December 2023
BOOKS 1st Edition U.S. National Security and the Intelligence Services By Daniel J. Benny, Ph.D While there are books that cover national security, intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, and various intelligence services, U.S. National Security and the Intelligence Services is the first, all-inclusive book to examine intelligence agencies as a direct function of national security. It […]
November 2023
BOOKS The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington’s bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the […]
October 2023
BOOKS Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis’ Fortress Prison by Ben Macintyre In this gripping narrative, Ben Macintyre tackles one of the most famous prison stories in history and makes it utterly his own. During World War II, the German army used the towering Colditz Castle […]
September 2023
BOOKS Introduction to Social Media Investigation: A Hands-on Approach by Jennifer Golbeck Social media as an investigative device is in its infancy and not well understood. This book presents an overview of social media and discusses special skills and techniques to use when conducting investigations. The book features hands- on tutorials and case studies and […]
August 2023
BOOKS Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. […]
July 2023
BOOKS Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information by Michael Bazzell It is time to look at OSINT in a different way. For many years, and within previous editions of this book, we have relied on external resources to supply our search tools, virtual environments, and investigation techniques. We have seen […]
June 2023
BOOKS An Unlikely Spy by David Ricciardi Evelyn Varley has always been ambitious and clever. As a girl, she earned a scholarship to a prestigious academy well above her parents’ means, gaining her a best friend from one of England’s wealthiest families. In 1939, with an Oxford degree in hand and war looming, Evelyn finds […]
May 2023
BOOKS Intelligence Leadership and Governance: Building Effective Intelligence Communities in the 21st Century by Patrick F. Walsh This book explores the challenges leaders in intelligence communities face in an increasingly complex security environment and how to develop future leaders to deal with these issues. As the security and policy-making environment becomes increasingly complicated for decision-makers, […]
April 2023
BOOKS The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture (Academic Edition) by Senate Select Committee On Intelligence Based on over six million pages of secret CIA documents, the report details a covert program of secret prisons, prisoner deaths, interrogation practices, and cooperation with other foreign and domestic agencies, as well as the CIA’s efforts to hide […]
March 2023
BOOKS Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Discourses and Dynamics Edited by Sara Cobb, Sarah Federman and Alison Castel The field of conflict resolution has evolved dramatically during the relatively short duration of the discipline’s existence. Each generation of scholars has struggled with the major puzzles of their era, providing theories and solutions that meet the needs […]