Center for Strategic and International Studies

Why Open-Source Intelligence Is a Powerful Weapon Against Fentanyl

The fentanyl crisis is one of the most urgent public health and national security concerns facing the United States.
Defense One

Industry groups push to keep open-source measures in annual intelligence bill

A coalition of industry groups and former officials is asking Congress to preserve measures in the annual intelligence-community authorization bill that support the use of open-source intelligence by ...

DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I.

The Chinese start-up DeepSeek shook the industry in January 2025 with its claim that it had created an advanced A.I. system ...
Homeland Security Today

American University Launches Open-Source Intelligence Center to Train Future National Security Analysts

American University is launching a new center for students interested in open-source intelligence (OSINT) – the American University Repository for Open-Source Research & Analysis (AURORA) – designed ...
War on the Rocks

The Tech and Tradecraft Behind Open Source Intelligence

Open-source intelligence has matured into a complex blend of technology, access, and tradecraft. Ryan is joined by Ryan Curran of ZeroFox, Tucker Moore of Booz Allen Hamilton, and Scott Petry of ...