In this article, I briefly examine the interfaces between intelligence activities and foresight practices, as well as the research challenges that emerge between these research domains. It is first useful to
reflect on the mutual interface between intelligence research and foresight research. The definition of these interfaces is often linked to methodological and theoretical questions, as well as to the reciprocity between the two research areas. Both research domains can be beneficial to one another: foresight research can draw upon intelligence studies, and intelligence studies can, in turn, benefit from foresight research. Ideally, this critical interaction may produce positive synergy. In poorly functioning scientific cooperation, however, such synergy can be absent or even negative. Hence, it would be valuable to consider how to strengthen the positive synergy between these two areas of researchKaivo-oja,

See more: Jari (2026). Interfaces between intelligence research and foresight research: Promoting fruitful interfaces. Expert article 4012, Baltic Rim Economies, Issues 1, 136-137. Available 22.1.2026.