Al-Qaida & Intelligence Analysis
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Criminology/Criminal Justice,
Ethics,
Legal Studies,
Philosophy,
and
Political Science
Through a hands-on approach, students will learn how intelligence analysis works. Questions surrounding the terrorist organization, al-Qaida, such as 'what kind of organization is it?' and 'where did it develop from?' will be discussed. If you are interested in intelligence analysis, this class is for you.
”Al-Qaida keeps producing texts, videos and audio-speeches that are distributed on internet forums. The ambition in this course is to let the students get closer to these sources and teach them how to analyse a modern terrorist organization”, says instructor Søren Hove.
Field Studies
- Danish Intelligence Service
- Visit one of Denmark's two intelligence services.
Instructors
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Nis Mathiesen
Cand.mag. (Rhetoric, University of Copenhagen, 2006). M.A. (Intelligence and International Security, King's College London, 2005). Chief Analyst with the private intelligence company Risk Intelligence, specializing in maritime security. With DIS since 2007.
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Søren Hove
Ph.D. (Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark, 2009). Project Researcher at the DIIS for the research unit on The Middle East. Expert on the opposition in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. With DIS since 2011.
