THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

9.00–9.30
Opening Address (Christoph Rass)

Introduction (Rüdiger Bergien, Andreas Lutsch, Markus Pöhlmann)

9.30–11.00
1 – Organization and Personnel

Markus Pöhlmann (Potsdam), The General Staff System and the Rise of Military Intelligence, 1871–1914

Florian Altenhöner (Berlin), The Training of German Intelligence Officers (1944 / 1945)

Marcus Faulkner (London), The Organization and Role of German Naval Intelligence, 1919–1939

Chair and Discussant: tbd

11.00–12.30
2 – The Realm of Politics: Intelligence – Military Relations

Agilolf Keßelring (Helsinki/Potsdam), The „Organisation Gehlen“ as a US Military Intelligence Substitute Solution (1946–1956)?

Nicolas Leixner (München), Between Political Reform and Military Objections: The Creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency

Debora Gestenberger (Berlin), The Civilian and Military Intelligence Services in Brazil (1964–1985)

Chair and Discussant: Rüdiger Bergien (Berlin)

12.30–13.30: Lunch Break

13.30–15.00
3 – Intelligence Knowledge in the Military Decision-Making Process

Jacek Jędrysiak (Wrocław), A Troublesome Neighbor: The Institutions of the Prussian Army and Gathering of Information about the Kingdom of Poland (1815–1831)

Lukas Grawe (Bremen), Forced into the World War? The Significance of Intelligence in the Prussian General Staff, 1911 to 1914

Somer Alp Şimşeker (Istanbul), Decision Makers and Intelligence: The Ottoman Intelligence Department in World War I

Chair and Discussant: Markus Pöhlmann (Potsdam)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

09.00–10.00
4 – Shaping the Military’s Perception of the Adversary

Stefan Laffin (Bielefeld), An Occupation by the (Hand)book? The OSS as Provider and Evaluator of Information for the Allied Occupation of Italy in World War II

Stephen Hanna (Glasgow): Imperial Japan 1895–1945: How Militarism Shackled Military Intelligence

Chair and Discussant: Kerstin von Lingen (Wien)

10.00–11.30
5 – Intelligence, the Military and the Threat of Nuclear War

Mike Young (Patrick Space Force Base), Threat Intelligence or Threat Surveillance: the Case of the USAF 1009th Special Weapons Squadron

Egemen Bezci (Toronto), Military Intelligence and Trial with Atoms: Turkish Military Intelligence and the Evolution of Nuclear Warfare

Constantin März (Düsseldorf), The Team B Experiment and its Strategic Aftermath: Controversies on US Nuclear Threat Assessment between Intelligence, Military and Government (1976–1980)

Chair and Discussant: Andreas Lutsch (Berlin)

11.30–12.00: Lunch Break

12.00–13.30
6 – Intelligence in Hot and Cold Wars

Tony Cowan (London), The Basis of Our Own Plans and Operations? German Intelligence on the 1917 Entente Spring Offensive

Tobias Schmitt (Freiburg), „Hot War“ or „Cold War“ Agency? U.S. Military Planning for the Defense of Western Europe and the „Militarization“ of the CIA, 1948–1953

Niccolò Petrelli (Rom), Technological Innovation, Organizational and Operational Adaptation and the Future of Military Intelligence: An Interim Assessment of the „Revolution in Intelligence“

Chair and Discussant: Armin Wagner (Dresden)

13.30–14.30
7 – Final Discussion

Conveners are Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Bergien (HS Bund), Jun.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Lutsch (HS Bund), Dr. habil. Markus Pöhlmann (ZMSBw)