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Janes analysts discuss the ongoing situation in Israel/Gaza and discuss how OSINT can help us look at events in conflict zones, including analysis of what happened at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza.

Amael Kotlarski has been responsible for the James Infantry weapons data set for the last 4 1/2 years, as well as recently becoming the manager of the weapons team which overseas a totality of the Jane's weapons data set, which includes air launch weapons, naval weapons, strategic weapons, infantry, weapons and the James Ammunition Handbook. Amael has a bachelor's degree in international politics and a master's in International Security.

Amael Kotlarski

Lead Analyst, Janes

Lewis Smart is the Manager of the Janes Country Intelligence Middle East and North Africa (MENA) team. He used to head Janes' CBRN desk and still covers CBRN issues across the MENA region. He is also the template lead for JCIN's politics profile.

Lewis Smart

Country Intelligence Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Team Manager, Janes

Sean Corbett retired from the Royal Air Force in September 2018 after a 30-year career as a professional intelligence officer, where he reached the pinnacle of his profession. He then established a Defence, Security and Intelligence Directorate within a 'new space' geospatial intelligence company, Earth-i, where he advanced innovative Al applications to earth observation data in support of the defence and security sector, and instigated the concept of 'intelligence as a service', leveraging a wide spectrum of publicly available information to answer challenging questions for the community. In October 2019, he set up his own business as a consultant specialising in the provision of strategic advice, commercial intelligence, the space sector, and the optimisation of organisational leadership and change management.

Sean Corbett

AVM (ret’d) Sean Corbett CB MBE MA, RAF

Elliot Chapman is a Research Analyst, in the Middle East and North Africa team. Elliot joined Janes' Central Analysis Team in December 2020 before helping to stand up Janes Country Intelligence, beginning in August 2021. Before working at Janes Elliot worked for a political risk advisory firm focused on emerging markets. Prior to this Elliot worked as a researcher and producer for for military technology events. Elliot's work involves closely monitoring and analysis of Israeli security operations and Palestinian militant activity. Elliot also served in the British Army Reserves.

Elliot Chapman

Research Analyst, Middle East and North Africa team

Janes analysts discuss the ongoing situation in Israel/Gaza and discuss how OSINT can help us look at events in conflict zones, including analysis of what happened at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza. 


Using OSINT to provide intelligence on conflict zones in Israel and Gaza

Janes delivers validated open-source defence intelligence across four core capability areas threat, equipment, defence industry and country that are aligned with workflows across the defence industry, national security and government.

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Claire Chu, Janes senior China analyst joins Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to discuss how China's economic activity projects influence globally and what she learnt as part of the recent US Congressional staff delegation to China.

Claire Chu is a senior China analyst at Janes Group. She specializes in the geopolitical and national security implications of China’s global economic activity. She recently joined Janes in 2022 after the company’s acquisition of RWR Advisory Group, where she was in the same role, leading the firm’s China practice. Claire launched RWR’s Belt and Road Monitor in 2017, which provides a comprehensive biweekly overview of China’s overseas trade and investment activities and policy developments, and served as the editor until 2020. Claire previously held research roles at think tanks including the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin, Germany, the Project 2049 Institute in Arlington, and the Center for the National Interest in Washington, DC. She has also worked on rule of law and governance issues at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and at Human Rights Watch. Claire has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives and her commentary has been featured in major media outlets in the United States, Europe, and Asia, including the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Voice of America, Foreign Policy, and Nikkei Asia.

Claire Chu

Senior China analyst, Janes

Claire Chu, Janes senior China analyst joins Harry and Sean to discuss how China's economic activity projects influence globally and what she learnt as part of the recent US Congressional staff delegation to China.


Understanding China’s Geoeconomic Influence

In this podcast Janes analysts Lewis Smart and Elliot Chapman discuss with Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett how they have supported Janes' timely analysis and insight on the evolving situation in Israel and Gaza and how this supports the intelligence gathering required by intelligence and defence organisations.

Elliot Chapman is a Research Analyst, in the Middle East and North Africa team. Elliot joined Janes' Central Analysis Team in December 2020 before helping to stand up Janes Country Intelligence, beginning in August 2021. Before working at Janes Elliot worked for a political risk advisory firm focused on emerging markets. Prior to this Elliot worked as a researcher and producer for for military technology events. Elliot's work involves closely monitoring and analysis of Israeli security operations and Palestinian militant activity. Elliot also served in the British Army Reserves. 

In this podcast we explore how Janes provided timely analysis and insight on the evolving situation in Israel and Gaza to support the intelligence and defence communities.


Providing OSINT analysis on the evolving conflict in Israel and Gaza

Robert Ashley Jr. former director of the DIA joins Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to discuss the use of open-source intelligence in the defence intelligence enterprise and the opportunities OSINT provides to intelligence communities.

Lieutenant General Robert Ashley Jr. retired from the US Army November 2020 after 36 years of active duty service. His last duty position was as the 21st director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA. He formerly served as the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G- 2, where he was the senior advisor to the Secretary of the Army and the Army Chief of Staff in all aspects of intelligence, counterintelligence and security. Lieutenant General Ashley is a career army military intelligence officer with command experience at the company, battalion, squadron and brigade levels, with six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, including as the Deputy Chief of Staff for intelligence G- 2. Other key assignments in his illustrious career include the Director of Intelligence, United States Joint Special Operations Command; the Director of Intelligence, United States Central Command; the Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence, International Security Assistance Force; and Director of Intelligence, United States Forces, Afghanistan; and Commanding General of the United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence at Fort Huachuca and Arizona. Lieutenant General Ashley's awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal. Today, he is the CEO of Ashley Global Leadership and Security.

Robert Ashley Jr.

Lieutenant General Robert Ashley Jr. retired

Robert Ashley Jr. former director of the DIA joins Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to discuss the use of open-source intelligence in the defence intelligence enterprise and the opportunities and challenges its use poses for the intelligence community.


OSINT in support of the Defence Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) - part two

OSINT in support of the Defence Intelligence Enterprise (DIE)

Robert Ashley Jr. former director of the DIA joins Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to discuss the use of open-source intelligence in the defence intelligence enterprise and the opportunities OSINT provides to intelligence communities.

Lieutenant General Robert Ashley Jr. retired from the US Army November 2020 after 36 years of active duty service. His last duty position was as the 21st director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA. He formerly served as the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G- 2, where he was the senior advisor to the Secretary of the Army and the Army Chief of Staff in all aspects of intelligence, counterintelligence and security. Lieutenant General Ashley is a career army military intelligence officer with command experience at the company, battalion, squadron and brigade levels, with six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, including as the Deputy Chief of Staff for intelligence G- 2. Other key assignments in his illustrious career include the Director of Intelligence, United States Joint Special Operations Command; the Director of Intelligence, United States Central Command; the Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence, International Security Assistance Force; and Director of Intelligence, United States Forces, Afghanistan; and Commanding General of the United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence at Fort Huachuca and Arizona. Lieutenant General Ashley's awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal. Today, he is the CEO of Ashley Global Leadership and Security. 

OSINT in support of the Defence Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) - part one

OSINT in support of the DIA

Dr Joana Cook and Dr Shiraz Maher authors of 'The Rule is for None but Allah: Islamist Approaches to Governance' join Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to discuss the role that OSINT has to play in understanding violent extremist organisations and the challenges in doing so.

Dr. Shiraz Maher is the director of the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and a senior lecturer in the Department of War Studies at Kings College London. He's a recognized expert on the current Middle East crisis and jihadist movements.  The BBC has described him as one of the world's leading experts on radicalization. While the Washington Post has called him a respected specialist on Islamic State. His book, Salafi Jihadism, the History of an Idea, has been widely acknowledged as a ground-breaking exploration of the political philosophy behind contemporary jihadist movements. 

Dr Shiraz Maher

Director of the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and senior lecturer in the Department of War Studies at Kings College London

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Dr. Joana Cook is an assistant professor of terrorism and political violence at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University in the Netherlands. She's a senior project coordinator and editor in chief at the International Center for Counter- Terrorism, also in the Netherlands, and an adjunct lecturer at Johns Hopkins University in the US. She's the author of a Woman's Place US Counter- Terrorism since 9/ 11, referred to as ground-breaking and a tour de force. She regularly appears in international media and engages with governmental and international bodies to discuss her research, which focuses primarily on terrorism and counter- terrorism with a specialization in the roles of women, children, and gender dynamics. She's the lead investigator of the EU funded project Prepare, which focuses on the risks, stigmas and resilience factors of children in violent extremist family environments, and has recently conducted extensive field work and visits in Iraq. 

Dr Joana Cook

Assistant Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence, FGGA, Leiden University

The role of OSINT in understanding VEOs

In this episode Janes analysts Matthew Henman and Lewis Galvin discuss how open source intelligence can provide good indicators and warnings for predictive intelligence.&nbsp;They also discuss how they use Janes open source data to produce a broad intelligence picture of an evolving situation such as that in Haiti.

Matthew Henman is the head of the America's Regional Desk in Janes Country Intelligence Department and oversees cross- regional working groups on terrorism, insurgency, and serious and organized crime. Matthew's worked for Janes for 15 years, and prior to his country intelligence role was the head of the Janes Terrorism and Insurgency Center. Matthew has a BA in War Studies from Kings College, London, and an MA in Intelligence and International Security from the same institution.

Matthew Henman

Head of Terrorism and Insurgency, Janes

Lewis Galvin joined Janes as a research analyst in April 2022, becoming part of the America's Desk within the Country Intelligence Team. He predominantly covers countries in South America and the Caribbean, and is the lead for Haiti. Lewis previously worked for the civil service as an international engagement officer. Before that, he was a security operations consultant responsible for conducting bespoke risk assessments for clients operating in conflict zones. He holds an undergraduate degree in History and a master's degree in International Relations.

Lewis Galvin

Research Analyst (Americas), Janes

In this episode Janes analysts Matthew Henman and Lewis Galvin discuss how open source intelligence can provide good indicators and warnings for predictive intelligence. They also discuss how they use Janes open source data to produce a broad intelligence picture of an evolving situation such as that in Haiti.


Using OSINT to understand an emerging situation in Haiti

In the second part of this podcast Robert Cardillo, President, Cardillo Group and previous Director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and ex-deputy Director of the DIA, joins Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to continue the discussion of the importance of geospatial intelligence to enhance our use and understanding of OSINT in a classified environment and the use of AI.

Robert Cardillo is the president of The Cardillo Group, LLC.  Founded in May 2019, The Cardillo Group delivers strategic consultation services dedicated to the growth and development of the intelligence profession to secure and defend the American way of life.  The Cardillo Group’s portfolio consists of academic, non-profit and national security related industry positions.  

On the academic side, Robert holds Distinguished Fellowships Saint Louis University and the Australian National University.

Robert’s non-profit service includes the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Board of Directors (Chairman), the National Intelligence University Board of Visitors, the International Spy Museum Board of Directors, the Cortex Innovation Community (St Louis) Board of Directors, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the National Academy of Sciences.

Robert is the Chairman of the Board of Planet Federal, an Outside Director at Seerist Federal and an Independent Director on the Board of SynthetAIc.  Robert’s Advisory Board positions include Cubic, Fortem, Free Space, Peraton, Premise, Saildrone and Trajan Systems. Finally, Robert is an Emeritus Advisor at HawkEye360.

Until February 2019, Robert was the sixth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).  In that position, he led NGA under the authorities of the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence to transform the Agency’s future value proposition through innovative partnerships with the growing commercial geospatial industry.    

Prior to that assignment, Robert served as the first Deputy Director for Intelligence Integration, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), from 2010 to 2014.  That position included managing, editing, and delivering the President’s Daily Brief to President Obama and Vice President Biden (over 1400 editions), being a member of the Deputies Committee on the National Security Council, overseeing the National Intelligence Managers and the National Intelligence Council.

Robert served as the Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Deputy Director for Analysis, DIA, from 2006 to 2010. 

In 2009, Robert served as the Acting J2, a first for a civilian, in support of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – ADM Mike Mullen.

Robert is the only person to lead the analytic operations at four different organizations in the US Intelligence Community – ODNI, DIA, NGA, and the Joint Staff. 
Robert earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Cornell University in 1983 and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University in 1988. In 2019, Robert received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Saint Louis University.    Robert has been awarded the Presidential Rank of Distinguished Executive (twice), the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive, the Director of National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal (twice), the Secretary of Defense Distinguished Service Medal (twice) and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

Recent Episodes

SEASON 1

Understanding China’s Geoeconomic Influence

Providing OSINT analysis on the evolving conflict in Israel and Gaza

OSINT in support of the Defence Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) - part two

OSINT in support of the Defence Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) - part one

The role of OSINT in understanding VEOs

Using OSINT to understand an emerging situation in Haiti

Role of imagery in support of OSINT - Part two

About The Show

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Harry Kemsley

President of Government & National Security, Janes