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From page 1... ... It is this knowledge base that will enable the IC to navigate the emergence of new technologies and challenges in productive ways: to develop technological supports that are both proactive and interactive and can effectively augment the capacities of human analysts and, more broadly, to respond effectively to the security threats of the coming decades. The opportunities described in this report offer the potential for • stronger intelligence assessments; • tools and technologies optimally designed for human use and human–machine interaction; and • strengthened readiness to confront evolving security threats. Read the entire page →
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From page 3... ... They may examine, for example, individual mental processes that guide behavior, ways in which cultural practices and attitudes are shared and evolve across generations, or how water shortages are influencing political developments in a particular region. Within each SBS discipline, moreover, there are multiple subspecialties that have developed their own research approaches and methodologies. Read the entire page →
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... It is this knowledge base that will enable the IC to navigate the emergence of new technologies and challenges in productive ways: to develop technological supports that are both proactive and interactive and can effectively augment the capacities of human analysts and, more broadly, to respond effectively to the security threats of the coming decades. The opportunities described in this report offer the potential for • stronger intelligence assessments; • tools and technologies optimally designed for human use and human–machine interaction; and • strengthened readiness to confront evolving security threats.

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... identify lessons to be learned from the application of the decadal survey process in the national security context. The committee's consensus report, A Decadal Survey of The Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Research Agenda for Advancing Intelligence Analysis, provides a detailed discussion of opportunities in SBS research

Read the entire page →

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... They may examine, for example, individual mental processes that guide behavior, ways in which cultural practices and attitudes are shared and evolve across generations, or how water shortages are influencing political developments in a particular region. Within each SBS discipline, moreover, there are multiple subspecialties that have developed their own research approaches and methodologies.

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1 Introduction Pages 1-4

1 Introduction
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