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by Milo Jones; Philippe Silberzahn

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Constructing Cassandra analyzes the intelligence failures at the CIA that resulted in four key strategic surprises experienced by the US: the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the Iranian revolution of 1978, the collapse of the USSR in 1991, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks--surprises still play out today in U.S. policy. Although there has been no shortage of studies exploring how intelligence failures can happen, none of them have been able to provide a unified understanding of the phenomenon.

To correct that omission, this book brings culture and identity to the foreground to present a unified model of strategic surprise; one that focuses on the internal make-up the CIA, and takes seriously those Cassandras who offered warnings, but were ignored. This systematic exploration of the sources of the CIA's intelligence failures points to ways to prevent future strategic surprises.

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  • Title Constructing Cassandra: Reframing Intelligence Failure at the Cia, 1947-2001
  • Author Milo Jones; Philippe Silberzahn
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Stanford Security Studies
  • Publication date 2014-07-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780804793360 / 0804793360
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Military & Society
  • Category True Crime / Espionage
  • Dewey Decimal Code 327.127

About the author

Milo Jones is Managing Director of a consulting firm and teaches geopolitics and strategy as a Visiting Professor at IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. Philippe Silberzahn is Professor of Strategy at EMLyon Business School in France and a Research Fellow at Ecole Polytechnique in France.
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