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How Intelligence Work Actually Functions

Presented by: Carmen Amato
Categories: Characters | CIA | Plot

Intelligence work is rarely what television suggests. Former CIA officer Carmen Amato explains how intelligence organizations actually function, from tradecraft and internal structure to the limits agents work within every day. Writers gain practical insight into how espionage plots really unfold and how to build believable intelligence characters without relying on clichés.

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