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Defense Intelligence Agency Publishes Framework For Analyzing Combat Readiness
The Defense Intelligence Agency has released Analyzing Will to Fight, a framework designed to assist the intelligence community in assessing combatant will to fight across the conflict spectrum. The guidance addresses intangible elements in military capabilities analysis, including leadership, military culture, and innovation. This is the second iteration of DIA’s unclassified analytic guidance on the topic, which emphasizes adherence to Intelligence Community Directive 203 Analytic Standards. The framework applies from peacetime to armed conflict and can support the development of both snapshot assessments and future-oriented analysis, as reported by Small Wars Journal.