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Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence
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95/100Author:
Amy B. Zegart
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Date:
February 1, 2022
Drawing on decades of research and hundreds of interviews with intelligence officials, Hoover Institution fellow Zegart provides a history of U.S. espionage, from George Washington's Revolutionary War spies to today's spy satellites. She also examines how fictional spies are influencing real officials, gives an overview of life inside America's intelligence agencies, explains the deadly cognitive biases that can mislead analysts and explores the vexed issues of traitors, covert action and congressional oversight.
What The Reviewers Say
Amy B. Zegart provides not just a sweeping history of the U.S. intelligence community but also nuggets that help place events in a new context.
... a lucid and sobering account.
Books on American intelligence rarely bring cheerful news. This expert account is no exception, but it’s particularly astute.
