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Preface

In the not-too-distant past, America was deciding how to spend its “peace divi-

dend.” We all know what has happened since then. Of course, the bipolar world

never really was completely bipolar; there were cracks, gaps, ssures, and all

sorts of other challenges that gurgled even as the Cold War raged. All but the

most novice student understands that terrorism did not begin on September 11,

2001.

Over the past decade, programs and courses in intelligence have sprung up

with amazing speed. Given the depth and breadth of the challenges we face, it

is no small wonder. Today’s intelligence professional may be a political scien-

tist, engineer, anthropologist, or medical doctor. at is not likely to change, and

intelligence programs a