Knowing Your Friends: Intelligence inside Alliances and Coalitions from 1914 to the Cold War

While critical analyses of intelligence gathering and application continue to expand understanding of how military and strategic intelligence impacts statecraft and warfare, there remains a key shortfall in these conversations: namely, the vital aspect of intelligence focused on friends and allies, both actual and potential. Knowing Your Friends seeks to fill this gap through a range of contributions examining how intelligence gathered within alliances can shape (or fail to shape) policy formulation and strategic action.