ISIL’s Intangible Influences and Resolve

ISIL’s Intangible Influences and Resolve

ISIL Influence and Resolve. Author | Editor: Astorino-Coutois, A. & Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). During FY 2014, the SOCCENT Commander requested a short-term effort to understand the psychological, ideological, narrative, emotional, cultural, and inspirational...
Subject Matter Expert (SME) Assessment of ISIL

Subject Matter Expert (SME) Assessment of ISIL

Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL in Support of SOCCENT: Subject Matter Expert Elicitation Summary Report, July – November 2014. Author | Editor: Canna, S. & Rieger, T. (NSI, Inc). From July through November 2014, NSI conducted a Subject Matter Expert (SME)...
Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL in Iraq and Syria

Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL in Iraq and Syria

Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL. Author | Editor: Cabayan, H. (Joint Staff) & Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). SOCCENT has requested a short-term effort to assess the appeal of ISIL, specifically to answer, “What makes ISIL so magnetic, inspirational, and deeply resonant...
Leader Assessment of Bashar al-Assad (Part I)

Leader Assessment of Bashar al-Assad (Part I)

A Multi-disciplinary, Multi-method Approach to Leader Assessment at a Distance: The Case of Bashar al-Assad. Author | Editor: Kuznar, L. (NSI, Inc), Suedfeld, P. (University of British Columbia), Spitaletta, J. (Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory)...
Leader Assessment of Bashar al-Assad (Part II)

Leader Assessment of Bashar al-Assad (Part II)

A Multi-disciplinary, Multi-method Approach to Leader Assessment at a Distance: The Case of Bashar al-Assad (Part II: Analytic Approaches). Author | Editor: Kuznar, L. (NSI, Inc) & Suedfeld, P. et al. (University of British Columbia). This report suggests...
Subjective Decision Analysis: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, …

Subjective Decision Analysis: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, …

Subjective Decision Analysis Final Report: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Saudi Arabia & Syria. Author | Editor: Astorino-Courtois, A., Canna, S., Chapman, A., Hartman, A. & Pagano, S. (NSI, Inc). The SMA Strategic Deterrence effort is a methodological study to...