IEIS Intelligence Academy
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Welcome to the Institute for European Intelligence and Security's Intelligence Academy, a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) delivered by Moodle. Supported by the Institute's Training & Directing Staff (TDS), the Intelligence Academy aims to overcome knowledge barriers to professionalisation of the covert disciplines. The Academy applies scientific and academic rigour to clandestine tradecraft, providing an objective foundation for professional practice.Please note that applicants seeking entry onto covert operations courses without a current security clearance certificate or waiver from an international authority, may be required to undertake up to six months of intrusive security vetting prior to being admitted to the programme. Therefore, please make sure to provide the Intelligence Academy with sufficient notice by applying with sufficient lead time from the start date of any distance-learning (not the final attendance course).
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Training is intensive and designed to European standards with the busy consumer in mind. These dynamic and highly targeted programmes minimise disruption to operational commitments through the flexible delivery of subject matter. Courses can be...
The Intelligence Academy offer support to intelligence students and researchers in the form of an unofficial membership package available for the duration of their enrolment in any accredited intelligence degree at a recognised university or an apporived...
Supported by a global network of highly trained intelligence professionals with decades of experience the Intelligence Academy boasts a formidable alumni capability across the full spectrum of Intelligence activity. Whatever the nature of...
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Featured articles
The following featured articles are presented by Institute registrants, practitioner-scholars, staff and members of the public in informed positions. Articles are selected based on topicality, originality and insight and are evaluated by the Intelligence Academy for accuracy and balance prior to publication.
Getting Professional Tradecraft Training
The Institute measures education providers, trainers and courses against hundreds of criteria in order to establish if they and their product meets professional standards. The ultimate judge of professional tradecraft...
Best Intelligence Degree Programmes
The highest rated course based on value for money, quality of teaching, reputation, student satisfaction and compliance with industry professional standards was the International Masters in Security, Intelligence and...
The highest recognised level of expertise is held by the practitioner-expert. They develop a deep subject matter expertise in a specific niche, obtaining a university doctorate from a recognised...
Missing the Target: International Stability
When international instability is mentioned, thoughts are inevitably drawn to recent theatres such as Iraq, Lybia and Syria. Undeniably, the rise of Islamic State was facilitated by the power vacuum...
Missing the Target: Counter-Proliferation
When considering traditional and persistent threats such as nuclear proliferation it is easy to fall into the trap of focusing on threats from overseas. But what if the deadliest adversary...
Active Measures in the Information Space
In the wake of the Salisbury assassinations and subsequent diplomatic backlash, the threat posed by Russian active measures may be thought to be limited to London, the Ukraine and even...
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