Military intelligence issues in declassified articles of the CIA’s professional journal Studies in Intelligence (1955-1989)

Abstract

The CIA began publishing the journal “Studies in Intelligence” in the mid-1950s. This journal contains both classified and unclassified materials, with the latter being available to the public. Its initiator, Sherman Kent, the director of the analysis office within the CIA, aimed to support an “intelligence literature”. The journal, which is still published today, covers various topics in the field of intelligence. One of its main areas of focus is militaryintelligence, where it has helped pave the way for modern practices still in use.