Jack Devine

Spymaster's Prism (eBook, PDF)

The Fight against Russian Aggression

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

An important perspective on US intelligence as well as its Russian adversary. A very worthwhile contribution. -Hayden Peake, Studies in IntelligenceSpymaster's Prism is a prescient study of our unending struggle with Russia and its intelligence agencies' relentless effort to undermine our national security. Replete with the most salient spy stories, covert actions, and counterintelligence investigations from the beginning of the Cold War up until the eve of Putin's misguided march on Kiev, legendary spymaster Jack Devine builds a vivid and complex mosaic that illustrates how Russia has employed intelligence activities to undermine our democracy throughout modern history and lay the groundwork for this invasion.Devine tells this story through the gimlet-eyed perspective of a seasoned CIA professional who served his country for more than three decades, some at the highest levels of the agency, offering objective and candid analysis that will bring new insight into Russia's invasion. Devine offers key lessons from our intelligence successes and failures over the past seventy-five years that illuminate how best to address our current strategic shortfalls, emerge ahead in the war, and be prepared for what's to come from any adversary. This cogent study illuminates why intelligence has been such a key driver in the war and how it will be a critical lever in order to prevail.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Potomac Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781640124554
• Artikelnr.: 72428222

Autorenporträt

Jack Devine is the president of the Arkin Group, an international risk consulting and intelligence firm. He formerly served as acting director and associate director of operation at the CIA and was in charge of the CIA’s largest and most successful covert action operation which drove the Russians out of Afghanistan. He is the author of Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story.  

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations    
Acknowledgments    
Preamble    
Introduction    
List of Abbreviations    
1. Our Strategic Intelligence Shortfall—Then and Now    
2. Shaping and Reshaping the CIA    
3. A Study in Russian Spycraft    
4. A Spymaster President    
5. Spies among Us    
6. A Spymaster’s Rules in Counterintelligence    
7. Limits of Counterintelligence    
8. Agents-in-Place    
9. Policy Spies        
10. An American Covert Action Playbook    
11. Best Practice    
12. A Cautionary Tale    
13. Onward        
Appendix: Russia’s Known Elicitation Attempts in Trump’s Inner Circle    
Notes    
Bibliography    
Index