The intelligence intellectuals: Social scientists and the making of the CIA

2026/02/17 by Monica Robbins · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture #Intelligence, Security, War Strategy #Twentieth Century Scientific Developments

paper · doi:10.1080/18335330.2026.2631436

openalex publication_date 2026/02/17 · openalex created_date 2026/02/18 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/14

Abstract

The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, stands as one of history’s most horrifying surprises, an event made devastating not only by its violence but by the profound failure to anticipate it...

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