CFP: Special Operations at the Crossroads
Call for Papers, Special Operations Research Association (http://www.specopsjournal.org/symposium.html)
H-Intel provides a venue for scholarly discussion and collaboration on intelligence. It seeks to unite scholars, practitioners and researchers working in the fields of intelligence history and intelligence studies, covering any area and period from the classical era to today. H-Intel's partner organization is The Intelligence Studies Section (Section Chair, Stephen Marrin) at The International Studies Association. If you're interesting in editing, blogging, or contributing to H-Intel, please contact Stephen.
Below you will find the latest CFP's and Discussions on H-Intel, and the latest announcements for Intelligencne Studies at the bottom of the page.
H-Intel CFP's
CFP: Espionage and Secrecy in Medieval History (Society for Military History)
Call for Papers, Society for Military History (website: http://www.smh-hq.org/grad/gradopps/gradcfp.html)
CFP: What Does Brexit Mean for British and European Intelligence Agencies? (Journal of Intelligence History)
As co-editor of The Journal of Intelligence History, published by Taylor and Francis, I would like to publish a special forum on the implications of Brexit for intelligence agencies, both in the UK and Europe.
The idea is to publish 8 contributions of no more than 1,500 words each in the next issue, in the New Year.
CFP: Workshop 'Transnational Organised Crime: A Strategic Challenge for European Security'
Call for Papers:
Transnational Organised Crime: A Strategic Challenge for European Security
Workshop on 4/5 August, 2016 at Aberystwyth University
CFP: Special Themed Issue on James Bond: Spectre and the Daniel Craig Era (Aug 21, 2016)
Announcement published by Lisa Funnell on Thursday, May 5, 2016
Type:
Call for Papers
Date:
May 4, 2016 to August 21, 2016
Subject Fields:
Film and Film History, Popular Culture Studies
CFP: Special Themed Issue on James Bond: Spectre and the Daniel Craig Era
The Journal of Popular Film and Television
Pages
Discussions
Re: Lack of Sound Theoretical Foundation for Intelligence and Counterintelligence Activity?
There are theoretical foundations and models to understand the functioning and effects of intelligence (broadly defined). To argue that there is nothing in this regard shows a lack of creativity. It is more a case that the IR community does not engage with or expand upon those existing ideas while the practitioner and historical communities see no need to dwell upon creating theory for an intrinsically practical activity.
Re: Lack of Sound Theoretical Foundation for Intelligence and Counterintelligence Activity?
I do not expect to have a strong theoretical foundation for the study either of intelligence or of major war any time soon. This may disturb political scientists, but I am a historian.
I am happy to use a strong theoretical foundation if one is available for something I am studying, but I regard this as a rare luxury. It is not something I can expect.
Lack of Sound Theoretical Foundation for Intelligence and Counterintelligence Activity?
From the latest H-Diplo/ISSF Forum at the link below, Jon Lindsay says the following:
"Unfortunately, the field of international relations lacks good theory about intelligence effectiveness or the interaction between war and policing comparable to the theoretical foundations of major war and high-end deterrence. How are we to think about, much less evaluate, the intelligence and counterintelligence activity that is occurring today on an unprecedented scale without a sound theoretical foundation?"
Is this accurate?
discussion of Cormac's Confronting the Colonies
There is a new Roundtable discussion of Rory Cormac's Confronting the Colonies: British Intelligence and Counterinsurgencypublished over on H-Diplo. It contains introductory commentray, three reviews of the book, and a response from author Rory Cormac.
Sambaluk on Haslam and Urbach, 'Secret Intelligence in the European States System, 1918-1989'
Here's a book review published by H-War that looked perhaps interesting to readers of H-Intel. I found it perusing This Week on H-Net.
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Announcements
Seeking Hosts for the podcast New Books in National Security (New Books Network)
New Books in National Security (New Books Network)
Analytic Objectivity Symposium Sponsored by US Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence
Analytic Objectivity Symposium
7 September 2016, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
See below for the agenda of the 7 Sept 2016 symposium on analytic objectivity organized by the US Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. A link to the flyer (and registration site) is here:
Conference Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association
NISA 25th Anniversary Conference: 1991 – 2016
Witness to CHANGE
Intelligence analysis in a changing environment
International Conference: “Need to Know VI: Intelligence and Migration,” Karlskrona (Sweden), 17–18 November 2016
International Conference: “Need to Know VI: Intelligence and Migration,” Karlskrona (Sweden), 17–18 November 2016.
CFP: Special Themed Issue on James Bond: Spectre and the Daniel Craig Era (Aug 21, 2016)
Announcement published by Lisa Funnell on Thursday, May 5, 2016
Type:
Call for Papers
Date:
May 4, 2016 to August 21, 2016
Subject Fields:
Film and Film History, Popular Culture Studies
CFP: Special Themed Issue on James Bond: Spectre and the Daniel Craig Era
The Journal of Popular Film and Television
New WWII source material (Target Intelligence Committee) now available: US National Archives/College Park
A quick note to let you know that more than 29,000 pages of declassified material related to the World War II-era Target Intelligence Committee (TICOM) are now publicly available. See details on the release of this information and details on the location of the material.
Enjoy!
Betsy Rohaly Smoot, Historian, Center for Cryptologic History, National Security Agency.
Intelligence Security and Intelligence Summer Program
International Security and Intelligence (ISI) is a program offered at Mount St. Mary’s University in association with the Cambridge Security initiative (CSi). This 3-week, highly competitive summer course runs from July 18-Aug 5, 2016.Through the lens of professional practitioners of the craft, and academics closely involved in the world of intelligence, students will explore the role of the intelligence and security agencies in a democratic society, applying the enduring principles of intelligence and security to cutting-edge problems.
“Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship
See below for details on the scholarship, which may of interest to those in the intelligence studies space. Note the 30 June 2016 submission deadline.
New H-Net Profiles and more
Greetings!
H-Net is happy to announce a few new features.
Your Profile on H-Net now has a field for Dissertations and Theses in progress. H-Net Profiles are searchable by name, email, and interest, and people do look so we encourage you to fill in your profile.
Secrecy and Intelligence Colloquium
http://tissiccae.web.unc.edu/event/secrecy-and-intelligence-colloquium-april-18-19/
Secrecy and Intelligence Colloquium – April 18-19
April 18 - April 19