Sarah Miller Beebe

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Sarah Miller Beebe I am usually working on more than one project at the same time. If I'm deep in the writing process on one project, there is almost always something I …moreI am usually working on more than one project at the same time. If I'm deep in the writing process on one project, there is almost always something I can do on the other project(s) if I need a break from writing. Writing is just one part of the creative process for me, so I enjoy switching gears to ideate, develop a new case design, or research a new topic. (less)
Sarah Miller Beebe I first began thinking about a book of cases when I was a U.S. Government analyst and manager. This experience, including an assignment as Director fo…moreI first began thinking about a book of cases when I was a U.S. Government analyst and manager. This experience, including an assignment as Director for Russia on the White House National Security Council staff, drove home the need for rigorous and effective approaches to intelligence analysis. I have to admit that I mulled the idea for several years and only hit the go button when I realized that students really had nothing to help them bridge the gap between theory and practice. The case book, exercises, and Instructor Materials (a separate, book-length manual that is available *for free* from the publisher) are meant to fill an important gap not only for students, but also for practitioners. (less)
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Review of Cases in Intelligence Analysis

There is a new review of Cases in Intelligence Analysis: Structured Analytic Techniques in Action in the CIA journal Studies in Intelligence.  The reviewer called the book "a welcome addition." Here's an excerpt:


 


Sarah Beebe and Randolph Pherson provide a welcome addition to the work on structured analytic techniques in Cases in Intelligence Analysis. Beebe and Pherson both had careers with CIA an

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“This process is like starting a fitness regimen for the brain. At the beginning, your muscles burn a little. But over time and with repetition, you become stronger, and the improvements you see in yourself can be remarkable. Becoming a better thinker, just like becoming a better athlete, requires practice. We challenge you to feel the burn.”
Sarah Miller Beebe, Cases in Intelligence Analysis: Structured Analytic Techniques in Action

“Ever since Roberta Wohlstetter’s pathbreaking study of why the United States was taken by surprise at Pearl Harbor 50 years ago, both academics and members of the Intelligence Community (IC) have made significant progress in understanding intelligence failures. About how to correct these errors and do better we know much less, however, and it is to this subject that this volume makes a major contribution. --Foreword to Cases in Intelligence Analysis: Structured Analytic Techniques in Action”
Robert Jervis

“This process is like starting a fitness regimen for the brain. At the beginning, your muscles burn a little. But over time and with repetition, you become stronger, and the improvements you see in yourself can be remarkable. Becoming a better thinker, just like becoming a better athlete, requires practice. We challenge you to feel the burn.”
Sarah Miller Beebe, Cases in Intelligence Analysis: Structured Analytic Techniques in Action

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Sarah Beebe Good news! The second edition of Cases in Intelligence Analysis is scheduled for publication in April 2014. Five new cases, over 15 new exercises, full instructor materials.


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