Nailing down a subject this broad is a herculean task, like nailing Jell-O™ to a wall, but George and Bruce dispatch their task commendably. Reading the back cover is enough to dispel any doubts you might have. Reading what’s between the covers will make you a believer. The editors have seen intelligence from both an insider’s and an outsider’s view, and they’ve distilled their personal views and thoughts into a viable, workable and readable 340 pages. The book is divided into six parts, each part comprised of three articles, most of them written by different people and three by the editors. Each article’s author is a recognized intelligence expert and scholar in the field that his or her article pertains to. The individual essays are then grouped by broad area: “The Analytic Tradition,” “The Policy-Analyst Relationship,” “Enduring Challenges,” “Diagnosis and Prescription,” “Leading Analytic Change,” and “New Frontiers of Analysis.” There’s also a conclusion written by the editors and a glossary of technical terms.
Roger Bruce and James George have walked the walk and talked the talk. They’ll have no problem now captivating an audience with this book.
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