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From the Mind to the Feet: Assessing the Perception-to-Intentto-
Action Dynamic is an interagency, multidisciplinary collection of
12 essays addressing operational and academic perspectives on the
elusive concept of an adversary's "intent"-its indicators and
relation to behavior. It is primarily intended for the operational
and policy community in the Department of Defense, the intelligence
community, the Department of Homeland Security, and other US
government agencies. The authors are from the intelligence
community, the military services, US government agencies, federally
funded research and development centers, academia, and the private
sector. The purpose of From the Mind to the Feet is to open a much
deeper dialogue about gauging intent than currently exists either
in operational or academic arenas. It is intended to serve military
and civilian defense leaders, deterrence and policy planners, and
practitioners with a review of the basic concepts and
state-of-the-art understanding of intent. It is organized into two
sections: operational and academic perspectives on intent. Air
University Press.
The 12 essays in this volume examine the concept of intent in
defense, security, and foreign-policy contexts. They provide
operational and academic perspectives on measuring the intent of
adversaries, including nation-states and nonstate actors, and
understanding the relationship of intent to behavior. The essays
apply the insights and methods of multiple
disciplines-anthropology, psychology, political science,
neuroscience, and others-to the study of intent, for which there is
currently no coherent body of research. As Lt Gen Robert Elder,
USAF, retired, notes, we are good at estimating an adversary's
capabilities but not as good at estimating his intent. To influence
an adversary's behavior, we must understand the
perception-to-intent-to-action dynamic that underlies his behavior.
This collection of essays, which emerged from a Department of
Defense Strategic Multilayer Assessment, provides perspectives for
doing so. The authors represent multiple agencies and fields of
study; some are academics, and some are military subject-matter
experts. Their expertise includes decision and behavioral analysis,
social psychology, warfare and military strategy, political
behavior, applications of neuroscience to behavioral studies,
foreign policy, and antiterrorism.
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