Manhunting : a methodology for finding persons of national interest

The asymmetrical threats that challenge U.S. national policies are not large standing armies, but rather individuals who seek to usurp and coerce U.S. national interests. The nature of today's threats call for the U.S. military to change from finding, fixing, and destroying the enemy's forces to identifying, locating and capturing rogue individuals in order to destroy networks. To counter such threats, the USG will have to quickly and efficiently identify and find these targets globally. Unfortunately, no military doctrine, framework or process currently exists for finding and apprehending these Persons of National Interest (PONIs). Since military planners and intelligence analysts are neither educated nor trained in the methods or procedures necessary to find and capture PONIs, this thesis will propose a methodology to do so. This involves the development of an analytical process, and an organizational structure and procedure to identify and locate PONIs. Consequently, the United States government's ability to prosecute the war on terrorism today, and to find and apprehend PONIs in the future, depends on its ability to develop and institutionalize a comprehensive manhunting strategy now.

Grantor dc:publisher

Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Authors dc:creator

• Nilson, Matthew T.
• Marks, Steven
• Meer, Thomas

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• McCormick, Gordon
• Simons, Anna

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10945/1921

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/1921