OSINT and the changing character of warfare

Philip Ritcheson, Ph.D. is a national security professional with 30+ years of experience in government, industry, and academia. Currently, Phil is Vice President for Strategy and Growth in the National Security Sector at Leidos. Phil is also a former U.S. Intelligence Community Senior Executive who worked on a variety of geopolitical, international security, national security, and technology issues. His assignments included Assistant Director of National Intelligence, National Intelligence Manager for the Near East, Director of Intelligence on the International Military Staff at NATO, and Director of Space Policy on the National Security Council staff. In addition, Commander Ritcheson (Ret.) served in the Navy as an intelligence officer with expertise in targeting, collection, analysis, and intelligence support to operations. He was mobilized twice, following the attacks of 9-11 and in support of operations in Iraq in 2007-08. Phil earned a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the author alone.