ABSTRACT
This chapter identifies what is meant by the term “intelligence” and outlines some of the mechanisms used by states to collate and pool their intelligence resources. It reviews two recent case studies where coalition states have relied on intelligence to undertake military operations and assess the implications that arise from these cases. The case studies will be supported by consideration of some hypothetical scenarios that illustrate the problems that arise for other coalition partners in circumstances where there is some possibility that an operational partner state may use pooled intelligence to undertake an activity that does not correspond with the legal obligations that apply to the “providing” state. The pooling and sharing of intelligence between the forces of states involved in a coalition is also a common feature of modern military operations, and this shared material is usually indispensable for the effective conduct of these operations.
