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Zusatztext Author Kerry Patton has been featured as a national security expert on several Fox News programs over the summer discussing topics on: National Counterterrorism Strategy; the Mumbai attacks and the Taliban using tax payer funds. Informationen zum Autor Kerry E. Patton is an internationally recognized security, terrorism, and intelligence expert. He has served in the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security within multiple capacities, from human intelligence to dignitary protection of Afghan President Karzai. He has published Terrorism, Intelligence, and National Security and several articles. He teaches terrorism and intelligence at Henley Putnam University. Klappentext Sociocultural intelligence (SOCINT) means observing and analyzing such elements as the land! the people! and their communities. The book offers an analysis and conceptualization of the intelligence discipline! SOCINT. It integrates customs! moral attitudes! and culture of foreign population. Vorwort This new discipline proposes a systematic understanding of the customs, moral attitudes, and cultures of foreign populations to enhance the efficacy of national security initiatives. Zusammenfassung Sociocultural intelligence (SOCINT) means observing and analyzing such elements as the land! the people! and their communities. The book offers an analysis and conceptualization of the intelligence discipline! SOCINT. It integrates customs! moral attitudes! and culture of foreign population. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Foreword Preface List of Acronyms PART I. THEORIES OF SOCIOCULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 1. Understanding Guerilla Warfare for Incorporation of Sociocultural Intelligence Identification of Sociocultural Intelligence (SOCINT) The Uniqueness of SOCINT The Incorporation of SOCINT The Historical Implementation of SOCINT The Needs for SOCINT Today 2. Current Research on Sociocultural Intelligence Counterinsurgency: The People's Wars Reliance on Technical Intelligence: Analysts in Today's Intelligence System The Guillotine of Perception Tools to Observe Selling the Concept Changes in the IC Internal Overreaction External Overreaction 3. Professional Practice in Socio Cultural Intelligence Understanding How We View Ourselves: The Exercise 4. Case Study: Afghanistan The People Mohammed's Shop Mahmood Travels Through Hell Paying for Crime Jailed by the Taliban A Taste of Freedom The Afghan Wedding Taking on New Responsibilities Learning through Listening PART II. ETHICS IN SOCIOCULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 5. Understanding Ethics within Sociocultural Intelligence The Ethical Realities of Understanding Ourselves Internally The Ethical Realities of Understanding Ourselves Externally The Ethical Realities of Understanding Others Ethical Realities to Understanding How Others View Us: The Why of Afghanistan 6. Current Research in Understanding Ethics within Sociocultural Intelligence The Ethical Intelligence Reality Check The Art of Ethical Collection The Ethical Tasks of the Sociocultural Intelligence Operative Leadership Roles in the Ethical Elements of SOCINT PART III. CRITICAL THINKING AND SOCIOCULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 7. The Needs for Critical Thinking within Sociocultural Intelligence Critical Thinking versus Analysis Technology Dependency Filling the Gaps of Critical Thought The Critical Thought Process Time and Thought Good Will Hunting Syndrome Cause and Effect Incorporation of Critical Thought in SOCINT 8. Current Research in Critical Thinking and Analysis with Sociocultural Intell...