weekly analytical
digest "OSINT news" #14-19, 30 September
2019 to 4 October 2019
№ 14, 2019 30 September 2019 to 4 October 2019
1.In the News — Highlights
What is happening in Russia?
1.1.Policy and Economics
The mistress of the Central Bank can not
point to the exit
more information (ru):
https://argumenti.ru/politics/2019/10/632453
1.2. Fight against corruption
The Kremlin reacted to the news about
the bribery of the Colonel of FSB of Cherkalin
more information (ru):
https://news.mail.ru/incident/38924114/
U.S. intelligence news
1.3. FBI news
09.30.2019
1.4. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) news
October
3, 2019 - World Factbook: In the People and Society
category, the "Major urban areas" and "Urbanization"
entries were recently updated for all countries.
October 1, 2019 - CIA's Response to
9/11: A Panel Discussion at the 9/11 Museum
October
1, 2019 - A new CSI publication is available. "The Middle East
Primed for New Thinking: Insights and Policy Options from the Ancient
World." [PDF 2.53 MB]
October
1, 2019 - The latest edition of Studies in Intelligence is
available.
October
1, 2019 - Artifact of the Week: Letter from President Truman to
William Donovan
1.5.The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) news
FROM THE HSDL BLOG
4 Oct, 2019
3 Oct, 2019
2 Oct, 2019
1 Oct, 2019
2.Analysis
2.1. RIEAS news
Interesting
analytical review
2.2. ISW news
ISIS has mounted low-level
efforts to replenish its ranks from members held in detention facilities and
displacement camps across Syria and Iraq since late 2018.
2.3. Research briefings POST
Published
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Commons Briefing papers SN01803
This Library
Paper summarises what the law says on the domestic use of CCTV.
Published
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Commons Briefing papers CBP-8675
Burundi has been
in renewed crisis since 2015, when President Jean-Pierre Nkurunziza
controversially stood for a third term in office and was re-elected. National
elections are due again in 2020.
Published
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Commons Briefing papers CBP-8597
This Commons
Library briefing paper looks at the Iran nuclear agreement (the JCPOA) and
recent developments between the US and Iran, following the attack on tankers in
the Gulf in June 2019.
3.RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT
OSINT news
NEW ONLINE PLATFORM FOR INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS
On 3 October 2019, Europol’s Executive Director, Catherine De Bolle launched CONAN (Connecting Analysts), the new platform for intelligence analysis. The platform was launched in the margins of the European Police Chiefs Convention, the most significant law enforcement convention in the EU. Through the secure, web-based CONAN platform, criminal analysts from EU Member States, third partner countries and relevant partner agencies will be able to elaborate and share guidelines, methodologies, training materials, analytical tools and additional resources.
CONAN will feature two sections on
operational and strategic analysis where law enforcement experts from Member
States and beyond can exchange their expertise, interact with each other and
work towards improving intelligence analysis. A dedicated sub-platform will be
devoted to facilitating knowledge-sharing solely among EU law enforcement
professionals. In the near future, a sub-platform will also allow EU Member
State law enforcement analysts to develop and co-create analytical tools.
https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/new-online-platform-for-intelligence-analysis
