What is OSIX?
The mission of TextOre’s Open-Source Intelligence Exchange (OSIX) is to provide an open forum to share knowledge, experience, and expertise in open-source intelligence. Exploring differing opinions and viewpoints, OSIX invites academic, federal, and corporate analysts, subject-matter experts, and OSINT thought leaders to contribute relevant content and share ideas. Visit the OSIX often for featured thought leadership content.
The Fate of Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s Information Operations Infrastructure
Known on the battlefield for his mercenary army, late businessman and “Putin’s chef” Yevegniy Prigozhin also had significant assets dedicated to Russia’s disinformation campaign. These included branded media outlets as well as the Internet Research Agency, more commonly known as the “Troll Farm.” These operations stopped after Prigozhin’s abortive mutiny and subsequent demise. Were the Russian government to decide that even a nominal separation from the state would provide some desired element of credibility or deniability (or both), it might choose to create such a structure, albeit one fully under Kremlin control.
Thought Leadership
The Fate of Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s Information Operations Infrastructure
Analyzing the Venezuelan Military’s Drug Trafficking
Will Former East Bloc Arms Companies Fill the Gap Left by Russia?
The Russian Reaction to Finland and Sweden’s Bids to Join NATO
The Case for the Democratization of OSINT and a Collaborative Approach to Detecting and Preventing Humanitarian Crises
Serbia’s Foreign Policy Drivers: Head or Heart
Türkiye’s Balancing Act
Diversifying Europe’s Energy Imports: Is the Caspian Region a Possibility?
White Papers
Gray Dragons: Assessing China’s Senior Military Leadership
Using Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to Map the Production and Distribution of Fentanyl and its Precursors: Analogues in China
The Airline Industry’s Future in COVID-19 (Quick Twitch)
Tracking Russia’s Online Influence: A Case Study from Ukraine’s 2019 Presidential Elections
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