Intelligence Theory
Key Questions and Debates

Features essays by individuals who are involved in the debate about the role and utility of theory in intelligence studies. This book includes essays and articles that analyse some key issues: strategic intelligence, the place of international relations theory, organisational issues, and contributions from studies of policing and democratisation.

This edited volume brings together a range of essays by individuals who are centrally involved in the debate about the role and utility of theory in intelligence studies. This volume includes both classic essays and new articles that critically analyse some key issues: strategic intelligence, the place of international relations theory, theories of 'surprise' and 'failure', organisational issues, and contributions from studies of policing and democratisation. It concludes with a chapter that summarises theoretical developments, and maps out an agenda for future research. This volume will be at the forefront of the theoretical debate and will become a key reference point for future research in the area. This book will be of much interest for students of Intelligence Studies, Security Studies and Politics/International Relations in general.

Introduction "Peter Gill, Stephen Marrin, &
Mark Phythian"
1: An Historical Theory of Intelligence "David Kahn"
2: Intelligence as Risk Shifting "Michael Warner"
3: Sketches for a Theory of Strategic Intelligence "Loch K. Johnson
"4: Intelligence Theory and Theories of International Relations: Shared world or separate worlds? "Mark Phythian
"5: Theory of Surprise "James Wirtz
"6: Analysis, War, and Decision: Why intelligence failures are inevitable "Richard Betts
"7: Intelligence in a Turbulent World: Insights from organization theory "Glenn Hastedt and B. Douglas Skelley
"8: Intelligence Analysis and Decision-Making: Methodological challenges "Stephen Marrin
"9: Defending Adaptive Realism: Intelligence theory comes of age "Jennifer Sims
"10: Policing, Intelligence Theory and the New Human Security Paradigm: Some lessons from the field "James Sheptycki
"11: Theory and Intelligence Reconsidered "Philip H. J. Davies
"12: Theories of Intelligence: Where are we, where should we go and how might we proceed? "Peter Gill"