Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-229) and index.

Introduction / Peter Gill, Stephen Marrin and Mark Phythian -- An historical theory of intelligence / David Kahn -- Intelligence as risk shifting / Michael Warner -- Sketches for a theory of strategic intelligence / Loch K. Johnson -- Intelligence theory and theories of international relations : shared world or separate worlds? / Mark Phythian -- Theory of surprise / James J. Wirtz -- Analysis, war, and decision : why intelligence failures are inevitable / Richard K. Betts -- Intelligence in a turbulent world : insights from organization theory / Glenn P. Hastedt and B. Douglas Skelley -- Intelligence analysis and decision-making : methodological challenges / Stephen Marrin -- Defending adaptive realism : intelligence theory comes of age / Jennifer Sims -- Policing, intelligence theory and the new human security paradigm : some lessons from the field / James Sheptycki -- Theory and intelligence reconsidered / Philip H.J. Davies -- Theories of intelligence : where are we, where should we go and how might we proceed? / Peter Gill

Containing essays by some of the key theorists in the field from the US, UK and Canada, this volume assesses the role and utility of theory in intelligence studies.