In Memoriam
Richards J. Heuer Jr. (1927-2018): Searcher for Truth and the Means to Recognize It
Andres Vaart
and
Remembering Richards J. Heuer, Jr.: A Brief Intellectual History
James B. Bruce
Intelligence Today and Tomorrow
On the Record
*Former CIA Officers Writings about Intelligence, Policy, and Politics, 2016-17
By Peter S. Usowski
Historical Perspectives
Monitoring Community Work
*Review of National Intelligence: An Idea That Has Come of Age, Again?
James Marcio
OSS Medics in Action
*The Fighting Doctors of the Office of Strategic Services
Dr. Lester E. Bush; Edited by Randy P. Burkett
Intelligence in Public Media
Spy Watching: Intelligence Accountability in the United States
Reviewed by Jason Manosevitz
Lever of Power: Military Deception in China and the West
Reviewed by Arturo Muñoz
Harpoon: Inside the Covert War against Terrorism’s Money Masters
and
Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations
Reviewed by J. R. Seeger
Above and Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America’s Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission
Reviewed by David A. Foy
1983: Reagan, Andropov, and a World on the Brink
Reviewed by Douglas F. Garthoff
No Miracles: The Failure of Soviet Decision-Making in the Afghan War
Reviewed by Ryan Shaffer
Reviewed by Brent Geary
Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf
Compiled and reviewed by Hayden Peake
Contributors
James B. Bruce is a former CIA analyst and methodologist. He is a co-editor of Analyzing Intelligence: National Security Practitioners’ Perspectives.
Randy Burkett serves on the CIA History Staff. His past assignments have included service on the faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Dr. Lester E. Bush, M.D. served in senior positions with CIA’s Office of Medical Services.
David A. Foy is the Intelligence Community historian on the History Staff of the Center for the Study of Intelligence. He is a frequent contributor of book reviews.
Douglas Garthoff served in three CIA directorates and the DCI’s Community Management Staff. After retirement, he researched and wrote Directors of Central Intelligence as Leaders of the U.S. Intelligence Community, 1946-2005. It is available on cia.gov.
Brent Geary is a member of CIA’s History Staff.
Jason Manosevitz is an analyst in CIA’s Directorate of Analysis and a member of the Studies in Intelligence Editorial Board.
James Marchio retired from the Air Force after a 26 year career. He has served since then in the Office of Analytic Integrity and Standards in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. He is presently on the faculty of the National Intelligence University.
Arturo Muñoz is a retired CIA operations officer employed by the RAND Corporation serving as a contract historian in the Center for the Study of Intelligence.
Hayden Peake has served in the CIA’s Directorates of Operations and Science and Technology. He has been compiling and writing reviews for the “Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf” since December 2002.
J.R. Seeger is a retired CIA paramilitary officer and a frequent reviewer of books for Studies.
Ryan Shaffer is a writer and historian. His academic work explores Asian, African and European history.
Peter S. Usowski is the director of the Center for the Study of Intelligence and the chairman of the Studies in Intelligence Editorial Board.
Andres Vaart is managing editor of Studies in Intelligence. Over his 30-year career in CIA, he served as an intelligence analyst, manager, and editor of various intelligence publications.