{"product_id":"the-cia-and-the-culture-of-failure-us-intelligence-from-the-end-of-the-cold-war-to-the-invasion-of-iraq-9780804756013","title":"The CIA and the Culture of Failure: U.S. Intelligence from the End of the Cold War to the Invasion of Iraq","description":"The 9\/11 attacks and the war in Iraq sprang in no small part from massive intelligence failures, that much is well understood. How the CIA got to a point where it could fail so catastrophically is not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to John Diamond, this slippage results from the tendency to overlook the links between seemingly unrelated intelligence failures and to underestimate the impact of political pressure on the CIA: factors we need to examine to understand both the origin and magnitude of the 9\/11 and Iraq intelligence failures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo bring these links to light, Diamond analyzes the CIAs role in key events from the end of the Cold War (when the Soviet Union--and thus the CIAs main mission--came to an end) to the war in Iraq. His account explores both CIA successes and failures in the Soviet break-up, the Gulf War, the Ames spy case, the response to al-Qaedas initial attacks, and the US\/UN effort to contain and disarm Iraq. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy putting into historical perspective the intelligence failures--both real and perceived--surrounding these events, Diamond illuminates the links between lower-profile intelligence controversies in the early post-Cold War period and the high-profile failures that continue to define the War on Terrorism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Diamond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Security Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804756013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/28\/2008 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2008 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Diamond is communications director for Senator Maria Cantwell, D-WA. He has written about defense, intelligence, and foreign affairs in Washington for the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, and USA Today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanford Security Studies","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41142754345075,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":39.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f0ed3514-074e-4428-800e-7755a2e9d87e.jpg?v=1701878336","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-cia-and-the-culture-of-failure-us-intelligence-from-the-end-of-the-cold-war-to-the-invasion-of-iraq-9780804756013","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}