Robert Steele: EU Rejects Idea of a European Secret Service – Right Decision, Wrong Question, Missed Opportunity

EU Rejects Idea of a European Secret Service – Right Decision, Wrong Question, Missed Opportunity Defence and Intelligence Norway, 26 June 2016 DOC (5 Pages): Steele EU Rejects Secret Agency, Wrong Question (20160612) On 10 June 2016 the European Union (EU) Interior Ministers turned down the idea of creating a common European secret service to …

Robert Steele: An Open Letter to All European Ministers on Peace Through Open Everything

An Open Letter to All European Ministers Esteemed Ministers, On 27 May the Competitiveness Council in Brussels announced a European decision to achieve Open Access to all scientific research data by 2020. This decision, and the implementing European framework programme for research and innovation Horizon 2020, will be recognized by future generations as the first …

Berto Jongman: Populist Uprising in Europe with Frame Breakdown of Humanitarian Assistance System

Europe migrant crisis: EU faces ‘populist uprising’ Europe faces a “populist uprising” if it is unable to show people it can control the migrant crisis, former MI6 head Sir Richard Dearlove has said. Angelina Jolie Pitt: Refugee system breaking down Ms Jolie Pitt said that more than 60 million people – one in 122 – …

Stephen E. Arnold: Now Big Data Has to Be Fast (But We Still Only Process 1%)

Now Big Data Has to Be Fast I read “Big Data Is No Longer Enough: It’s Now All about Fast Data.” The write up is interesting because it shifts the focus from having lots of information to infrastructure which can process the data in a timely manner. Note that “timely” means different things in different …

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

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. …