Intelligence Studies

Even when set aside from its profound human rights implications, human trafficking represents a significant economic threat due to its scale and systemic impact.

State sovereignty can be understood, at its core, as the ability of a state to define and maintain authority within its boundaries.

In user states, the successful interdiction of transnational crime and illicit trafficking is often hindered by persistent demand, weak oversight mechanisms, corruption, fragmented multi-jurisdictional enforcement, lack of expertise and political prioritization, and legal or bureaucratic gaps.

Is illicit goods smuggling (not human smuggling) a victimless crime? Why or why not?

What, if anything is unique about the transnational crime and illicit goods issues policy makers face in regard to Central and South America?  

Intelligence analysts and their customers should not treat intelligence products as truth or infallible pronouncements.

The terms strategic communication and public diplomacy are widely used across the U.S. interagency, particularly within the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the National Security Council.

The Soviet operation ANADYR was a sophisticated, doctrine-driven, centralized, and tightly enforced denial and deception effort conducted simultaneously at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels.

One of the simplest yet most effective WWI deception examples described by Rankin (2009) is the British use of realistic camouflage disguised as natural terrain, most notably fake trees, to conceal artillery observation posts. Artist Solomon J.

The core mental shortcuts that shape how people interpret risk, evidence, and causality are clearly visible in human behavior, especially in politics, intelligence analysis, media narratives, and public opinion.