RAND Research Topic: Intelligence Collection 2012-05-24T14:56:50Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/intelligence-collection.html New Counterinsurgency Assessment Methods Are Needed to Better Inform Policymakers http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/05/03.html May 3, 2012 May 3, 2012 The U.S. Department of Defense will receive more detailed, transparent and credible assessments of its counterinsurgency campaigns by replacing its top-down approach with a bottom-up method driven by contextual, narrative reporting provided by commanders on the ground. New Counterinsurgency Assessment Methods Are Needed to Better Inform Policymakers http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1086.html May 3, 2012 May 3, 2012 The U.S. Department of Defense will receive more detailed, transparent, and credible assessments of its counterinsurgency campaigns by replacing its top-down approach with a bottom-up method driven by contextual, narrative reporting provided by commanders on the ground. Improving Counterinsurgency Campaign Assessment: The Importance of Transparency in the Fog of War http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9645.html Apr 13, 2012 Apr 13, 2012 Current processes used by the U.S. military do not provide accurate assessments of counterinsurgency campaigns. A new process that adds transparency and context to assessments would make them more credible and useful at all levels of decisionmaking. Reducing Attrition in Selected Air Force Training Pipelines http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR955.html Feb 2, 2012 Feb 2, 2012 The Air Force has a continuing interest in reducing high attrition and training-block failure (washback) rates, as both increase training and recruiting costs. This report describes research into these issues for nine career fields. Reintegrating Afghan Insurgents into Their Local Communities http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP327.html Jul 21, 2011 Jul 21, 2011 Former Taliban and other insurgents provide an invaluable source of information on their previous colleagues, and can ultimately cause momentum to shift toward counterinsurgent forces. Steps can be taken to increase the likelihood of reintegrating fighters into their communities. What Should We Expect of Our Spies? http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/05/25/PM.html May 25, 2011 May 25, 2011 Questions not asked or stories not imagined by policy are not likely to be answered or developed by intelligence, writes Gregory F. Treverton. Intelligence for an Age of Terror: New Book Examines Implications of Terrorism for U.S. Intelligence http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB415.html Jun 22, 2009 Jun 22, 2009 Because terrorism is not confined to national boundaries, it puts pressure on the U.S. both at home and abroad, forcing intelligence and law enforcement—the CIA and the FBI—to work together in new ways. This requires new means of sharing not just information but also analysis across the federal system. Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG805.html Feb 19, 2009 Feb 19, 2009 With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country’s prevention efforts match the threat the United States faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States should create a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. Case studies of five other democracies provide lessons and common themes that may help policymakers decide. A RAND Analysis Tool for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: The Collections Operations Model http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR557.html Nov 25, 2008 Nov 25, 2008 <p>The Collection Operations Model (COM) is a stochastic, agent-based simulation that supports the analysis of command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C3ISR) processes. Written for the System Effectiveness Analysis Simulation environment, the COM models the real-time interaction of many players to help answer questions about force mix, system effectiveness, concepts of operations, and basing and logistics. </p> Should the United States Establish a Dedicated Domestic Intelligence Agency for Counterterrorism? http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG767.html Oct 22, 2008 Oct 22, 2008 <p>In the wake of 9/11, Congress directed the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate whether the U.S. needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency, separate from law enforcement, to deter terrorism. DHS asked RAND not to offer specific recommendations, but to make clear what should be considered in the creation of such an agency.</p> Defeating Terrorist Groups http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT314.html Sep 18, 2008 Sep 18, 2008 <p>In testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, Seth Jones discusses how to defeat terrorist groups through a strategy based on careful police and intelligence work rather than military force.</p> Should the United States Establish a Dedicated Domestic Intelligence Agency for Counterterrorism? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9369.html Aug 21, 2008 Aug 21, 2008 <p>This research brief discusses the pros and cons of creating a new domestic intelligence agency, separate from law enforcement, to address the threat of terrorism and describes a technique called break-even analysis that can help inform the debate.</p> U.S. Should Rethink "War On Terrorism" Strategy to Deal with Resurgent Al Qaida http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/07/29.html Jul 29, 2008 Jul 29, 2008 Current U.S. strategy against the terrorist group al Qaida has not been successful in significantly undermining the group's capabilities. New Approaches to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR459.html May 8, 2008 May 8, 2008 <p>The U.S. Air Force has greatly increased the number of operational surveillance sensors and its ability to process data from these sensors. However, along with the increased number of sensors comes an increase in the complexity of the tasking of these assets.</p> New Approaches to Planning, Executing, and Assessing Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB242.html Apr 13, 2008 Apr 13, 2008 This research brief summarizes research detailing a methodology for assessing the benefits and costs of U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance employment strategies. More Value Should be Placed on the Tradecraft of Intelligence Analysis http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR293.html Feb 29, 2008 Feb 29, 2008 <p>While the initiatives set in motion by the December 2004 intelligence reform legislation are promising, they are just the beginning. Intelligence analysis needs improvement across U.S. intelligence agencies to account for a world of threats very different from that of the Cold War.</p> A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Analyzing Global Risk and Security http://www.rand.org/international_programs/cgrs.html Nov 23, 2007 Nov 23, 2007 The RAND Center for Global Risk and Security draws on RAND's unparalleled breadth of expertise to provide a focal point for cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary research and analysis on the increasingly complex issue of global security. Countering Terrorists' Use of Network Technologies http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR454.html Oct 15, 2007 Oct 15, 2007 <p>Precluding terrorists from getting the technology they want is impractical, and developing direct counters is unlikely to yield high payoffs. Instead, counterterrorism programs should exploit the technologies and the information such technologies use to enable more direct security force operations.</p> Risks and Riddles http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/06/01/SM.html Jun 1, 2007 Jun 1, 2007 Risks and Riddles in Smithsonian Magazine Counterinsurgency Intelligence in a ''Long War'': The British Experience in Northern Ireland http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1247.html May 21, 2007 May 21, 2007 Shows how counterintelligence collection efforts must diverge significantly from ''classical'' collection methods when fighting an insurgency.