Analyzing intelligence : national security practitioners' perspectives / Roger Z. George, James B. Bruce, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

George, Roger Z., 1949- editor.

Bruce, James B., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--United States--Methodology.

Intelligence service.

Military intelligence--United States.

Military intelligence.

Methodology.

United States.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

xiii, 381 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2014]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Intelligence Analysis, What Is It-and What Does It Take? / James B. Bruce Bruce, James B., Roger Z. George George, Roger Z. 1

Part I The Analytic Tradition

Chapter 2 The Evolution of Intelligence Analysis in the US Intelligence Community / John H. Hedley Hedley, John H. 23

Chapter 3 The Track Record of CIA Analysis / Richard J. Kerr Kerr, Richard J., Michael Warner Warner, Michael 39

Chapter 4 Is Intelligence Analysis a Discipline? / Rebecca Fisher Fisher, Rebecca, Rob Johnston Johnston, Rob, Peter Clement Clement, Peter 57

Part II The Policymaker-Analyst Relationship

Chapter 5 Serving the National Policymaker / John McLaughlin McLaughlin, John 81

Chapter 6 The Policymaker's Perspective: Transparency and Partnership / James B. Steinberg Steinberg, James B. 93

Chapter 7 Serving the Senior Military Consumer: A National Agency Perspective / John Kringen Kringen, John 103

Part III Diagnosis and Prescription

Chapter 8 Why Bad Things Happen to Good Analysts / Jack Davis Davis, Jack 121

Chapter 9 Making Analysis More Reliable: Why Epistemology Matters to Intelligence / James B. Bruce Bruce, James B. 135

Chapter 10 The Missing Link: The Analyst-Collector Relationship / James B. Bruce Bruce, James B. 157

Part IV Enduring Challenges

Chapter 11 The Art of Strategy and Intelligence / Roger Z. George George, Roger Z. 181

Chapter 12 Foreign Denial and Deception: Anal/tic Imperatives / James B. Bruce Bruce, James B., Michael Bennett Bennett, Michael 197

Chapter 13 Warning in an Age of Uncertainty / Roger Z. George George, Roger Z., James J. Wirtz Wirtz, James J. 215

Part V Analysis for Twenty-First-Century Issues

Chapter 14 Structured Analytic Techniques; A New Approach to Analysis / Randolph H. Pherson Pherson, Randolph H., Richards J. Heuer Jr. Heuer, Richards J., Jr. 231

Chapgter 15 New Analytic Techniques for Tactical Military Intelligence / Vincent Stewart Stewart, Vincent, Drew Cukor Cukor, Drew, Joseph Larson III Larson, Joseph III, Matthew Pottinger Pottinger, Matthew 249

Chapter 16 Domestic Intelligence Analysis / Maureen Baginski Baginski, Maureen 265

Part VI Leading Analytic Change

Chapter 17 Building a Community of Analysts / Thomas Fingar Fingar, Thomas 287

Chapter 18 The Education and Training of Intelligence Analysts / Mark M. Lowenthal Lowenthal, Mark M. 303

Chapter 19 Analytic Outreach: Pathway to Expertise Building and Professionalization / Susan H. Nelson Nelson, Susan H. 319

Chapter 20 Conclusion: Professionalizing Intelligence Analysis in the Twenty-First Century / Roger Z. George George, Roger Z., James B. Bruce Bruce, James B. 337.

Notes:

"In Cooperation with the Center for Security Studies Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781626160255

1626160252

1626161003

9781626161009

OCLC:

847842658