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Intelligence Studies

Studies in Intelligence Vol. 69, No. 3 (Extracts, September 2025)

Unclassified articles and reviews from Studies in Intelligence Vol. 69, No. 3 (September 2025)

Contents

In Memoriam

Remembering Director of Central Intelligence William H. Webster (1924–2025) by Director of CIA John Ratcliffe and Studies Editors

Articles

Banker, Philanthropist, Soldier, Spy: David Rockefeller’s Experience in Army Intelligence, 1942–54 by Dr. David Robarge

Applying Epistemology to Analysis: Making the Case for Abductive Reasoning by Leon Niemoczynski

Intelligence in Public Media

Homeland-Security Intelligence: Where We Are, How We Got Here, What Lies Ahead
Reviewed by Michael J. Ard

Vigilance is Not Enough: A History of United States Intelligence
Reviewed by Charles Heard

The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet
Reviewed by Morgan Voeltz Swanson

America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan
Reviewed by J. Daniel Moore

The Spy in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB
Reviewed by Ian B. Ericson

The Conscience of the Party: Hu Yaobang, China’s Communist Reformer
Reviewed by Dr. Emily Matson

The Traitor of Arnhem: WWII’s Greatest Betrayal and the Moment That Changed History Forever
Reviewed by Kevin McCall

Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf
Compiled and reviewed by Hayden Peake

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Contributors

Article Contributors

Leon Niemoczynski is a recent master’s graduate of The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.

David Robarge is CIA’s chief historian.

Reviewers

Michael J. Ard is is a retired CIA officer.

Ian B. Ericson is the pen name of a CIA officer.

Charles Heard is the pen name of a CIA officer.

Dr. Emily Matson is an adjunct professor of modern Chinese history at Georgetown University.

Kevin McCall is a CIA historian.

J. Daniel Moore is a retired CIA historian.

Hayden Peake served in CIA’s Directorates of Operations and Science and Technology. He has contributed to the Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf since 2002.

Morgan Voeltz Swanson is a senior intelligence analyst.