From the Mind to the Feet : Assessing the Perception-to-Intent-to-Action Dynamic

By Kuznar-Astorino-Courtois-Canna

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Title:	From the Mind to the Feet : Assessing the Perception-to-Intent-to-Action Dynamic
Author:	Kuznar-Astorino-Courtois-Canna
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Political Science, United States Government
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From the Mind to the Feet: Assessing the Perception-to-Intent-to-Action Dynamic is an interagency, multidisciplinary collection of 12 essays addressing operational and academic perspectives on the elusive concept of an adversary’s “intent”—its indicators and relation to behavior. It is primarily intended for the operational and policy community in the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the Department of Homeland Security, and other US government agencies.

Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PART 1 Operational Perspective: Basic Issues in Gauging Intent 1 From Shoe Leather to Satellites: Shifting the Conceptual Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Kathleen L. Kiernan and Daniel J. Mabrey 2 Betting Responsibly: An Effects-Based Thinker’s Framework for Characterizing Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Harry A. Foster 3 Gauging the Intent of Nation-States and Nonstate Actors: An Operator’s Perspective . 27 Gary Schaub, Jr. 4 From Observation to Action: Redefining Winning and Sovereignty for the Information Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 John W. Bodnar PART 2 Academic Perspective: Theory and Research in Gauging Intent 5 Anthropological Reflections on Motive and Intent and the Strategic Multilayer Assessment Typology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Lawrence A. Kuznar 6 Psychology: Policy Makers and Their Interpretations Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Margaret G. Hermann 7 Intent from an International Politics Perspective: Decision Makers, Intelligence Communities, and Assessment of the Adversary’s Intentions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Keren Yarhi-Milo 8 Social Cognitive Neuroscience: The Neuroscience of Intent . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Sabrina J. Pagano 9 Neuropsychological and Brain-Imaging Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Abigail J. C. Chapman 10 Desperate Measures: Different Types of Violence, Motivations, and Impact on Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Thomas Rieger 11 Communications: Framing Effects and Political Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Toby Bolsen 12 Decision Science: A Subjective Decision Modeling Approach for Identifying Intent . .161 Elisa Jayne Bienenstock and Allison Astorino-Courtois ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169