Sarah Miller Beebe's new book, Cases in Intelligence Analysis: Structured Analytic Techniques in Action has been scheduled for publication on 11 October 2011 and is now available for pre-orders on amazon.com and the CQ Press website.  Academic and government institutions can contact Makenzie Verbout, mverbout@cqpress.com, at CQ Press to request examination copies and make inquires about bulk sales.

Accomplished instructors and intelligence practitioners Beebe and Pherson have created a set of twelve robust, class-tested cases on events in foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, terrorism, homeland security, law enforcement, and decision-making support. The case studies are designed to give analysts-in-training a hands-on opportunity to apply structured analytic techniques to tackle real-life problems. Each case delivers a compelling narrative and a set of step-by-step instructions that make teaching and learning as effective and efficient as possible.

To make the teaching of the cases as turn-key as possible, Beebe and Pherson have created a case-by-case guide, Cases in Intelligence Analysis: Instructor’s Materials, that is free to all users as a downloadable PDF. Instructor’s Materials includes solutions to all of the exercises, teaching tips, conclusions for each of the cases, and key takeaways that can be used to guide classroom discussion. Graphics from the case book and the Instructor’s Materials are also available, free, as downloadable JPEG and Power- Point slides.