Fundamentals first: The case for foundational intelligence today

Sean Corbett has been chair of Janes Strategic Advisory board since 2020. Sean 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.

Dylan Lee Lehrke is the Director of Military Intelligence, Janes. Prior to taking his current position he was Janes’ Senior NATO Analyst. Dylan served in the U.S. Army Infantry from 1996 to 1999, deploying to Kuwait and Bosnia. He holds a PhD in peace studies from the Irish School of Ecumenics at Trinity College in Dublin, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies. He previously worked as a fellow with the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration and as the Chief of Staff for the Project on National Security Reform’s Case Studies Working Group.