Counter-Intelligence
Counter-Intelligence by Robert Hannigan is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
Appears on these lists
Our take
AI-draftedAs GCHQ's former director, Hannigan has genuine access to how signals intelligence actually gets made, and the book is strongest when it stays in that lane—Bletchley Park's oddball recruitment, the messy human process behind codebreaking, the tension between institutional secrecy and the open collaboration that innovation actually requires. Where it wobbles is in its stated ambition to extract transferable lessons for business generally.
In the press
“The best recruitment manual for an intelligence agency I have ever read.”
Times Literary Supplement
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 0.95 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.67 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.67 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Counter-Intelligence on?
Counter-Intelligence appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist.
What is its Consensus Score?
Counter-Intelligence has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.