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January 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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January 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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REVIEW: Jeremy Rees in the NZ Listener says The Intelligence Intellectuals is (at least in part) "enlightening and entertaining". And what story of fixing a large, broken organisation doesn't have acronyms!? Available in New Zealand at Paperplus, Unity Books, and UBS Dunedin
January 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM
REVIEW: Jeremy Rees in the NZ Listener says The Intelligence Intellectuals is (at least in part) "enlightening and entertaining". And what story of fixing a large, broken organisation doesn't have acronyms!? Available in New Zealand at Paperplus, Unity Books, and UBS Dunedin
"A lively account" performing a "stellar service" to historians of intelligence.
January 18, 2026 at 11:15 PM
"A lively account" performing a "stellar service" to historians of intelligence.
The Intelligence Intellectuals. Social Scientists and the Making of CIA makes "a strong case that “intelligence intellectuals” were critical players in the creation of CIA intelligence products, and the resuscitation of the organization, in its early years."
January 18, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The Intelligence Intellectuals. Social Scientists and the Making of CIA makes "a strong case that “intelligence intellectuals” were critical players in the creation of CIA intelligence products, and the resuscitation of the organization, in its early years."
WIN A FREE AUDIOBOOK! We have three free downloads of The Intelligence Intellectuals available. Repost this and your name will be in the draw! Greg Herken of the University of California says it is "a masterful account." Names drawn 31 January 2026. @tantoraudio.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 AM
WIN A FREE AUDIOBOOK! We have three free downloads of The Intelligence Intellectuals available. Repost this and your name will be in the draw! Greg Herken of the University of California says it is "a masterful account." Names drawn 31 January 2026. @tantoraudio.bsky.social
Available through all good bookstores including Barnes and Noble:
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January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Available through all good bookstores including Barnes and Noble:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-intell...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-intell...
Available through all good bookstores including Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-intell...
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Available through all good bookstores including Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-intell...
IMAGINE BEING A PROFESSOR seconded to CIA with the expectation you could use your social science skills to predict World War III. The Intelligence Intellectuals tells the personal and professional story of their journey. x.com/petercgrace/...
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
IMAGINE BEING A PROFESSOR seconded to CIA with the expectation you could use your social science skills to predict World War III. The Intelligence Intellectuals tells the personal and professional story of their journey. x.com/petercgrace/...
Out Monday! Sir Lawrence Freedman called it "a fascinating history". Never been more topical. How social scientists invented strategic intelligence analysis in 1950 and re-established CIA's reputation. Order now on Amazon Books amazon.com/Intelligence-I…
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Out Monday! Sir Lawrence Freedman called it "a fascinating history". Never been more topical. How social scientists invented strategic intelligence analysis in 1950 and re-established CIA's reputation. Order now on Amazon Books amazon.com/Intelligence-I…
“Arrestingly well-researched and rich in biographical detail, this remarkable book reveals that America’s top spies believed in social science and hoped universities could rescue the early CIA from intelligence failure.” —Richard Aldrich, author of GCHQ: The Uncensored Story.
December 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“Arrestingly well-researched and rich in biographical detail, this remarkable book reveals that America’s top spies believed in social science and hoped universities could rescue the early CIA from intelligence failure.” —Richard Aldrich, author of GCHQ: The Uncensored Story.
It’s arrived! Thanks Georgetown UP and those who helped make The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA: @markstout.bsky.social, Don Jacobs, Robert_Patman, @joemaiolo.bsky.social, @ldfreedman.bsky.social, Chris Kinsey, @stephenwalt.bsky.social, Beinecke, and more!
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It’s arrived! Thanks Georgetown UP and those who helped make The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA: @markstout.bsky.social, Don Jacobs, Robert_Patman, @joemaiolo.bsky.social, @ldfreedman.bsky.social, Chris Kinsey, @stephenwalt.bsky.social, Beinecke, and more!
Our first speaker line up for the Aspen Otago National Security Forum is Chris Taylor of ASPI interviewing the Biden Administration’s emerging tech czar Anne Neuberger on the huge challenges artificial intelligence poses for espionage and analysis. www.otago.ac.nz/foreign-poli...
July 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Our first speaker line up for the Aspen Otago National Security Forum is Chris Taylor of ASPI interviewing the Biden Administration’s emerging tech czar Anne Neuberger on the huge challenges artificial intelligence poses for espionage and analysis. www.otago.ac.nz/foreign-poli...
Is the national security system robust enough to withstand shock, and fleet-footed enough to respond to black swans? Rolfe asks whether it focuses more on the right processes than it does the right people, and if it ‘lacks imagination’, making NZers less secure.
May 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Is the national security system robust enough to withstand shock, and fleet-footed enough to respond to black swans? Rolfe asks whether it focuses more on the right processes than it does the right people, and if it ‘lacks imagination’, making NZers less secure.
The Intel Intellectuals is out in the Fall with Georgetown University Press. Support your starving social scientist now and donate by buying a copy: press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-Int...
April 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Intel Intellectuals is out in the Fall with Georgetown University Press. Support your starving social scientist now and donate by buying a copy: press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-Int...
Sherman Kent understood very quickly that estimating intentions and capabilities might be a thankless task. “In intelligence, as in other callings, estimating is what you do when you do not know.” 5/8
April 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sherman Kent understood very quickly that estimating intentions and capabilities might be a thankless task. “In intelligence, as in other callings, estimating is what you do when you do not know.” 5/8
Faced with R&A or the Board of Economic Warfare, Arthur Schlesinger Jnr didn’t relish the thought of going to OSS’s thinktank. "Depressing," he said "to be in the middle of a lot of PhD’s once again." But he chose R&A because he felt more at home with polsci than economics. 3/8
April 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Faced with R&A or the Board of Economic Warfare, Arthur Schlesinger Jnr didn’t relish the thought of going to OSS’s thinktank. "Depressing," he said "to be in the middle of a lot of PhD’s once again." But he chose R&A because he felt more at home with polsci than economics. 3/8
You can’t write about the influence of social scientists on CIA’s intelligence estimates without questioning whether they’d have any flair for it at all. William Harding Jackson, who had written a wartime report on British Intelligence, certainly didn’t think so. 🧵 1/8
April 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
You can’t write about the influence of social scientists on CIA’s intelligence estimates without questioning whether they’d have any flair for it at all. William Harding Jackson, who had written a wartime report on British Intelligence, certainly didn’t think so. 🧵 1/8
Richard Aldrich says it is "arrestingly well-researched and rich in biographical detail". The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of CIA. Available for pre-order now: press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-Int...
April 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Richard Aldrich says it is "arrestingly well-researched and rich in biographical detail". The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of CIA. Available for pre-order now: press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-Int...
We have a cover! My thanks to Georgetown University Press for their hard work. Photo of the "father of intelligence analysis" Sherman Kent in a very un-pc pose!
March 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We have a cover! My thanks to Georgetown University Press for their hard work. Photo of the "father of intelligence analysis" Sherman Kent in a very un-pc pose!
Very rewarding trip to D.C and NYC. Throughly enjoyed the @socintelhist.bsky.social conference at the International Spy Museum and the chance to present from my upcoming book. Made some new friends, and caught up with two old friends in NY. Still the greatest city. Stay strong America!
February 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Very rewarding trip to D.C and NYC. Throughly enjoyed the @socintelhist.bsky.social conference at the International Spy Museum and the chance to present from my upcoming book. Made some new friends, and caught up with two old friends in NY. Still the greatest city. Stay strong America!
The University of What? Chris Moran, Richard Aldrich, Ronan Mainprize.
February 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The University of What? Chris Moran, Richard Aldrich, Ronan Mainprize.
Council of Four: John Negroponte, Michael McConnell, Michael Hayden, James Clapper. At the Society for Intelligence Historians conference, Washington D.C.
February 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Council of Four: John Negroponte, Michael McConnell, Michael Hayden, James Clapper. At the Society for Intelligence Historians conference, Washington D.C.
Henry Tonks, war surgeon and lecturer at the Slade art school at the turn of last century, described his class of particularly talented but demanding students as “a crisis of brilliance”.
January 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Henry Tonks, war surgeon and lecturer at the Slade art school at the turn of last century, described his class of particularly talented but demanding students as “a crisis of brilliance”.
Looking forward to presenting “Anticipating the Bear: Discerning Soviet Intentions vs Capabilities 1942-1953” at the Society for Intelligence History Conference in Washington D.C, Feb 3-8. Getting inside the head of the adversary, early CIG/CIA.
January 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Looking forward to presenting “Anticipating the Bear: Discerning Soviet Intentions vs Capabilities 1942-1953” at the Society for Intelligence History Conference in Washington D.C, Feb 3-8. Getting inside the head of the adversary, early CIG/CIA.