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Unsustainable: Why ESG Inc. is Broken and What it means for the Global South
Unless you've been living under a rock for a few years, you've probably heard the term 'ESG' bandied about by nearly every company and...


It's Complicated: An Initial Guide to Investigations in the Global South - Part 1 - OSINT
Gathering open source (OSINT) and human source (HUMINT) intelligence in investigations can be laborious and fraught work, especially in...


The Russia-Ukraine War: Perspectives from the Global South
Frustration, shock, disbelief, disappointment...all are apt descriptions of the general reaction of Western media and think tanks to the...


Evaluating Startups in Latin America: Risk Management Considerations
Amid reports of increasing investment, activity, and growth in Latin America’s startup ecosystem, it’s important to keep in mind the...


Separating Fact from Fiction: Perceptions of HUMINT
This is a joint blog post in which, given our different investigative backgrounds, we seek to address one of the most important questions...


James Bond on a Shoestring Budget: Private Sector Human Intelligence Training
HUMINT is more art than science. Nowhere is this truer than in the private sector. Compared to the public sector, private sector-based...


How is this Due Diligence different from all others?
Due Diligence is something of a loaded term with varied definitions and possible points of focus. “Reasonable steps taken by a person in...


The Ethics of Managing Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collection
Collecting human intelligence (HUMINT) is one of the most difficult endeavors in the realm of intelligence and investigations. Developing...


The Philosophy of Investigations
How do we know what we know? This is one of the transcendental questions that epistemology--the branch of philosophy concerned with the...


The Marriage of Tactical and Strategic Intelligence
Both the tactical and strategic risk industries are poised to change. When I refer to “tactical” risk/intelligence, I mean intelligence...
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