Richard K. Betts is director of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Review
"[An] insightful book." -- Gregory F. Treverton, "The American Interest"
Summary
"Richard K. Betts's new book shows a deep and sophisticated understanding of how American intelligence really works. It should be required reading for anyone who wants to get beyond the clich�s and sound bites so frequently used to describe this complex and vital enterprise." -- John McLaughlin, former deputy director of Central Intelligence
Table of Contents
Preface 1. Twenty-first-Century Intelligence: New Enemies and Old 2. Permanent Enemies: Why Intelligence Failures Are Inevitable 3. Theory Traps: Expertise as an Enemy 4. Incorruptibility or Influence? Costs and Benefits of Politicization 5. Two Faces of Failure: September 11 and Iraq's WMD 6. An Intelligence Reformation? Two Faces of Reorganization 7. Whose Knowledge of Whom? The Conflict of Secrets 8. Enemies at Bay: Successful Intelligence Notes Index
