)

After almost 10 years of service as editor of Intelligence and National Security, Mark Phythian is stepping down at the end of 2024...Mark has made significant contributions to the field of Intelligence Studies through his work as editor of this journal.

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Thank you for the heads up, @smarrin.bsky.social. What a terrific contribution to @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social and our field Mark Phythian has made. Here's to the next adventure!

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Intelligence Studies Section Panels at ISA2025 Intelligence Studies Section Panels at ISA2025

Upcoming Intelligence Studies Section Panels at ISA2025...2-5 March 2025 in Chicago, IL. Details here: www.academia.edu/127731336/In...

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Why do states choose covert action? This article proposes a narrative-based approach to understanding why states choose covert action. Drawing on narratology and securitisation theory, it argues that states employ covert action to sh...

New article published in journal Intelligence and National Security titled "Why Do States Choose Covert Action?" by Jack Duffield, with details here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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More on the SBU's social media presence: 'Beyond counterintelligence: understanding the SBU’s social media outreach on Telegram during wartime', published in a special issue of @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social: Intelligence & the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Intelligence and National Security Volume 39, Issue 7 of Intelligence and National Security

Intelligence and National Security is now on BlueSky!

Our latest edition, Vol 39, No 7, 2024 is available here:

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