Academic Papers

• Write Like a Spy: Using U.S. Intelligence Guidelines to Reinforce Predictive Legal Writing

Academic Resources

• Intelligence Writing
• Writing a Brief

Analyst Perspectives

• How You Can Write Like An Intelligence Analyst
• A Quick Start Guide to Writing Intelligence Analysis

Cyber Threat Intelligence

• Top 10 Cybersecurity Writing Mistakes
• How You Can Write Better Threat Reports
• Writing a report: the BLUF framework in Intelligence Analysis
• Structuring Cyber Threat Intelligence Assessments

Intelligence 101 Series

• The Three Skills Every Successful Intelligence Analyst Needs To Master
• The Ultimate Guide to Writing Intelligence Reports

University Programs

• Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
• Writing Threat Intelligence and Context Providers
• The Elements of Style

Academic Papers

• Communicating with Intelligence: Writing and Briefing for National Security
• Communicating with Intelligence: Writing and Briefing in the Intelligence and National Security Communities
• Writing Classified and Unclassified Papers for National Security
• Thinking and Writing: Cognitive Science and Intelligence Analysis

Academic Papers

• How does one write reports as well as an intelligence analyst?

Academic Papers

• How To Write Like An Intelligence Analyst

Community Resources

• Intelligence Analysis Tradecraft 101: Writing Effective Intelligence
• Intelligence Analysis Reports: A How-to Writing Guide
• CIA - IC Writing Style
• Hack the Reader: Writing Effective Threat Reports with Lenny Zeltser
• Pen-To-Paper and The Finished Report: The Key To Generating Threat Intelligence
• Writing Meaningful Threat Intel Reports in MISP
• How to Keep Finished Intelligence Fresh
• Introduction to Analytic Tradecraft Writing
• Psychology of Intelligence Analysis

Official Resources

• Style Manual & Writers Guide for Intelligence Publications
• Writing Tips from the CIA's Ruthless Style Manual
• The CIA Released Their Style Guide, and It's Absolutely Fascinating
• How to Write an Intelligence Product in the Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Format

• My Fool Proof Process to Writing a Killer Intelligence Brief and Tips to Deliver Intelligence Assessments Better
• Style Guides by Government Agencies
• ![Stargazers over time - intelligence-writing)
• How Intelligence Analysts Can Improve Critical Thinking and Writing Skills
• Thinking and Writing: Cognitive Science and Intelligence Analysis
• Writing Open Source Intelligence Reports - 3min)
• Dissemination of Intelligence - 28min)
• Writing With Clarity: Simple Steps to Become a Faster, More Effective Communicator - AusCERT - 39min)
• Hack the Reader: Writing Effective Threat Reports with Lenny Zeltser - 37min)
• Pen-To-Paper and The Finished Report: The Key To Generating Threat Intelligence - 33min)
• Writing Meaningful Threat Intel Reports in MISP - 2h30min)
• Writing Open Source Intelligence Reports - 3min)
• Dissemination of Intelligence - 28min)
• Writing With Clarity: Simple Steps to Become a Faster, More Effective Communicator - AusCERT - 39min)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• Analytic Thinking and Presentation for Intelligence Producers
• The CIA style guide goes online: now you can learn to write like a spy
• Mission Grammatical: CIA Has 185-Page Writing Style Book
• The CIA and the Power of Words
• 11 Grammar Lessons From a Leaked CIA Style Book
• CIA - IC Writing Style (2017)
• Style Manual & Writers Guide for Intelligence Publications
• Writing Tips from the CIA's Ruthless Style Manual

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

• DIA's Style Manual for Intelligence Production
• DIA's Style Manual for Intelligence Production

Department of Justice (DOJ)

• Intelligence Report Writing
• How to Write an Intelligence Product in the BLUF Format

Mercyhurst College - Institute for Intelligence Studies

• The Analyst's Style Manual

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

• ICD 203 - Analytic Standards
• ICD 206 - Sourcing Requirements
• ICD 208 - Maximizing Utility of Analytic Products

U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence

• USAICoE Writing Program Resources
• Enhancing Your Intelligence Writing Guide

Academic Papers

• How to Create Meaningful Intelligence Reports

Academic Papers

• 6 Intelligence Writing Tips

University Programs

• ![Stargazers over time - intelligence-writing)

Government Training (FedLearn)

• Introduction to Analytic Tradecraft Writing
• Writing to the Analytic Tradecraft Standards I
• Writing to the Analytic Tradecraft Standards II

Professional Training

• Threat Intelligence Writing
• Reporting for Analysts - Intelligence |
• Analytic Writing, Reporting, Briefs, and Dissemination

University Programs

• Critical Thinking and Writing for Intelligence Analysts
• INTSTDS 5703 - Thinking and Writing: a Practicum
• Critical Thinking and Analytic Writing for the IC

Academic Papers

• Threat Intel for Everyone: Writing Like A Journalist