Using OSINT to understand an emerging situation in Haiti
Episode description
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.
Matthew Henman
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.
Lewis Galvin
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.
Sean Corbett
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.
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.
