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Summary: Internal Journals Declassified
Review: A fascinating piece of history. It's not that we read important secrets, or even that the topics of these journal articles are current and relevant, but from a historical perspective, the insights and conclusions are a fun window into the CIA's world over the years.
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Summary: Internal Journals Declassified
Review: A fascinating piece of history. It's not that we read important secrets, or even that the topics of these journal articles are current and relevant, but from a historical perspective, the insights and conclusions are a fun window into the CIA's world over the years.
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Summary: "Best of the Best" from CIA Insider Think Pieces
Review: Brad, a respected scholar in his own right, was given unique access to all past publications of the CIA's internal journal, Studies in Intelligence, and has produced an absolutely lovely collection of the best thoughts inside CIA from 1955-1992, organized into sections for imagery intelligence collection, overt human intelligence collection, clandestine human intelligence collection, human intelligence and its consumers, the analysis function, analysis and its consumers, and counterespionage. I regard this book as an essential supplementary reading for teaching both students and practitioners.
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Summary: A Look Inside and Well Worth It
Review: One of my more enjoyable moments while working at the Defense Intelligence Agency was reading the latest issue of the CIA's "Studies in Intelligence". Not only are the stories enjoyable and obviously intruiging, they are historic and add an additional "eye" into the inner-workings of CIA Ops, Tech and Intel Analysis.You know, it wasn't that long ago that the mere title, "Studies in Intelligence" was classified Secret... This should give you a little indication of the kind of information that's inside. A great enjoyable read by the campfire.
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Summary: A Fascinating Peek into the CIA's World
Review: This series of essays shows CIA's thinking on a range of subjects that are eclectic and really interesting. Assessments of various forms of intelligence collection are included, trends in the agency's history, and many others. I especially found the chapter on the psychology of defectors and spies interesting and especially relevant. It's an older piece, but still current given the capture of Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames.
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Summary: No secrets, but a little window into how the agency operates
Review: This Yale University Press publication is an insiders scorecard on how to collect information. Techniques for clandestine human intelligence gathering are reviewed in detail. The text even explores how internal CIA squabbling hurts U.S. intelligence gathering. The declassified articles from the agency's internal journal from 1955-1992 is mostly insider shop talk. My favorite chapter is VII, Counterespionage. Section eight of chapter three, psychology of treason is an ice-cold analysis.
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Summary: No secrets, but a little window into how the agency operates
Review: This Yale University Press publication is an insiders scorecard on how to collect information. Techniques for clandestine human intelligence gathering are reviewed in detail. The text even explores how internal CIA squabbling hurts U.S. intelligence gathering. The declassified articles from the agency's internal journal from 1955-1992 is mostly insider shop talk. My favorite chapter is VII, Counterespionage. Section eight of chapter three, psychology of treason is an ice-cold analysis.
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