Military Intelligence, its knowledge, its sources and subsequent actions play a unique role in conflict and war situations as well as in the development of military strategies, tactics and analyses both in time of peace and war. Military Intelligence Services collect and analyse information, they produce highly relevant intelligence to support the decision process of military commanders and political leaders alike. These services gain their information from a wide range of both human and technical sources, and they are very active in the field of technology development. Intelligence thus influences the balance of power and has an impact on future trends in international relations between states and supranational organisations. Military intelligence is not only relevant in time of war and conflict but also during transformation processes and in times of peace. Military intelligence services also interact with civilian intelligence players to extend their field of knowledge and sources of information, while, at the same time, being in competition for sources and resources as well as for political influence.

Due to its complexity and multidisciplinary approach, Military intelligence research comprises numerous fields of study as history, security and intelligence studies, political science or sociology, physics, engineering and mathematics. The 2016 IIHA annual conference aims to explore past, current and future developments, analysis and trends in Military Intelligence research.

The registration for the conference is to be done by email to Anna Abelmann (exec_director@intelligence-history.org).

Participation fee:  € 70 (IIHA members)  |  € 120 (non-members)  |  € 40 (students)

Conference Venue:  Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr, Olbrichtplatz 2, 01099 Dresden

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Programme.

Friday, April 15, 2016

12.30  Registration

13.00  Welcome and Greetings  -  Shlomo SHPIRO (Chairman of the IIHA) | Magnus PAHL (MHMBw)

13.30  Panel I  -  Military Intelligence during the Cold War

Chair:  Shlomo SHPIRO (Bar Ilan University)

Frederic ISCHEBECK-BAUM (Kings College London):  Spies at the Heart of Cold War - British Military Intelligence in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR

Thomas WEGENER FRIIS (University of Southern Denmark):  GDR Military Intelligence in Denmark

Johan MATZ (Uppsala University):  Soviet Military Espionage in Sweden in the Early Cold War

Magnus PAHL (MHMBw):  Conception and Synopsis of the Current Temporary Exhibition "Achtung Spione!" Secret Services in Germany from 1945 to 1956

15.30  Coffee Break

16.00  Panel II  -  Analysis and Strategy in Post-Cold War Crisis

Chair:  Anna ABELMANN (Ruhr University Bochum)

Gordan AKRAP (St. George Association, Croatia):  Military Intelligence Estimates and Strategic Decisions - Case of Vukovar 1995

Miroslav TUDMAN (St. George Association, Croatia):  Why Military Intelligence Estimates Were Not Sufficient Reason For the Signing of the Muslim-Croatian Military Agreement (1992-1994)

Jennifer DYBMAN (Sorbonne Nouvelle - University Paris 3):  Influence and Intelligence

Or HONIG | Hagi KLEIN (Tel Aviv University):  Explaining Variations on the Influence of the Mossad on Israel's National Security Policies

18.00  Break

19.00  Conference Dinner at the Restaurant "Zeitlos" (MHMBw)

SATURDAY, April 16, 2016

09.00  Young Researcher Forum (parallel workshops)

Chair:  Charlotte BACKERRA (University of Mainz)

10.30  Coffee Break

11.00  Panel III  -  Military Intelligence during World War I

Chair:  Wolfgang KRIEGER (University of Marburg)

Christian DEUBNER (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin):  Ludwig Deubner's Role in the Field of Signals Intelligence in the German Army (1914-1915)

Emmanuel DEBRUYNE (University of Louvain):  "Geheime Feldpolizei" and Counterintelligence Operations in Occupied Countries (1914-1918)

Harry RICHARDS (Keele University):  SIGINT and Counter-Insurgency. Room 40 and the German Intrigue in Morocco during the First World War

12.30  Lunch Break

14.00  Panel IV  -  German Military Intelligence before 1945

Chair:  Magnus PAHL (MHMBw)

Markus PÖHLMANN ZMSBw):  Open Source Intelligence in German Armed Forces (1871-1945). Origins - Scope - Limitations

Florian ALTENHÖNER (Humboldt University Berlin):  The Abwehr's "Geheime Meldedienst" (1919-1933)

Jonathan BEST (Queen's University Belfast):  Spying on the Rock - An Assessment of Abwehr Espionage and Sabotage Operations Against Gibraltar during the Second World War

15.30  Coffee Break

16.00  Panel V  -  World War II

Chair:  Michael WALA (Ruhr University Bochum)

Philipp VOGLER (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology):  From Above - Aerial Reconnaissance and Photography at the Eastern Front during World War II

Christian ROSSÉ (University of Neuchatel):  Possibilities vs. Intentions - Analytical Frameworks of the Swiss Intelligence Service during World War II

Stephen TYAS (Independent Historian):   Cat and "Mouse" in Wartime Switzerland - Which SS officer did British Intelligence Turn into an Agent?

Nicola TONIETTO (University of Trieste):  Nazi and Fascist Espionage and Sabotage in Allied Occupied Italy (1943-1945)

18.00  IIHA Membership Meeting

19.30  Conference Dinner at the Quality Hotel Plaza Dresden (Königsbrückerstr. 121, 01099 Dresden)

Sunday, April 17, 2016

09.00  Panel VI  -  Espionage and Counterespionage in Times of War

Chair:  Anna DAUN (University of Cologne)

Bastian WALTER-BOGEDAIN (University of Wuppertal):  Espionage and Counterespionage during the Burgundian Wars (1468-1477)

André RANSON (French Ministry of Defense):  Military Intelligence Facing Internal Terrorism - The Battle of Algiers Case Study (1957)

Hayim ISEROVICH (Bar Ilan University):  The Role of Military Intelligence during the Northern Ireland Counterinsurgency Campaign

Michael HERMAN (Nuffield College Oxford):  Teufelsberg - Cold War Intelligence in the Front Line

11.00  Coffee Break

11.30  Panel VII  -  The Future of Military Intelligence - Methods, Trends and Challenges

Chair:  Ephraim Lapid (Bar Ilan University)

John NOMIKOS (RIEAS Institute, Greece):  Greek Military Intelligence - Challenges and Threats in 2016

Shai SHABTAI (IDF, Israel):  Can Information Technology Solve Cooperation Problems within Intelligence Communitites?

Nathaniel L. MOIR (State University of New York, Albany):  Future Utility of Military Intelligence

Gadi Zohar (IDF, Israel):  Military Intelligence and Counterterrorism - The Israeli Experience

13.30  Closing Remarks  -  Shlomo SHPIRO | Magnus PAHL

14.00  Exhibition:  "Achtung Spione" - Intelligence Services in Germany 1945-1956 (Guided Tour by Magnus PAHL)

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Contact:

Anna Abelmann M.A.

Executive Director

International Intelligence History Association

exec_director@intelligence-history.org