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Intelligence Research

Explore publications from Intelligence Project staff, fellows, and students

President Barack H. Obama chairs a National Security Council meeting.

Explainer

Explainer: The U.S. National Security Council (NSC)

Apr. 7, 2025 by Preston Marquis

From Intelligence Project

Reports & Papers

Bilateral Consequences of Compromised Intelligence Operations, 1985-2020

Apr. 25, 2025 by Chris Taylor
Reports & Papers

Private Sector Intelligence Careers: Analyzing Job Titles and Professional Trends

January 31, 2025 by Judit Gaspar, Maria Robson-Morrow and Katherine Tucker
Explainer

The Role of the Director of National Intelligence

Jan. 29, 2025 by Michael Miner

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Agile AI Partnerships: A Public-Private FLEXible and SMART Framework for National Security and Competitive Innovation

May 2025 by Karen Matthews

Reports & Papers

Bilateral Consequences of Compromised Intelligence Operations, 1985-2020

Apr. 25, 2025 by Chris Taylor

Reports & Papers

Explainer: The U.S. National Security Council (NSC)

Apr. 7, 2025 by Preston Marquis

Explainer

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

8-10 minute read

Belfer Center Senior Fellow Beth Sanner Teaches Students the Art of Briefing

April 2, 2025 by Maria Robson-Morrow

Event Summary

U.S.-Ukraine Intelligence Sharing: A Conversation with Calder Walton

Mar. 12, 2025

Q&A

from Ukraine

5 minutes

Ukrainian servicemen of Khartia brigade loading shell into M101 Howitzer before firing towards Russian positions in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Private Sector Intelligence Careers: Analyzing Job Titles and Professional Trends

January 31, 2025 by Judit Gaspar, Maria Robson-Morrow and Katherine Tucker

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

The Role of the Director of National Intelligence

Jan. 29, 2025 by Michael Miner

Explainer

5 minute read

Silhouette of a military man in headphones at a laptop against the background of a video wall of glowing screens

Recommendations to Better Protect Against Foreign Interference in Canada

Jan. 28, 2025

Testimonies

from Foreign Interference Commission

Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers

January 6, 2025 by Katherine Tucker and Maria Robson-Morrow

Article

from Intelligence and National Security

Belfer Center Senior Fellow Eric Traupe Brings Students Together to Experience Life on the National Security Council

November 14, 2024 by Preston Marquis

Event Summary

Countering Foreign Interference: Weighing in on the Canadian Public Inquiry

Oct. 23, 2024 by Maria Robson-Morrow

Policy Briefs

Analytic Tradecraft Standards in an Age of AI

June 2024 by Gerald McMahon

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Enhancing the Intelligence Cycle: How to Leverage Feedback to Provide More Valuable Intelligence

July 31, 2024 by Maria Robson-Morrow

Article

President Biden chairs Situation Room meeting

AI Agents in Diplomacy – Promoting Stability or Chaos?

May. 22, 2024 by Gerald McMahon

Article

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

This photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Saturday, April 20, 2024, shows an unmanned aerial vehicle drop a dummy bomb during its flight as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visits the training ground of the Moscow Military District.

Challenging Biases and Assumptions in Analysis: Could Israel Have Averted Intelligence Failure?

April 2024 by Beth Sanner and Adam Siegel

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

A battle-scarred home draped with an Israeli flag in Kibbutz Be'eri, an Israeli communal farm on the Gaza border. AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov

Intelligence Vendor Checklist

Jan. 16, 2024 by Maria Robson-Morrow, Katherine Tucker and Paul Kolbe

Article

from Harvard Business Review

Professor Unmasks Russian Spy Who Stole the Secrets of Concorde

Nov. 25, 2023 by Alex Farber

Article

from The Times of London

The British-French SST as it touched down at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport

Forging a Democratic Decision Advantage

October 2023 by Heidi von Stein and Michael Miner

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

The New Cold War

Sep. 5, 2023 by Calder Walton

Article

from Today Explained

Lessons for Today's Cold War 2.0 with Russia, China

Aug. 8, 2023 by Christina Pazzanese

Article

from Harvard Gazette

Research and Insights

Intelligence Research

Explainer: The U.S. National Security Council (NSC)

Bilateral Consequences of Compromised Intelligence Operations, 1985-2020

Private Sector Intelligence Careers: Analyzing Job Titles and Professional Trends

The Role of the Director of National Intelligence

Research Focus Areas

Insights

The Pentagon’s New Media Policy Raises Questions About Transparency and Trust

A Band of Innovators Reimagines the Spy Game for a World With no Cover

Unilateral Disarmament in the New Cold Wars

Is the Trump Administration SNAFU or FUBAR?

The Larger Problem Uncovered by the Signal Scandal

How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill

Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk

Trump’s Affinity for Putin Grows More Consequential Than Ever

All Research and Insights from the Intelligence Project

Agile AI Partnerships: A Public-Private FLEXible and SMART Framework for National Security and Competitive Innovation

Bilateral Consequences of Compromised Intelligence Operations, 1985-2020

Explainer: The U.S. National Security Council (NSC)

Belfer Center Senior Fellow Beth Sanner Teaches Students the Art of Briefing

U.S.-Ukraine Intelligence Sharing: A Conversation with Calder Walton

Private Sector Intelligence Careers: Analyzing Job Titles and Professional Trends

The Role of the Director of National Intelligence

Recommendations to Better Protect Against Foreign Interference in Canada

Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers

Belfer Center Senior Fellow Eric Traupe Brings Students Together to Experience Life on the National Security Council

Countering Foreign Interference: Weighing in on the Canadian Public Inquiry

Analytic Tradecraft Standards in an Age of AI

Enhancing the Intelligence Cycle: How to Leverage Feedback to Provide More Valuable Intelligence

AI Agents in Diplomacy – Promoting Stability or Chaos?

Challenging Biases and Assumptions in Analysis: Could Israel Have Averted Intelligence Failure?

Intelligence Vendor Checklist

Professor Unmasks Russian Spy Who Stole the Secrets of Concorde

Forging a Democratic Decision Advantage

The New Cold War

Lessons for Today's Cold War 2.0 with Russia, China