The Iran conflict contains dueling narratives. Iran says it repelled the attack. Israel says it decimated the nuclear program. The US says it brokered peace. So, how do you find out what actually happened? That’s where Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) can provide valuable information to the public.
Eliot Higgins built Bellingcat from a Leicester living room blog into the world's most influential open source intelligence organization. Sir Richard Dearlove and Rosanna Lockwood sit down with him to find out how OSINT cuts through the war of narratives on Iran, Ukraine, and the fronts nobody's covering. Plus: why AI is making the truth harder to find, not easier, and why Higgins won't set foot in the United States right now.
Show Notes:
bellingcat.com
The al-Qaeda offshoot looking to Syria as a blueprint | The Financial Times
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics | MIT Technology Review
Why these Irish cartel bosses are still free | Search Party
In this episode:
03:21 Iran Ceasefire
06:39 Israel Strategy Explained
08:53 EU Gets Tough on China
12:30 Mali The Next Syria
16:21 CIA Gold Bar Scandal
20:12 Meet Eliot Higgins
23:37 What Is Bellingcat
25:41 AI Slopaganda Threat
29:20 Dark Web Data Trails
31:13 Russia Adapts Tradecraft
32:54 UAE Image Manipulation
34:07 Rapid OSINT Response
35:57 Blackouts and Radar Tools
37:17 Iran Narrative War
39:17 Tomahawk Strike Verification
41:50 Prediction Versus Proof
43:19 Spies Versus OSINT
46:19 Threats and Harassment
50:56 Ukraine OSINT Evolution
54:50 Why China Is Hard for OSINT
01:00:31 Funding and Partnerships
Hosted by Sir Richard Dearlove (former MI6 Chief) and guest co-host Rosanna Lockwood (International Journalist)
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