Toward a theory of Counterintelligence:

What are We Talking About When We Talk about Counterintelligence?

John Ehrman, Studies in Intelligence Vol. 53 No. 2 (2009)

A consistent theme in public discussions of the performance of US intelligence is how poorly Americans conduct counterintelligence (CI). Whether it is the former chief of the CIA’s Counterintelligence Center (CIC), Paul Redmond, famously observing that Americans are “too nice” to carry out CI prop…