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Sep 17, 2026

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Walking Through the Halls of Intelligence: A Second Look at Recent Graduate Research presents selected graduate research from Mercyhurst College’s Intelligence Studies program. It focuses on two cohorts: first-year students trained to master intelligence knowledge under real decision-making pressures, and Applied Intelligence Master’s graduates who progressed into intelligence careers while their theses remained unpublished and underused. The work aims to bring these rigorously documented findings into public discussion and highlight research on intelligence analysis methods and related security topics.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages103

Reading Time4 h 20 min

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Introduction

Formation of Homeland Security Within State Level Governments

Weak Links: The Collapse of Soviet Espionage in America

Predictive Model for Clandestine Nuclear Programs

Comparing Competitive Intelligence Education to Competitive Intelligence Practice

Analytical Techniques for Intelligence Analysis: A System for Selecting Alternative Methods

From Budyonnovsk to Beslan: Terrorist Hostage Takings in Russia and Their Lessons for America

Images of Twentieth Century Genocide: Decoding Signals & Heeding Warnings

Is China Stable? An Intelligence Analysis Perspective on the Question of Stability in China in the Next Five to Ten Years

Accountability: Process and Outcome Systems for Intelligence Analysts

Identifying Personality Types of Intelligence Analysts

Availability and Viability of Open Source Operational Tradecraft

Efficacy of Accelerated Analysis

About Mercyhurst College

Walking Through The Halls of Intelligence: A Second Look at Recent Graduate Research By Mercyhurst College Intelligence Communications Class 2007-08 A hardback edition of this book is available through the Mercyhurst College Institute of Intelligence Studies Press. This “coffee table” edition will be available for $65 through the Mercyhurst College Bookstore Web site, [http://lakershop.mercyhu](http://lakershop.mercyhu)[rst.edu/noname19.html](rst.edu/noname19.html). Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies 2008 Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies Press Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies Press For more information, write the Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies Press, th 501 E. 38 Street, Erie, PA 16546-0001. First Edition compiled and edited by Lindsey Jakubchak and Lauren Lindgren All photos obtained through Creative Commons Attribution License and accessed through Flickr: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) [Cover photo image by: Randy Son of Robert](Cover photo image by: Randy Son of Robert) ; [http://www.flickr.com/photos/randysonofrobert/2576369115/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/randysonofrobert/2576369115/) Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies Press Walking Through the Halls of Intelligence: A Second Look at Recent Graduate st Research – 1 ed. ISBN: 978-0-9773881-2-7 Table of Contents Introduction 7 By Kristan J. Wheaton Formation of Homeland Security Within State Level Governments 11 By Allison R. Goffredo Feature Article by Ryan S. Abbey Weak Links: The Collapse of Soviet Espionage in America 19 By John Kingston Feature Article by Michael Butler Predictive Model for Clandestine Nuclear Programs 25 By Maryann Tatavosian Feature Article by Michael Esper Comparing Competitive Intelligence Education to Competitive Intelligence Practice 33 By Daniel J. Bukowski Feature Article by Shannon Ferrucci Analytical Techniques for Intelligence Analysis: A System for Selecting Alternative Methods 41 By Darci M. Leonhart Feature Article by Lindsey N. Jakubchak From Budyonnovsk to Beslan: Terrorist Hostage Takings in Russia and Their Lessons for America 49 By Alexander Sansone Feature Article by Lauren Lindgren Images of Twentieth Century Genocide: Decoding Signals & Heeding Warnings 59 By Diane Chido Feature Article by Marley McKenzie Is China Stable? An Intelligence Analysis Perspective on the Question of Stability in China in the Next Five to Ten Years 65 By William James Welch Feature Article by Brent Pearson Accountability: Process and Outcome Systems for Intelligence Analysts 71 By Alyssa Sundy Feature Article by Morgan Russell Identifying Personality Types of Intelligence Analysts 79 By Stacy Gilchrist Feature Article by Travis Senor Availability and Viability of Open Source Operational Tradecraft 87 By Ashley Derrick Feature Article by Daniel Somavilla Efficacy ofAccelerated Analysis 95 By Mike Lyden Feature Article by Raymond Wasko About Mercyhurst College 101 Introduction This book is about two groups of students from Mercyhurst College, specifically, two groups of students from Mercyhurst’s Intelligence Studies program. Some are first-year graduate students struggling through a class, Intelligence Communications, which was designed to test not only their ability to master a body of knowledge but also their ability to handle real-world time pressure and the demands of a real-world deci

FAQs

What is the purpose of this book?

It brings Mercyhurst Intelligence Studies students’ graduate theses into the open marketplace of ideas so others can read and potentially apply the research results.

Who are the contributors featured in the book?

The book highlights two groups from Mercyhurst College: first-year students in Intelligence Communications and Applied Intelligence master’s graduates who later pursued careers in intelligence.

Why were the theses not widely published before being compiled?

Although the authors planned journal publication, many circumstances prevented publication, and some graduates moved into settings where further research or publishing was difficult.

Sep 17, 2026

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