In these difficult economic times, some industries and professions are more resilient than others. The intelligence profession is among one of the more recession-proof professions. Though there are many opportunities that reside in one of the 17 agencies that comprise the Intelligence Community (IC), opportunities are also available in the private sector. In examining internet […]

It doesn’t take long after skimming through a few of the top stories in the national news to see that U.S. security remains a hot topic and a priority for the U.S. Government. Strategic security is a broad but important term when related to National Security, defined as a national plan on continuing to direct […]

All major nations employ intelligence capabilities to serve their respective national interests; the well-being of a nation ebbs and flows with the nation’s successes and failures related to security, economic and political issues. Intelligence services are expected to provide accurate and timely studies in intelligence to satisfy the government policymakers’ needs for understanding issues expediently […]

Strategic intelligence is defined as intelligence that is required for the formulation of strategy, policy, and military plans and operations at national and theater levels. Similarly, in relation to homeland security, it can be defined as intelligence required for policy makers to create policies and plans that protect the U.S. and its interests. It is […]

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, it was widely recognized within the Intelligence Community that international terrorism posed a threat to United States (U.S.) national security. Since the Reagan administration, terrorism had been the subject of numerous presidential and Defense Department directives as well as executive orders. The State Department, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), […]

Prior to WWII, strategic security matters were essentially ad hoc functions of the U.S. military war-planning. World War II and the advent of the Cold War awakened the United States to be more proactive in security issues as a matter of national survival. The potential of nuclear warfare made policy makers increasingly aware of a […]

The intelligence profession is a very competitive field with employers looking for professionals with practical experience and specialized training and degrees of various emphases. An online intelligence degree can provide the added advantage for young professionals interested in a career in intelligence, or the experienced professional looking for career advancement or to make a career […]

The Middle East is a critical geostrategic locus for the United States: Middle East oil is essential to the world economy; the Suez Canal is vital to international transportation needs; and the region poses a problematic role as the incubator of Islamic terrorist movements. The Middle East has been a turbulent region for the last […]

The advent of the information age has facilitated an explosion in distance education in a multitude of subject areas and disciplines. Corporations and government agencies alike recognize the value online education and training provides to the individual and takes the credentials they earn into consideration for hiring and promotion purposes. The field of strategic security […]

Open source intelligence analysis is based on information that is openly available to the public. Information on a subject of interest is gathered from online sources, newspapers, pictures, videos, grey literature, and white papers and is analyzed to provide more details on that subject. Open source intelligence (OSINT) provides just one part of all-source intelligence […]