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Debilyn Molineaux: Fomenting a Political Evolution

Civil Society, Ethics, Government
Debilyn Molineaux
Debilyn Molineaux

Fomenting a Political Evolution

Debilyn Molineauz, President, The Coffee Party

The Huffington Post, 6 May 2016

Having witnessed many revolutions via media, my preference is for an evolution. For me, it is the difference between war and peace. The difference between the French Revolution and the reunification of Germany. Both were systemic and dramatic. One pushed people apart, and the other brought people together, all within their own country.

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Gunther Sonnenfeld: Transition Truths

#OSE Open Source Everything, Collaboration Zones, Communities of Practice, Ethics, Leadership, Officers Call, Strategy
Gunther Sonnenfeld
Gunther Sonnenfeld

Phi Beta Iota: We are glad to introduce a new contributing editor, a very big mind on the bleeding edge of evolutionary change toward creating a prosperous world at peace. His home page in cyberspace is http://exileleadership.com/.

Happy New Life

Welcoming constant transition, flipping the bird at time, and taking ownership of important life choices…

The following is a curated short-list of writings that reflect my commitment to possibility, through actions, experiments and ways to access the unknown unknowns.

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Robert Steele: Proposal for a Nordic Interagency Intelligence Conference and Centre (Peace Intelligence Initiative)

#Events, Advanced Cyber/IO, Ethics, Government, Peace Intelligence
Robert David Steele
Robert David Steele

Proposal for a Nordic Interagency Intelligence Conference and Centre

A Peace Intelligence Initiative

Introduction

At the conclusion of the recent one-day conference on Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) hosted by the Royal Danish Defence College, a Danish military officer stood up and suggested that the time had come for a Nordic interagency working group on OSINT. I completely agree. The practices of all others are so narrowly focused on military threats and the Internet as the sole source of information that they deprive the Nordic countries of the best available intelligence (decision-support) that can also be fully considered by the public.

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Berto Jongman: Verifying Videos

Ethics, Media
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

Verification as a process: Tools and techniques to get to the truth

EMHub's Claire Wardle detailed the steps and tools in verifying newsworthy footage at the recent FDLive event at The New York Times

During part of the recent FDLive training at The New York Times, Eyewitness Media Hub director Claire Wardle detailed five steps in the verification process: understanding the provenance of a picture or video and whether it is original; verifying the source; verifying the date it was captured; verifying where it was captured; and understanding the motivation of the eyewitness in taking it. The steps are laid out in the First Draft Verification Guide in more detail, and Wardle suggested a range of tools and techniques for journalists to work through the stages.

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Steven Aftergood: Defense Reform When, How?

10 Security, Congressional Research Service, Ethics, Military, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence
Steven Aftergood
Steven Aftergood

DEFENSE REFORM: YES, BUT HOW?

There is widespread dissatisfaction with the organization and performance of the Department of Defense, a new Congressional Research Service report says, but no consensus on what to do about it. Driving the current debate, CRS says, are questions such as:

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Worth a Look: Colin Ehren, Scotland Yard SO-11 Retired, Offering Internet Investigative Tradecraft Training and More….

Advanced Cyber/IO, Ethics, Law Enforcement
Colin Ehren
Colin Ehren

Internet Investigation Tradecraft

A comprehensive 3 Day Workshop designed to give delegates the skills and knowledge required to perform an Internet Investigation or Intelligence Operation

The ability to identify and retrieve relevant and timely information, intelligence or evidence from the Internet and Open Sources has become a routine necessity for Investigators. However, the structure and size of the Internet presents many challenges for Researchers, Analysts and Investigators. A lack of understanding about the nature and workings of the Internet can mean intelligence or evidence opportunities being lost, or investigations compromised. This workshop examines those challenges and builds a framework skill set to enhance Investigations and Intelligence Operations.

This course includes:

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