This comprehensive book by one of the foremost authorities in the field offers systematic and analytical coverage of the “how and why” of intelligence collection across its three major stages—the front end (planning), collection, and the back end (processing, exploitation, and dissemination). The book provides a fresh, logical, and easily understandable view of complex collection systems used worldwide. Its ground-breaking organizational approach facilitates understanding and cross-INT collaboration, highlighting the similarities and differences among the collection INTs. The first part of the book explains how the literal INTs—open source, human intelligence, communications intelligence, and cyber collection—work. The second part focuses on nonliteral or technical INTs including imagery, electronic intelligence, and measurements and signatures intelligence. All chapters use a common format based on systems analysis methodology, detailing function, process, and structure of the collection disciplines. The third part is a complete chapter discussing the complexities of collection management in the United States. Rich, full color illustrations accompany the text with examples throughout the book on topics as diverse as battlespace situational awareness, terrorism, weapons proliferation, criminal networks, treaty monitoring, and identity intelligence.

KEY FEATURES:

• An analytical view of intelligence collection gets beyond descriptive coverage with explanation of advantages and shortcomings that enable analysts to more effectively use collection assets.
• Identified by the US government as an area that needs emphasis in intelligence education, Clark introduces and advances integrated collection strategies.
• All chapters follow a systems analysis methodology, focusing on structure, function, and process.
• Nonliteral information chapters focus on the “back end” process so this material is better understood by collectors from other disciplines, all-source analysts, and customers.
• Through an understanding of the challenges of managing across disciplines, Clark helps collectors work across agency boundaries and institutional stovepipes, with a focus on sharing of collection approaches.
• Full-color images and graphics provide effective visual guides to each type of collection material.

Robert M. Clark is a consultant for the U.S. intelligence community, a faculty member of the Intelligence and Security Academy, and a professor of intelligence studies at the University of Maryland University College. His intelligence career spans four decades. As an analyst at CIA and as founder and CEO of the Scientific and Technical Analysis Corporation, he has managed collection programs in HUMINT, SIGINT, and other specialized collection disciplines. Dr. Clark served in the USAF as a SIGINT collector and intelligence officer. He holds an SB from MIT, a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, and a JD from George Washington University. He is a Presidential Interchange Executive, a charter member of the Association of Old Crows, and a patent attorney. Dr. Clark’s Intelligence Analysis: A Target-centric Approach is now in its fourth edition. His second book, The Technical Collection of Intelligence, was published in 2010.