Review: China and Iran–Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World
Foundation Stone for Serious Global Understanding, May 30, 2009
2008 Rebalancing the Instruments of National Power (Full Text Online for Google Translate)
Rebalancing the Instruments of National Power: Is a National Security Act of 2009 Necessary? Or 2008, Now? By Robert David Steele (Vivas) Original As Published Full Text Online to Facilitate Automated Translation
2008 Open Source Conference Blog
Open Source Conference Blog 2008 Below the line, safety copy
OSINT, OSE, M4IS2 Ribbon
Reference: National Plan to Achieve Maritime Domain Awareness (October 2005)
This is a good plan, a model for others to follow, as far as it goes. It is an Industrial-Era plan that focuses on the man-made and ignores the “Sea State” that should be our larger concern. Noteworthy is the emphasis on information-sharing andd sense-making. Also noteworthy is the specific attention to international and domestic …
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Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised–Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything
4.0 out of 5 stars Great personal story, important national message, October 21, 2004
Testimony: White Paper for DCI John Negoponte on Leveraging OSINT to Enhance CIA/IC Mission Success
ROBERT STEELE: A large company paid me to write this in 2004, ostensibly as a white paper to be delivered to then newly-appointed DNI John Negoponte. In fairness to that company, even if they were honest on this point and not just buying my playbook, the prime contract they won with the Open Source Center …
