Essential OSINT reading for this week.
Building your information position on OSINT is essential when you are in the OSINT world. In Ready, Research, Read I shall share on a weekly basis one or two titles that I consider very worth while reading, based on working in OSINT since 1990. Let me know your thoughts.
Open source intelligence : doctrine’s neglected child / Pham, Tuan N. – Newport R.I. : Naval War College, 3 February 2003. – 27 p. http://bib.opensourceintelligence.biz/STORAGE/2003.%20open%20source%20intelligence%20doctrines%20neglected%20child.pdf
Abstract: “This paper will examine the inconsistent operational employment of OSINT to highlight the inadequacy of existing doctrine; scrutinize the doctrine to identify gaps for revision; derive lessons learned to improve OSINT support to the operational commander; and thereby justify a greater emphasis on OSINT in joint doctrine.”
Options for strengthening all-source intelligence : substantive change is within reach / Weinbaum, Cortney ; Knopp, Bradley ; Kim, Soo ; Shokh, Yuliya . – Santa Monica : Rand corporation , 2022
http://bib.opensourceintelligence.biz/STORAGE/2003.%20open%20source%20intelligence%20doctrines%20neglected%20child.pdf
“The IC does not adequately use open-source intelligence (OSINT)”, proposes to establish a new organization for collection of unclassified data and open source intelligence analysis.
Remember, OSINT is a very broad and general concept that applies to many different areas. That explains why there are so many different definitions and visions. It is up to you to derive what is useful in your own environment.
Happy reading!
