シャーマン・ケント（Sherman Kent、1903–1986）は、アメリカの歴史学者、インテリジェンス理論家。Yale Universityで歴史学を教えた後、第二次世界大戦中にOffice of Strategic Services（OSS）に参加。戦後はCentral Intelligence Agency（CIA）の国家情報評価局（Office of National Estimates）の創設に携わり、情報分析の理論と手法の確立に大きく貢献した。「インテリジェンス分析の父」と称され、分析の客観性や体系化を重視した思想は、現在の情報機関や安全保障研究に大きな影響を与えている。代表作 "Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy" は、現代インテリジェンス研究の古典として読み継がれている。
Sherman Kent (1903–1986) was an American historian and intelligence theorist widely regarded as the father of intelligence analysis. After teaching history at Yale University, he joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during the Second World War. Following the war, he became a founding figure of the CIA's Office of National Estimates, where he helped establish the principles and methodology of modern intelligence analysis. Emphasizing objectivity, rigorous evaluation of evidence, and structured analytical methods, Kent profoundly shaped the practice of intelligence assessment in the United States and beyond. His seminal work, "Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy," remains a foundational text in intelligence studies and national security.
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