Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy Sixth Edition

by Mark M. Lowenthal (Author)

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Mark M. Lowenthal’s trusted guide is the go-to resource for understanding how the intelligence community’s history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions. In this Sixth Edition of Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, the author highlights new challenges facing the intelligence community, examining NSA programs, UAVs, the impact of social media, and the effects of the Snowden leaks on collection and Congressional oversight. An expanded chapter on oversight scrutinizes the role of the FISA court, OMB, and GAO.

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"Intelligence is an excellent introduction into the realm of intelligence, both from the standpoint of the analyst and the policymaker. It is well written, clear and concise with well organized chapters. There is no text out there that covers the realm of intelligence in all of its phases as elegantly and precisely as this one does." -- Alan Clyde More

"Lowenthal’s book remains the most cogent and comprehensive treatment of US intelligence and the intelligence processes. Others treat various topics, principally analysis, in greater detail, but lack the scope of Lowenthal, which is what makes it valuable. With each edition, Lowenthal ensures that the text is relatively up-to-date with recent events and trends. His sense of humor is a great addition to what otherwise could be rather wonk-ish and dry text." -- Peter Oleson

About the Author

Mark M. Lowenthal has over forty-four years of experience in U.S. intelligence. He has served as the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production, Vice Chairman for Evaluation on the National Intelligence Council, staff director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, office director and as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the State Department′s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), and Senior Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. He is now the President and CEO of the Intelligence & Security Academy, an education and consulting firm. Dr. Lowenthal received his BA from Brooklyn College and his PhD in history from Harvard University. He serves as an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins University; the National Intelligence University; Sciences Po (Paris); and the Norwegian Defence Intelligence School. He was an adjunct at Columbia University from 1993–2007.

Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: CQ Press; Sixth edition (May 23, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1483307786
ISBN-13: 978-1483307787
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Customer Reviews: 31 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #435,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #459 in Espionage True Accounts
- #773 in National & International Security (Books)
- #214 in Encyclopedias (Books)

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Jacks Walzel

The Intel Is In

June 8, 2017

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I read the book in preparation for a few masters courses in national security and intelligence collection.
My mouth fell open during the read as revelations about intel came to light.
I found the book to be very resourceful in relation to defense and cybersecurity.

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Dmak

Easy to understand and informative. Great book.

December 29, 2016

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Great book and an easy and informative read. I needed it for my political science class but it has been very handy for other classes and research paper.s

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David

Good book

May 19, 2019

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Interesting book. For readers who like how the intelligence of States works and deals over related issues, such as confidential info, AI, cyberspace, and cyberwars.

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M. Powell

Five Stars

August 14, 2017

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good

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Mousa

Great textbook, outlines the arguments very concisely

March 22, 2016

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Great textbook, outlines the arguments very concisely, though it does begin to repeat many of the messages about halfway through. Easy to read, not to say it makes for a quick read.

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Robert Clark

A readable, well balanced treatise on the subject

November 1, 2000

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Mark's latest book is a well-written, accurate depiction of the US intelligence business and various areas of intelligence tradecraft. His section on the US intelligence community will become outdated in time, but in it he develops an interesting functional view of the community. The book is very readable for newcomers while still being of interest to veterans of the business. It is intended to have broad coverage rather than depth. It would be admirably suited as a textbook for a short course on intelligence.

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avid gardner

Poor publisher quality control, great author

February 4, 2016

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This book was published missing pages 361-408, portions of two different chapters. Otherwise, the book was fascinating, well written and insightful.

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L. Liebermann

Probably a very good book. But one has to be in academia ...

March 6, 2016

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Probably a very good book. But one has to be in academia to really follow it and understand it.

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