Telfer examines the Intelligence Community and Coast Guard’s response to the 2010 BP oil explosion on Deepwater Horizon. Telfer identifies problems that hampered the response and suggests approaches for better integration of intelligence in future responses.

Bayer addresses the question of how the United States can engage international partners more effectively to address worldwide manifestations of destabilizing violence—often indiscriminately labeled “terrorism.”.

As shown in this study, the fusion of intelligence and the Coast Guard’s enforcement strategy acted as force multiplier in the “Rum War at Sea.” Ensign’s work holds enduring value, especially in light of the continuing counter-smuggling missions of the U.S. Coast Guard and other national security organizations.

Attaché Extraordinaire explores Walters’ career among the heavyweights of frontline U.S. international policy implementation in the 20th century. Walters’ role as intelligence statesman transcended his military roots and established a strong precedent for the unification of political strategy and intelligence in foreign affairs.

Property rights are at the heart of many problems in dealing with refugees and government stability. Batson’s work offers specifics on how to assist developing countries in registering property so the owners have security of tenure.

This anthology, Intelligence Management in the Americas, brings together the perspectives of 22 authors from across the Americas. They outline and assess the status and promise of intelligence oversight legislation and actions, and develop various arguments for preserving the best aspects of intelligence autonomy.

Plowman uses the Darfur conflict as a case study to examine how the effects of climate change might lead to future violent conflicts, and he assesses the best way to prevent these conflicts. Plowman reviews the environmental security literature and applies events from Darfur to climate change models.

This comprehensive resource will interest military history and aviation enthusiasts, as well as persons in the intelligence field. The illustrations of aircraft, cameras, people, aerial photos, and maps enhance the reader’s experience.

Howe argues that the Intelligence Community will gain strategic insights about a nation’s capabilities and intents by analyzing industries in the region. He uses the semiconductor industry as a case study, and presents methods that analysts will find useful.

Ross argues that the tension between maintaining national security secrets and the public’s right to know cannot be “solved,” but can be better understood and more intelligently managed.