The Department of Strategic Intelligence and Security Studies has the pleasure of inviting You to an "ADVANCED COURSE ON INTELLIGENCE REFORM" with Professor Loch Kingsford Johnson - Link Campus University Library - June 12th and 13th 2009.

This course is organized by the Department of strategic intelligence and security studies of Link Campus University. One of the key activities of the Department is to invite the world’s leading experts to Link Campus University to teach advanced courses on intelligence studies and global security issues designed for Italy’s policy-making community, national security community, universities and think-tanks, public and private corporations.

Aim of the course - This advanced course on security intelligence seeks to examine a neglected topic: intelligence reform. This topic is often overlooked in the textbooks and scholarly journals because it is a uniquely difficult to study.

The course will begin with a review of basic definitions and organizational orientations. It then will turn to the core mission of intelligence collection and analysis, exploring the phases of the "intelligence cycle": planning and direction, collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination. Next the course will take up the topics of covert action and counterintelligence. Then the seminar will analyze the subject of intelligence accountability in the world's democracies.

In each phase of the course, attention will be paid to matters of legality, politics, and morality, not just the details of intelligence operations. An overall evaluation of the successes and failures of Western intelligence will provide a capstone to the course.

Structure of the course:

1. Understanding the role of intelligence: the question of organizational reform.

2. Collection and analysis: reforming the phases of the "intelligence cycle".

3. Case studies of how intelligence can fail.

4. Addressing the issues raised by covert action and counterintelligence.

5. Intelligence accountability.

6. The rule of law, ethics, and intelligence.

The course is free, offered by Link Campus University in order to promote its Master’s program in Intelligence and National Security Studies, due to begin in the autumn. The participation is by invitation only and the number of seats for this event is limited. Requests for registration and participation should be sent by e-mail to: Indirizzo e-mail protetto dal bots spam , deve abilitare Javascript per vederlo .

The course will be held at the Link Campus University Library, Via Nomentana, 335 Rome - Friday June 12th in the afternoon from 14:30 ‘till 18:30 and Saturday June 13th from 09:30 till 12:30 and from 14:30 ‘till 17:30.

Who should attend? - This unique course has been designed for decision-makers involved in national security affairs, government officials (including experts in the areas of strategic analysis, intelligence management, counterterrorism, counterintelligence), academic and think tank experts, managers of public and private corporations. Invitations are being issued to the following sectors:

• Public Sector - Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Justice, Economy, Parliament, Armed Forces, Law Enforcement Forces;

• Private Sector - Corporate security Operators with a particular focus on strategic industries and infrastructures: energy, transport, telecommunications, finance, banks, insurers and multinationals;

• Geopolitical, geoeconomy and global strategy analysts;

• Mass-media experts;

• University and scientific researchers;

• Competitive intelligence and Knowledge strategic intelligence researchers;

• Private security agencies.

For further information and in order to get REGISTRATION and JOINING INSTRUCTIONS please visit the web site of the Department or contact: Cristina Palmieri - Tel. (+39) 06. 404002007 - cell. (+39) 339.4609559 - e-mail: Indirizzo e-mail protetto dal bots spam , deve abilitare Javascript per vederlo .