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The New CIA

Since the Cold War, changing world situations have led to new demands in intelligence. The 9/11 Commission suggested major changes at the CIA, and the Intelligence Reform Act of December 2004 created a new intelligence czar. Melvin Goodman examines the reforms as well as the implications for the role of intelligence in the new era of counter-terrorism. Adult audiences.

Melvin A. Goodman is senior fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington, DC, and an adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. He is a former senior analyst at the CIA and former professor of international security at the National War College. He has written six books on national security. Dr. Goodman earned his doctorate in Russian Studies and U.S. Diplomatic History from Indiana University. He received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins.