Analyzing Intelligence , now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioner's point of view. The contributors--most of whom have held senior positions in the US intelligence community--review the evolution of the field, the rise of new challenges, pitfalls in analysis, and the lessons from new training and techniques designed to deal with 21st century national security problems. This second edition updates this indispensable book with new chapters that highlight advances in applying more analytic rigor to analysis, along with expertise-building, training, and professional development. New chapters by practitioners broaden the original volume's discussion of the analyst-policymaker relationship by addressing analytic support to the military customer as well as by demonstrating how structured analysis can benefit military commanders on the battlefield. Analyzing Intelligence is written for national security practitioners such as producers and users of intelligence, as well as for scholars and students seeking to understand the nature and role of intelligence analysis, its strengths and weaknesses, and steps that can improve it and lead it to a more recognizable profession. The most comprehensive and up-to-date volume on professional intelligence analysis as practiced in the US Government, Analyzing Intelligence is essential reading for practitioners and users of intelligence analysis, as well as for students and scholars in security studies and related fields.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
ISBN-10
1626160252
ISBN-13
9781626160255
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175873554
Product Key Features
Author
Roger Z. George
Publication Name
Analyzing Intelligence : National Security Practitioners' Perspectives, Second Edition
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
28 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Jk468.I6.A843 2014
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"Essential for practitioners and users of intelligence analysis, as well as for students and scholars in security studies and related fields." -- The Intelligencer
Table of Content
Preface 1. Intelligence Analysis: What Is It?and What Does It Take? James B. Bruce and Roger Z. George Part I: The Analytic Tradition 2. The Evolution of Intelligence Analysis in the US Intelligence Community John H. Hedley 3. The Track Record of CIA Analysis Richard J. Kerr and Michael Warner 4. Is Intelligence Analysis a Discipline? Rebecca Fisher, Rob Johnston, and Peter Clement Part II: The Policymaker?Analyst Relationship 5. Serving the National Policymaker John McLaughlin 6. The Policymaker?s Perspective: Transparency and Partnership James B. Steinberg 7. Serving the Senior Military Consumer: A National Agency Perspective John Kringen Part III: Diagnosis and Prescription 8. Why Bad Things Happen to Good Analysts Jack Davis 9. Making Intelligence Analysis More Reliable: Why Epistemology Matters to Intelligence James B. Bruce 10. The Missing Link: The Analyst?Collector Relationship James B. Bruce Part IV: Enduring Challenges 11. The Art of Intelligence and Strategy Roger Z. George 12. Foreign Deception and Denial: Analytic Imperatives James B. Bruce and Michael Bennett 13. Warning in an Age of Uncertainty Roger Z. George and James J. Wirtz Part V: Analysis for Twenty-First-Century Issues 14. Structured Analytic Techniques: A New Approach to Analysis Randolph H. Pherson and Richards J. Heuer Jr. 15. New Analytic Techniques for Tactical Military Intelligence Vincent Stewart, Drew E. Cukor, Joseph Larson III, and Matthew Pottinger 16. Domestic Intelligence Analysis Maureen Baginski Part VI: Leading Analytic Change 17. Building a Community of Analysts Thomas Fingar 18. The Education and Training of Intelligence Analysts Mark M. Lowenthal 19. Analytic Outreach: Pathway to Expertise Building and Professionalization Susan H. Nelson 20. Conclusion: Professionalizing Intelligence Analysis in the Twenty-First Century Roger Z. George and James B. Bruce Glossary Contributors Index