His passion for Double-Agent Operations and how to manage them (chapters 6 & 7) serves the neophyte reader in Intelligence studies to begin to grasp one of the most exciting type of CI operations. Especially notable are Olson's own 'Ten Commandments of Counterintelligence' -reviewed in depth in this book- and his 'Three Principles of Workplace Counterintelligence.' His initial review of the threats China, Russia and Cuba pose to the US -and, certainly, to our Western lifestyle- is a good introductory analysis to those interested in CI and how intelligence services other than the CIA operate.Ĭhapters 4 to 7 provide the reader with knowledge that, until now, only the fortunate students at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M have been able to reach.
Jim Olson's years of experience in Counterintelligence at the CIA have served him well to write this insightful book about the CI profession. He is the author of Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying.
Currently, he is a professor of the practice at the Bush School of Government and Public Service of Texas A&M University.
In addition to several foreign assignments, he was chief of counterintelligence at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. OLSON served for over thirty years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency, mostly overseas in clandestine operations. A "lessons learned" section follows each case study. The book also analyzes twelve real-world case studies to illustrate why people spy against their country, the tradecraft of counterintelligence, and where counterintelligence breaks down or succeeds. Readers will learn about specific aspects of counterintelligence, from running double-agent operations to surveillance. Olson takes the reader into the arcane world of counterintelligence as he lived it during his thirty-year career in the CIA.Īfter an overview of what the Chinese, Russian, and Cuban spy services are doing to the United States, Olson explains the nitty-gritty of the principles and methods of counterintelligence. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence, offers a wake-up call for the American public and a guide for how our country can do a better job of protecting its national security and trade secrets. In To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, James M. Foreign intelligence services, particularly those of China, Russia, and Cuba, are recruiting spies in our midst and stealing our secrets and cutting-edge technologies. The United States is losing the counterintelligence war. "A must-read for professionals in security and/or governmental affairs." - Library Journal "A highly entertaining and captivating body of work exploring what Olson believes to be the major counterintelligence challenges and threats facing the US today." - Intelligence and National Security To Catch a Spy is destined to become the bible of the counterintelligence community and the real-life spy world." - RONALD KESSLER, author of The CIA at War and The Secrets of the FBI
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"Fascinating, authoritative, full of juicy new disclosures. The book also analyzes twelve actual case studies to illustrate why people spy against their country, the tradecraft of counterintelligence, and where counterintelligence breaks down or succeeds. Readers will learn about specific aspects of counterintelligence such as running double-agent operations and surveillance. After an overview of what the Chinese, Russian, and Cuban spy services are doing to the United States, Olson explains the nitty-gritty of the principles and methods of counterintelligence. Olson takes the reader into the arcane world of counterintelligence as he lived it during his thirty-year career in the CIA. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence, offers a wake-up call for the American public and also a guide for how our country can do a better job of protecting its national security and trade secrets. How the US is losing the counterintelligence war and what the country should do to better protect our national security and trade secrets The United States is losing the counterintelligence war.
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