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Author: Peter C. Grace (Georgetown University Press, 2026), 287 pages.

Reviewer: Michael J. Ard, PhD, a retired CIA officer.

The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA

In this new book, University of Otago lecturer Peter Grace recounts how the CIA in its early days adopted social science techniques for national intelligence estimates. This crucial period shaped
the analytic culture and methodology of the CIA to the present day. Grace’s book presents a well-researched and insightful study in organizational leadership and makes a strong contribution to the intellectual history of the CIA’s analysis.

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