{"product_id":"constructing-cassandra-milo-jones-9780804785808","title":"Constructing Cassandra: Reframing Intelligence Failure at the Cia, 1947-2001","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstructing Cassandra\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the intelligence failures at the CIA that resulted in four key strategic surprises experienced by the US: the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the Iranian revolution of 1978, the collapse of the USSR in 1991, and the 9\/11 terrorist attacks--surprises still play out today in U.S. policy. Although there has been no shortage of studies exploring how intelligence failures can happen, none of them have been able to provide a unified understanding of the phenomenon. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo correct that omission, this book brings culture and identity to the foreground to present a unified model of strategic surprise; one that focuses on the internal make-up the CIA, and takes seriously those Cassandras who offered warnings, but were ignored. This systematic exploration of the sources of the CIA's intelligence failures points to ways to prevent future strategic surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milo Jones,Philippe Silberzahn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804785805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804785808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Security Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014","brand":"Milo Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065151860991,"sku":"9780804785808","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1aa0a261-c1ab-4614-a9ca-d371ab8a5771.jpg?v=1768673337","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/constructing-cassandra-milo-jones-9780804785808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}