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Agencies may make more checks, but they can’t prevent politicians misusing intelligence information, says an expert.
Without a review of what went wrong with intelligence gathering and analysis during the pandemic, we’re missing a golden opportunity to improve our intelligence agencies.
Having an intelligence service that is not fit for purpose means the country is vulnerable to security threats from within and outside the country.
Balloons can still be useful for gathering intelligence when used alongside satellites and aircraft.
While human spies are the best-known way nations collect intelligence, there are several methods countries can use to spy on one another.
Tensions between the US and South Africa – this time over the terror alert – are nothing new. Their relations have always had highs and lows since South Africa became a democracy in 1994.
Terror alerts, such as the one recently issued by the US and UK embassies in Abuja, should be taken seriously by the Nigerian government as well as citizens.
Regular intelligence briefings for the public’s consumption have been a feature of the war in Ukraine.
Poor cybersecurity awareness and training of users is one reason for the high incidence of successful cyber-attacks in South Africa.
The hybrid nature of threats to South Africa’s energy infrastructure can only be solved by an integrated solution, including severe sanctions that should include fines and imprisonment.
The commission could have made more of the evidence and been more categorical about when it thought criminality had taken place.
South Africa needs a multi-pronged strategy for building peaceful, sustainable neighbourhoods, communities, and a nation where the rule of law prevails.
To achieve perceptual expertise, you may need more than smarts and hard work. Research suggests there’s a general ability that may help you succeed in jobs that depend on perceptual decisions.
Fluent expression is not always evidence of a mind at work, but the human brain is primed to believe so. A pair of cognitive linguistics experts explain why language is not a good test of sentience.
Human brains seem to be wired differently to those of chimps or macaques.
A big study accounting for genes and socioeconomic background suggests that video games actually cause children’s intelligence to grow.
Intellectual self-image matters because it’s often a self-fulfilling prophecy: if you think you can’t, you won’t.
From jamming satellite signals to spreading disinformation, Russia’s military has sophisticated technologies it’s bringing to the battlefield in Ukraine.
As war begins between Ukraine and Russia, a range of stories provides context to help readers understand the conflict.
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies, Brunel University London
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Professor of Decision Making and Expertise, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Professor of Digital Society, University of Glasgow
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PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in History, College of Arts, Victoria University
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Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra) and Research Fellow (adjunct) - The Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University- NATO Fellow Asia-Pacific, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Behavioral Psychology, National University of Ireland Maynooth
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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