The first edition sold 8,000+ copies and started a movement. While it described what goes into an Area Study, it didn’t describe the intelligence effort after the Area Study. So I spent the past year rewriting it. With 13 new chapters and 400+ new pages, it covers the entire Area Intelligence framework, from setup, collection, and assessment to integration into a persistent intelligence operation long after you’ve finished the book. This is the definitive version you’ll need for the decade ahead.
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The limited Intel Operator Edition — 200 signed and numbered copies — sold out in under two hours. The standard edition launches May 5. Get on the list to be first in line.
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Six entirely new chapters on intelligence collection — OSINT, HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, Civil Reconnaissance, and Collection Planning. Three new chapters on Threat & Risk Analysis. A new chapter on Route Analysis. And an epilogue on Intelligence in Low Intensity Conflict — responding to violent social movements, terrorism, organized political violence, and insurgency — that I’ve never published anywhere else.
Every chapter is written in plain language for civilians. No prior military or intelligence experience required.
The book launches May 5. The Area Intelligence Accelerator — video training, templates, and a practitioner community — is available for pre-order now.
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