Description

This series of twelve seminars will enhance English-language skills for professional communication. Beginning with a discussion of print sources (academic journals, reports, etc.), each class will explore the various aspects of English for intelligence purposes. Both oral and written skills will be developed. Translation to and from French will be another 
key activity.

Compétences requises

 A solid command of English (B2) and full fluency (C2) in French are required.

Compétences visées

• Written skills : the lexicon of intelligence, summarizing secondary sources, grammatical accuracy, crafting clear and concise answers
• Oral skills : reading to an audience, interpretation, argue your point, take questions

Syllabus

1. Introduction : class presentation and assessment tests (oral and written)
2. US intelligence, past and present
   - From Revolution to Reform: A Brief History of U.S. Intelligence 
   - Annual threat assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, 2024
3. Intelligence successes and failures
   - Operation PBHISTORY: The Aftermath of SUCCESS 
   - Two Faces of Intelligence Failure: September 11 and Iraq's Missing WMD
4. Election interference
   - Russian election interference. Europe’s Counter to Fake News and Cyber Attacks 
   - Countering Malign Influence from Russia and China: Lithuania and Taiwan Have Much Experience to Share 
   - Targeting Ukraine Through Washington: Russian Election Interference, Ukraine, and the 2024 US Election
5. Money laundering
   - Exposing the Financial Footprints of North Korea’s Hackers 
   - The Illicit Allure of Dubai’s Luxury Property Market
6. Mid-term exam
7. Information warfare
   - Countering ISIS Propaganda in Conflict Theatres 
   - Responding to Russian Disinformation in Peacetime
8. Discussion : Nuclear proliferation
   North Korea’s National Strategy: Looking Beyond Nuclear Capability
   How to Engage the Enemy: The Case for National Security Diplomacy with North Korea
9. Discussion : Ukraine
   - U.S. Assistance to Ukraine in the Information Space: Intelligence, Cyber, and Signaling 
   - How the US Conquered Information Warfare in Ukraine with Open-Source Intelligence
10. Discussion : Israel
    - Enigma: The anatomy of Israel’s intelligence failure almost 45 years ago 
    - Dereliction of Duty: Israeli Blunders on the Way to Oct. 7 
    - How Was Israel Caught Off-Guard?

Bibliographie

• Acuff, Jonathan M. et. alii., Introduction to intelligence: institutions, operations, and
  analysis. CQ Press, 2022.
• Jensen, Carl J., et al. Introduction to intelligence studies. 3rd edition, Routledge, 2023.