Robert Steele: Open Source Intelligence 101 (Intelligence Tradecraft in the Third Millennium)
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Robert David Steele To appear in Intelligence Tradecraft for the Third Millennium (Romania) DOC (7 Pages): Open Source Intelligence 1.3 Intelligence is the art and science of evidence-based decision-support. Intelligence is not defined by its inputs (spies, secrecy, money, risk) but rather by its outputs – tailored actionable decision-support. In this …
George Por: Integral Mindfulness, Wisdom Society, and Collective Sentience
Integral Mindfulness, Wisdom Society, and Collective Sentience: an exploration into the next stage of human consciousness Abstracts of my paper for the Mindfulness & Compassion conference in San Francisco, 3-7 June This contribution to the “Mindfulness & Compassion” conference is focused on where the moral compass of integral mindfulness points. Being integrally mindful is about taking …
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Mongoose: Peter Mattis on 4 Flawed US Intelligence Assumptions
Provocative. 4 U.S. Intelligence Assumptions That Need to Go Peter Mattis, The National Interest The flaws in this intelligence-reform mentality are four-fold—and each plays a role in how proposals like Brennan’s reported reforms are generated and discussed, as well as past reforms such as creating the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. First, many …
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2015 Steele on Education, Intelligence, Research
PDF (75 Pages, Active Links): 2015 Steele on Edu Intel Research All Graphics & Full Text Online & Active Links Below the Line
Stephen Marrin: Improving Intelligence Studies as an Academic Discipline
Improving Intelligence Studies as an Academic Discipline Intelligence and National Security, 22 October 2014 In recent years there has been significant growth in the numbers and kinds of intelligence-related educational and training opportunities, with the knowledge taught in these courses and programs derived from the body of intelligence studies scholarship. The question posed here is: …
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Chuck Spinney: Patrick Cockburn on US Military Failure PBI: Without Intelligence with Integrity, Force Structure is Fraud
Can a Gold-Plated Military Counter ISIS? Lightly armed guerrilla/insurgent/terrorist forces are once again holding off the high-tech, heavily armed forces of the United States. War with Isis: Despite billions spent on weapons, the US has not been able to counter the militants’ gruesome tactics The West needs more than a ‘White Knight’ if it wants …
