Intelligence for a Complex Environment – Bram Spoor
This study asserts that complexity science, the study of systems that are complex and adaptive, holds many promises for examining the threats in the operational environment as well…
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Smart intelligence cooperation – Dr. A. Claver
On 25-26 October 2023 the Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association (NISA) held its bi-annual international conference in Amsterdam. Founded in 1991 the NISA aims to further academic research and…
NISA International Conference 2023 on 25-26 October 2023 in Amsterdam (NL)
The NISA International Conference 2023 will take place on Wed-Thu 25-26 October 2023 at OBA Oosterdok in Amsterdam (NL). The registration form, conference schedule and other information is…
INTELLIGENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY – Erich Schmidt-Eenboom
This bibliography on intelligence numbers almost a thousand pages and runs up to 2008. It contains publications in English, German, French and Dutch and was put together by Erich…
Revealed: untold story of the CIA/Stasi double agent abandoned after 22 years of service
Eleni Braat, Utrecht University and Ben de Jong, Leiden University I was naked, tied to a hard chair with handcuffs. Three or four burly fellows in uniform are…
International Conference on Historical Cryptology (HistoCrypt 2022)
The International Conference on Historical Cryptology (HistoCrypt 2022) invites submissions of papers to its annual conference on historical cryptology. The conference will be held in June 20-22, 2022…
Lucien Conein, Legendary OSS, Special Forces and CIA Officer – Forgotten by the USASOC History Office?
by Jelle Hooiveld The USASOC History Office caused quite a stir in the US Special Forces and Intelligence community with its eyebrow-raising article about OSS influence on Special…
Announcement: NISA Conference 2019 – Old wine, new bottles? The transforming discipline of intelligence collection
UPDATE 2019-11-17: now available: conference booklet (5MB .pdf) UPDATE 2019-10-17: registration for waiting list has opened here. All new registrations, except for limited free tickets assigned to sponsors, will…
Call for Papers: NISA Conference 2019 – Old wine, new bottles? The transforming discipline of intelligence collection
NOTE: the CfP deadline has been extended to Friday 9 August 2019. The conference announcement is now available, including keynote speakers: James Risen (The Intercept), Dr Paul Killworth (GCHQ)…
Loyalty and Secret Intelligence: Anglo‒Dutch Cooperation during World War II door Eleni Braat
Secrecy and informal organisation produce, sustain, and reinforce feelings of loyalty within intelligence and security services. This article demonstrates that loyalty is needed for cooperation between intelligence partners…
The Return of Political Warfare by Danny Pronk
The West currently faces a number of actors who employ a wide range of measures to influence, coerce, intimidate, or undermine its interests. Many of these measures are…
Stepping Stones to Freedom: Help to Allied Airmen in The Netherlands During World War II door Bob de Graaff
The book, Stepping Stones to Freedom: Help to Allied Airmen in The Netherlands During World War II, by Professor Bob de Graaff was originally published in Dutch as Schakels naar de vrijheid by…