February 2024
We are pleased to present the latest addition to our Research Paper Series. Today we publish a report on "How Jihadist Groups Take Advantage of Porous Borders in West Africa", by Marco Fais. A trained analyst and information management specialist with over 25 years of experience in major international organizations and agencies, Fais has worked for the United Nations, Interpol, Europol, and Frontex, among other recognizable entities. In this report, he points to population scarcity and border porosity as lying at the root of security concerns in the Sahel region of West Africa. Fais also notes that Sahelian security concerns are expanding, as countries south of the Sahel are ill-equipped to face the growing terrorist threat. Marco Fais' paper can be accessed here [.pdf].
January 2024
The European Intelligence Academy begins the new year with a new quality installment of its Research Paper Series. We announce the publication of "Russian Hybrid Warfare and the Delegitimization of the State: The Case of Germany", by Stephan Blancke, PhD. Dr Blancke is a political scientist specializing on the intelligence and clandestine activities of North Korea and China. He has worked in an Intelligence and Analysis Unit in the United Kingdom Home Office and is currently an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. He is a contributor to Jane's Intelligence Review, Intelligence Online, NK News and others. Dr Blancke's new paper can be accessed here [.pdf].
December 2023
The European Intelligence Academy is proud to present an essay by Nicholas Eftimiades as the latest installment in its Research Paper Series. Nicholas Eftimiades, a 34-year veteran of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, and the Defense Intelligence Agency, hardly needs an introduction. He is the author of Chinese Intelligence Operations (1994) and the seminal Chinese Espionage Operations and Tactics (2020), which is widely viewed as the standard unclassified work on the subject. In his paper for the EIA, which is entitled "Chinese Espionage Recruitment Motivations", Eftimiades revisits the traditional MICE idea and offers a revision that reflects the complexity of Chinese espionage in our time. The paper can be accessed here [.pdf].
July 2022
The latest publication as part of our EIA's Research Paper Series is a timely paper by Madison Scholar on the topic of "Climate Change and the Spread of Terrorism: The Indirect Linkage". Without even a hint of bias, Scholar's analysis evaluates the links between the impact of climate change and the rise of terrorist groups in fragile states that are already experiencing conflict, or have a high potential to do so. The author focuses on the case study of Boko Haram and its presence around the Lake Chad Basin. In her study, Scholar analyzes two primary factors linking the impact of climate change on terrorism: the recruitment of members of vulnerable communities and the weaponization of vital resources. The paper can be accessed here [.pdf].
March 2022
The EIA Global Watch Center, a collaboration between the EIA and the Intelligence Operations Command Center at Coastal Carolina University, has issued three new Trend Analysis and Assessment Reports on timely topics. They are: "COVID-19 economic impact likely to continue as infections and restrictions ease in the US", by Ana Maria Lankford; "Turkish economy worsens under the Erdogan administration", by Tate Few; and "China seeks to improve domestic market as economy stabilizes", by Scott Boster. The reports can be accessed on the EIA's Global Watch Center webpage.
December 2021
The EIA has published the ninth issue of The Intelligence Review, a volume of timely analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), an initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, United States. The volume is available to download for free, here. To order printed copies, please contact EIA Deputy Director Dr Joseph Fitsanakis at joe (at) intelnews.org or 423-742-1627 in the United States.
September 2021
The latest instalment in the EIA's Research Paper Series is an essay by Ellie Cassidy, entitled "Regulating Innovative Platforms: AI-Based Online Monetization Methods and Their Ramifications". It vividly and cohesively describes the way in which the digital media has utilized advancements in persuasive technology and artificial intelligence to monetize manipulation. It also outlines the security ramifications of unchecked digital media, as seen in the rise in political polarization, amplification of misinformation and modernization of systematic inequity in our time. The author then advances the argument that this increasingly dystopian reality requires external regulators to ethically occupy the public space. The paper can be accessed here [.pdf].
July 2021
The EIA continues its Research Paper Series with the publication of "Taiwanese Medical and Security Policy Towards the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Best Practice", by Yi Chen Chang. The author, a student of international security with experience in both Taiwan and Europe, outlines Taiwan’s extraordinary performance in the fight against COVID-19 in a clear and concise manner. She highlights the factors that contributed to Taiwan's successful efforts to stave off the disease, while also indicating ongoing setbacks and shortcomings in the island nation's unique approach to this critical threat. This paper contributes to the literature on national public health measures at a time of crisis, within a democratic political context. It can be accessed here [.pdf].
April 2021
EIA Director, Dr. John M. Nomikos, has published an editorial entitled "European Intelligence Academy: a Greek Approach [pdf]". The editorial details and explains the rationale behind the EIA effort, in light of recent developments in Europe, including the Joint European Union Intelligence School (JEIS), which is today led by Greece and Cyprus, and the Intelligence College in Europe (ICE), which was launched in Paris, France, in March of 2019.
September 2020
The EIA has published the eighth issue of The Intelligence Review, a volume of timely analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), an initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, United States. The volume is available to download for free, here. To order printed copies, please contact EIA Deputy Director Dr Joseph Fitsanakis at joe (at) intelnews.org or 423-742-1627 in the United States.
December 2019
The EIA has published the seventh issue of The Intelligence Review, a volume of timely analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), an initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, United States. The volume is available to download for free, here. To order printed copies, please contact EIA Deputy Director Dr Joseph Fitsanakis at joe (at) intelnews.org or 423-742-1627 in the United States.
April 2019
The EIA has published the sixth issue of The Intelligence Review, a volume of timely analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), an initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, United States. The volume is available to download for free, here. To order printed copies, please contact EIA Deputy Director Dr Joseph Fitsanakis at joe (at) intelnews.org or 423-742-1627 in the United States.
November 2018
The EIA has published the fifth issue of The Intelligence Review, a volume of timely analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), a student-run initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, United States. The volume is available to download for free, here. To order printed copies, please contact EIA Deputy Director Dr Joseph Fitsanakis at joe (at) intelnews.org or 423-742-1627 in the United States.
July 2018
The EIA has inaugurated its Research Paper Series with the publication of "Influencing the Adversary: From Wet Affairs to Propaganda", by Dr Stephan Blancke. Written by a political scientist with expertise on North Korean and Chinese espionage, this paper explores influence operations far beyond the usual focus on Russian activities in the era of Vladimir Putin. Dr Blancke presents a holistic account of the modern use of influence operations that explores the immense variety and vast operational scope of such activities in Europe, the Americas, and beyond. The paper can be accessed online by clicking here [.pdf].
April 2018
The EIA has published the fourth issue of The Intelligence Review, a volume of useful analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), a student-run initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, United States. The fourt issue of the journal is a special edition covering "Major security challenges for the Trump Administration". The volume is available to download for free, here. To order printed copies, please contact EIA Deputy Director Dr Joseph Fitsanakis at joe (at) intelnews.org or 423-742-1627 in the United States.
October 2017
The EIA has published the third issue of The Intelligence Review, a volume of useful analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), a student-run initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, United States. The volume is available to download for free, here. To order printed copies, please contact EIA Deputy Director Dr Joseph Fitsanakis at joe (at) intelnews.org or 423-742-1627 in the United States.
March 2017
The EIA has published the second issue of The Intelligence Review, a compendium of useful analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), a student-run initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, United States. The volume is available to download for free, here. To order printed copies, please contact EIA Deputy Director Dr Joseph Fitsanakis at joe (at) intelnews.org or 423-742-1627 in the United States.
June 2016
The EIA has published the first issue of The Intelligence Review, a compendium of useful analytical forecasts relating to some of the most pressing questions in international security today. The Intelligence Review is the product of a collaboration between the EIA and the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB), a student-run initiative supported by the Department of Politics at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, United States. For more information, and to read the Intelligence Review, see here.
May 2013
The EIA has published its first eBook, entitled Open Source Information and the Future of Intelligence, authored by OSINT security analyst Antony Antoniou. The publication is available here.