Intelligence

National security and defense often require the collection of a vast amount of data and knowledge that can be used by policy makers to make political and military decisions to defend the national interest. Whether through open source or covert means, the acquisition of intelligence is a vital tool for effective national defense.

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Estonian soldier participating in NATO's Steadfast Javelin Exercise, May 11, 2015

NATOSource

Jul 30, 2015

Gaps in NATO Hybrid Defense

By Mark Galeotti, War on the Rocks

[In hybrid warfare,] soldiers are often the last, not the first into the breach, only appearing once the war has been all but won through political and economic subversion, division, and demoralization.

European Union Intelligence
Russian President Vladimir Putin, May 10, 2015

NATOSource

Jul 6, 2015

Slovak Intelligence: Russian Spies Increase Activities in EU, NATO

By AP

Slovakia’s spy agency [SIS] says Russian agents have significantly increased their activities in Slovakia and all other NATO and European Union countries in connection with the crisis in Ukraine.

Central Europe European Union
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, May 11, 2015

NATOSource

May 12, 2015

Secretary General on NATO & EU Cooperation on Hybrid Warfare

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Excerpt from pre-ministerial press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, May, 11, 2015.

European Union Intelligence
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 1, 2014

NATOSource

May 11, 2015

NATO Kicks Out Russian Spies but Revives Kremlin Hotline Amid Ukraine Tensions

By Ian Traynor, Guardian

The western military alliance is reviving cold war-style hotlines to the Kremlin and the Russian general staff in Moscow to reduce the chances of escalating military confrontation and miscalculation as the Ukraine conflict fuels east-west tension.

Intelligence NATO

New Atlanticist

May 5, 2015

Is this France’s Own Patriot Act?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Controversial surveillance rules unlike the ‘knee-jerk’ US law passed after 9/11, says Atlantic Council’s Dungan Controversial surveillance rules passed May 5 by France’s lower house of Parliament are quite unlike the “knee-jerk” US Patriot Act that followed al-Qaeda’s terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, said Atlantic Council analyst Nicholas Dungan. Dungan, a Nonresident Senior Fellow […]

France Intelligence
Russia's Ambassador to NATO, Alexander Grushko

NATOSource

Apr 10, 2015

NATO Reduces Size of Russian Delegation After Internal Reports of Espionage

By Michael R. Gordon, New York Times

For a year after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization cut back its cooperation with Russia as punishment for the country’s incursions into Ukraine, Russia’s NATO mission has seemed curiously impervious to the deteriorating ties.

Intelligence NATO
SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, May 22, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 27, 2015

NATO Military Commander: Alliance Needs to Improve Intelligence Sharing

By Mike Corder, AP

NATO’s top commander in Europe said Wednesday that alliance nations must be willing to share their intelligence faster if its new rapid-reaction force is to be effective in countering threats.

Intelligence NATO
Nordic Battle Group Training in Sweden, Nov. 7, 2007

NATOSource

Mar 19, 2015

Stockholm’s Security Service Concerned About Possible Russian Military Operation Against Sweden

By Reuters and AP

From Anna Ringstrom, Reuters:  Sweden’s security services said on Wednesday they feared possible Russian military operations against their country following an increase in espionage activity

Intelligence Northern Europe
Prime Minister David Cameron visits British Troops in Afghanistan, June 11, 2010

NATOSource

Mar 11, 2015

UK Looks to Pad Defense Spending Data

By Elizabeth Rigby and Sam Jones, Financial Times

David Cameron has asked ministers to investigate if the intelligence agencies budget can be counted as “defence spending”, as Downing Street eyes creative accountancy to head off US criticism of military spending.

Intelligence NATO
Former head of UK Secret Intelligence Service John Sawers, April 13, 2009

NATOSource

Mar 3, 2015

Former Chief of Intell Service: UK Needs More Defense Spending to Deal with New Threats

By BBC

Sir John Sawers, who recently retired after five years as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that Russia poses a “state to state threat.”

Intelligence Russia
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Michael Allen

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Cybersecurity

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Lukas Andriukaitis

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Eastern Europe

Fellow

Amir Asmar

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Intelligence Israel

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Victor Atkins

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Crisis Management Cybersecurity

Fellow

Scott D. Berrier

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Defense Policy

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Robert Bassett Cross MC

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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