Imperial Secrets

In this work, Patrick Kelley interprets the intelligence environment ofpolitical, military and information empires. His contribution sheds light onthe cause of enduring intelligence collection defi cits that affl ict the center ofsuch empires, and that can coincide with their ebb and fl ow. Alert intelligencepractitioners, present and future, can note here just how useful a fresh interpretation of the intelligence enterprise can be to a coherent understanding ofthe global stream of worrisome issues. Th e long-term value of this work willbe realized as readers entertain the implications of Churchill's comment that"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind."