Approach to Intel Concept Artur Victoria The union of intelligence with the knowledge of our own capabilities, and those of our allies, provides the foundation for the planning and execution of operations. Intelligence today is not only about cataloguing the forces of an adversary and evaluating his capabilities. It also encompasses an understanding of the adversary's culture, motivation, perspective, and goals. Operational environments Key actors and threats that define the operational environments: - Terrorism. - Hostile states. - Fragile and failed states. - Hybrid threats. - Globalization. - Environmental and humanitarian. - Proliferation. The three main areas of impact are: - The complexity of the operations. - Abundance of information. - Dissemination of traditional borders at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. Intelligence agencies must be able to produce intelligence based on a wide range of factors. To do this they will need to rely on experts to shore up their analyzes or reach- back support (from outside the area of operations) to support managers and organizations, including non-military and non-governmental organizations. 1. Understanding is the perception and interpretation of a particular situation in order to provide the necessary context, point of view and foresight for decision making. This includes answering the main questions who, what, where, when, why and how, which provide the context and narrative of events. Situation assessment is the general term used when a decision maker at any level has the correct level of understanding and the ability to put new data and information into context to make rational decisions and execute actions. 2. Data and Information and Decision Making. Information is defined as raw data of all kinds that can be used in intelligence production. Command intelligence responsibilities.