S03-R03 — CIA Tradecraft Primer¶
Summary¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Tradecraft Primer: Structured Analytic Techniques for Improving Intelligence Analysis |
| URL | https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/static/Tradecraft-Primer-apr09.pdf |
| Date accessed | 2026-03-31 |
| Publication date | 2009-04 |
| Authors | CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence |
| Publication | CIA official publication |
Selection Decision¶
Selected — Baseline IC methodology document. Categorizes SATs into diagnostic, contrarian, and imaginative thinking techniques. Contains no reference to scientific frameworks (GRADE, PRISMA, etc.), establishing that the IC's foundational methodology documents are entirely self-contained.