Intelligence notes is a public, living knowledge base of strategic intelligence analysis built exclusively from open sources - covering hybrid threats, cognitive warfare, AI-enabled targeting, active crises, and the actors and doctrines shaping them.
Methodology
Every entry follows the same systematic OSINT cycle:
- Collection - primary and secondary open sources, including native-language official communications (ZH, RU, FA, UK, AR) where a principal actor’s primary language is not English.
- Verification - claims checked against independent references before inclusion.
- Cross-referencing - findings linked across actors, concepts, systems, and crises; divergence between official statements and their English-language relays is treated as analytically significant.
- Structured evaluation - evidence weighed and labeled (see below).
- Synthesis - assessments written in analyst register: declarative, non-partisan, evidence-first.
- Regular updates - living notes carry revision dates; assessments are re-audited as events develop.
State-controlled sources (e.g., Xinhua, TASS, IRNA) are always labeled state-aligned and never treated as authoritative on their own.
Epistemic Labeling
Non-trivial claims carry one of three labels:
Fact
Directly verifiable in a cited primary source.
Assessment
Inference drawn from multiple pieces of evidence; the basis is stated.
Gap
Known unknown - what is missing and what would resolve it.
Confidence tiers, where they matter: High (multiple independent primary sources converge) · Medium (single primary, or consistent secondaries) · Low (single secondary, or contextual inference) · Unverified (present in reporting, not yet validated).
Structure
The knowledge base is organized in ten interlinked sections - Actors & Entities, Concepts & Tactics, Weapons & Systems, Current Crises, Historical Events, Authors & Thinkers, Current Investigations, Guides & Manuals, Repository, and Library - fully cross-referenced for non-linear, graph-driven navigation.
Products
- This site - continuously updated reference notes, strategic assessments, and investigations.
- Intelligence Notes - the weekly newsletter, published every Monday. Subscribe.
- Global Situation Dashboard - interactive world map of active conflicts, crises, and hybrid campaigns.
Contact
Consulting, collaboration, or corrections: [[intellecta.contact@proton.me]]