Producing near-real-time intelligence: Predicting the world of tomorrow

The complexity and dynamics of current military operations demand reliable and up-to-date intelligence and in particular near-real-time threat assessment. This paper explores the potential of operational analysis techniques in supporting military personnel in processing information from different sources, in order to constantly carry out near...

Full Spectrum Counterinsurgency Modelling: The Colombia Case

Functional Requirements and Layers of Protection for Compounds

The compounds that are used during out-of-area operations serve a host of goals of which protection is one. They should be approached as integrated systems that are designed (and upgraded) according to the rules that also apply for other systems. The design of a compound contains two distinctive phases. In the first phase, a ‘straw man’ design...