CF Looking Into How, Why of the Enemy

What appears to be a somewhat dry MERX entry:

"The Department of National DEFENCE, DEFENCE Research and Development, Toronto, Ontario has a requirement for the provision of Scientific & Technical support for behavioral, cognitive, and social sciences research in various security environments and operational contexts."

leads to a VERY interesting Statement of Work outlining what appears to be pretty broad-ranging research into how the bad guys do things, and how to predict what they'll do:

“DRDC Toronto is now actively building its capacity for human sciences in a new research domain: Understanding, prediction and influence of adversaries’ intent …. DRDC requires contractual support for research in this new area. In particular, the Adversarial Intent Section (AIS) of DRDC Toronto anticipates a requirement for significant research effort that addresses the following general topic:
(a) eludication of contemporary security concepts such as Effects-based Approaches to Operations (EBAO), Defence Development and Diplomacy (3D), and the Comprehensive approach (CA) and their use in military capability development and doctrine;
(b) understanding the social, organizational, and cognitive determinants of human capabilities for the effective production of military and civilian intelligence pertinent to domestic and international issues;
(c) influence processes that play a role in conflict-ridden environments characterized by complex interactions among adversaries, allied forces, and bystander groups; (and)
(d) methods and tools for structuring, portraying and analyzing complex contemporary security environments.”

A bit more here.