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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.

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Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective

Huw Dylan & Elena Grossfeld

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Unveiling Russian intelligence failures in the Ukraine conflict: a strategic culture perspective
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was accompanied by a major intelligence failure. Russia’s intelligence machinery failed strategically and tactically, leaving leaders surprised and for...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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“To deprive the enemy of the advantage of surprise”: analysis as a panacea for military and intelligence failures in early Soviet intelligence theory

Yaacov Falkov

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“To deprive the enemy of the advantage of surprise”: analysis as a panacea for military and intelligence failures in early Soviet intelligence theory
In the first half of the 20th century, the Soviets recognized the causal link between strategic and operational failures in the military and intelligence domains and the quality of the intelligence...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Learning from mistakes: the impact of the October 7 surprise attack on the youngest generation of IDF intelligence analysts

Ofek Riemer

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Learning from mistakes: the impact of the October 7 surprise attack on the youngest generation of IDF intelligence analysts
This article explores the individual-level effects of an intelligence failure; in particular, on entry-level intelligence analysts. It draws on interviews with graduates of the first class of the I...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The vanishing watchman: the rise and decline of early warning

Ehud Eiran,Ofer Guterman & David Siman-Tov

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The vanishing watchman: the rise and decline of early warning
This article investigates the rise and decline of early warning as a priority task for intelligence agencies. The article shows that shifts in the prioritization of early warning are shaped by a co...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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How to deceive: a supply-side approach

Ron E. Hassner

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How to deceive: a supply-side approach
The study of strategic warning has focused on deception success. Scholars have argued that deception often succeeds because targets suffer cognitive and bureaucratic pathologies. This paper offers ...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Exploring the meaning and challenges of early warning

Johnathan P. Proctor

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Exploring the meaning and challenges of early warning
A consistent challenge in the study and practice of warning is that of definitions. This article focuses on the meaning of early warning, arguing that it should be explicitly separated from the ter...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Introduction: rethinking strategic warning and intelligence failure in an era of global transformation

Shay Hershkovitz & Ofek Riemer

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Introduction: rethinking strategic warning and intelligence failure in an era of global transformation
This special issue of Intelligence and National Security examines the persistence of strategic surprise and the limitations of existing early warning frameworks in an era of geopolitical volatility...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Review Essay

From UFOs to UAPs: is disclosure really imminent?

Glen Creeber

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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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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Review Essay

New writings on grand strategy

Huw Bennett

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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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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Trust without knowledge? UK intelligence agencies and the public trust conundrum

Ged Hiscoke, Stephen Ward & Daniel Lomas

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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 ...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Is the mere existence of an intelligence committee enough? Learning from the case study of the Finnish parliament

Tapio Raunio

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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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NOCs and illegals in the current surveillance landscape: can mimicry help overcome evolving challenges?

Grigorij Serscikov

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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Submarines, saboteurs and spies: United States Navy counterespionage operations in Florida, 1941–1945

Stephen G. Craft

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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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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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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Technical and cultural barriers to leveraging U.S. intelligence to evaluate national level strategies and plans

Cathryn Quantic Thurston

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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 ...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Why do states choose covert action?

Jack Duffield

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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers

Katherine Tucker & Maria Robson-Morrow

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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Commercially sourced intelligence: friend or foe?

Vivi Ringnes Berrefjord

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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Women in intelligence: a limited systematic review
Nicole K. Drumhiller

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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...
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May 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Women in intelligence: historic insights, contemporary challenges, and future directions
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...
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May 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM