Reducing Uncertainty

“This is a well-documented, well-written piece by a former high-ranking member of the intelligence community … Recommended.” - A. C. Tuttle, CHOICE “Fingar provides a clear and useful tour of how intelligence analysis is produced.” - Robert Jervis, Political Science Quarterly “Tom Fingar provides a frank, detailed examination of the challenges to and successes of the US Intelligence Community. In doing so, he reveals insights and strategies that directly address our national security needs. High-stakes examples described by Fingar provide an insider-account only he can provide. The result is riveting and informative.” - William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense for the United States, 1994 to 1997 “Tom Fingar’s distillation of lessons learned during more than two decades at the nexus of intelligence analysis and national security decision-making is clear, concise, and brimming with insight. Reducing Uncertainty should be required reading for all who produce, use, or think about intelligence.” - Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and George H.W. Bush “When I was chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, the only person who spent more time in my office than the secretary was Tom Fingar. His insights, personal and professional, were always trenchant, always valuable. Reducing Uncertainty is jam-packed with such insights.” - Lawrence Wilkerson, Visiting Harriman Professor of Government and Public Policy, College of William and Mary

Thomas Fingar is the Oksenberg/Rohlen Distinguished Fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. From May 2005 through December 2008 he served as the first Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis and, concurrently, as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council. He served previously as Assistant Secretary of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (2001-2003), Deputy Assistant Secretary for Analysis (1994-2000), Director of the Office of Analysis for East Asia and the Pacific (1989-1994), and Chief of the China Division (1986-1989).

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