Dr. Hershkovitz has produced one of the best ‘future of intelligence’ books that I have read. He insightfully assesses the current state of national intelligence and offers achievable prescriptions for moving forward. Hershkovitz’s book comes at an important time because, as he notes, intelligence is at a historical crossroads. The decisions made by intelligence leaders today will have consequences for decades, and this book should be their guide.

Michael Morell, Former Deputy Director and Acting Director, CIA

As technology continues to advance, government officials and scholars around the world are struggling to understand and evaluate national intelligence. Dr. Hershkovitz’s book provides us with a sophisticated way of understanding how technology impacts intelligence, thus enabling strategists to design the transformation of intelligence systems in a way that harnesses technology effectively. Hershkovitz makes a significant contribution to our understanding on what is perhaps the most important challenge facing many national intelligence systems: how to ensure that governments use technology effectively to develop the knowledge needed to make the best decisions.

Stephen Marrin, Editor, Intelligence and National Security

This pioneering book comes at the right moment. We live in the Age of Information, dominated by computer technologies. Hershkovitz offers a clear and insightful analysis of the impact of these new technologies on national intelligence. A must read for current analysts.

Isaac Ben Israel, Tel Aviv University professor, Chairperson of the Israel Space Agency and of Israel National Council for R&D

Hershkovitz is an experienced intelligence expert who deeply understands the implications of new technologies on national intelligence. In his illuminating book, he proposes important principles as a compass to navigate in the intelligence world to meet the challenges.

Moshe “Bogie” Ya'alon, Former Israeli Defense Minister and Former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces

Although a year old, the book deserves current attention as the IC seeks to implement the new National Intelligence Strategy, learn lessons from the Ukraine war, and prepare itself for technologic changes and geopolitical threats posed mostly by a rising China. Hershkovitz is hardly the first to state the concerns so starkly. As the pace and breadth of the digital revolution became manifest over the past several years, thinktanks, scholars and public officials have all sounded the alarm about the looming deficiencies in our IC.

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