The intelligence intellectuals: Social scientists and the making of the CIA

This is an opportune time to read Peter Grace’s The Intelligence Intellectuals, a character-driven account of the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) mobilisation of social scientists to improve Na...

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Journal of Policing Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
Published
2026-06-24
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https://doi.org/10.1080/18335330.2026.2690660
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Intelligence, Security, War Strategy
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The intelligence intellectuals: Social scientists and the making of the CIA

Cynthia Wang
Journal of Policing Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
Intelligence, Security, War Strategy
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The intelligence intellectuals: Social scientists and the making of the CIA

Cynthia Wang
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This is an opportune time to read Peter Grace’s The Intelligence Intellectuals, a character-driven account of the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) mobilisation of social scientists to improve Na...

Journal of Policing Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
University of Erfurt (DE), University of Applied Sciences Erfurt (DE)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Intelligence, Security, War Strategy
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