# Five Lessons in Spying Courtesy of George Washington **Entity class:** Publication, event, or case **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition CIA essay published in February 2026 connecting Washington's early experience with practical intelligence lessons. The article uses its observation, trust, timing, and blind-spot themes as the historical opening of civilian tradecraft. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked institution or supplier:** [[wiki/Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency]]. - **article-linked person:** [[wiki/George Washington|George Washington]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#I. The Citizen as Sensor, the Sensor as State|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — I. The Citizen as Sensor, the Sensor as State]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [CIA, Five Lessons in Spying, Courtesy of George Washington (February 19, 2026).](https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/5-lessons-in-spying-courtesy-of-george-washington/)