List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes | p. vii |
Foreword | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
About the Authors | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. xix |
How Do I Get Started? | p. 1 |
Who Are the Customers? | p. 3 |
What Are the Key Questions? | p. 13 |
What Is the Broader Context for the Analysis? | p. 19 |
How Should I Conceptualize My Product? | p. 35 |
What Is My Analytic Approach? | p. 43 |
Can Collaboration Contribute to a Better Answer? | p. 59 |
Where Is the Information I Need? | p. 71 |
How Do Models Help My Analysis? | p. 73 |
What Types of Information Are Available? | p. 85 |
Can I Trust the Sources? | p. 97 |
How Should I Evaluate Sources on the Internet? | p. 111 |
What Is My Argument? | p. 119 |
Are My Key Assumptions Well-Founded? | p. 121 |
Can I Make My Case? | p. 129 |
Did I Consider Alternative Hypotheses? | p. 151 |
How Do I Deal With Politicization? | p. 159 |
How Might I Be Spectacularly Wrong? | p. 171 |
How Do I Convey My Message Effectively? | p. 177 |
Is My Argument Persuasive? | p. 179 |
How Should I Portray Probability and Levels of Confidence? | p. 185 |
How Can Graphics Support My Analysis? | p. 197 |
How Do I Present My Message in the Most Compelling Way? | p. 211 |
How Do I Know When I Am Finished? | p. 225 |
Case Studies | p. 235 |
Countering the Iranian Nuclear Threat: Stuxnet and Its Broader Implications | p. 237 |
Puzzling Food Poisonings in Germany | p. 245 |
The End of the Era of Aircraft Carriers | p. 253 |
Financial Crises in the United States: Chronic or Avoidable? | p. 271 |
Yemen: The Next Afghanistan? | p. 287 |
Glossary of Terms | p. 303 |
List of Names | p. 314 |
Recommended Readings | p. 316 |
Index | p. 319 |
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