Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 3, Numărul 1, Martie 2024
2 Feb 2024

Rare Earth Elements in China

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After the volume of deposits, the main concentrates of minerals containing rare earth elements are found in China. Rare earth elements industry began to be developed in China in 1950. The Chinese production gradually started in 1985. Exporting at very low prices, the Chinese eliminate any Western competition: their monopoly installed bit by bit. China is in the middle of a delicate transition, with a new generation of leaders, approaching to power, something that happens only once at 10 years.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 4, Decembrie 2023
18 Oct 2023

Knowledge Engineering in Intelligence Gathering

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Intelligence gathering is an essential function for governments, security agencies, and organizations worldwide. It involves the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information critical to decision-making, security, and strategic planning. In this age of information abundance, the field of intelligence gathering has evolved, with knowledge engineering playing a pivotal role in ensuring efficient and effective information management and analysis. A process of intelligence gathering begins when a user enters a query into the system. In knowledge engineering, intelligence gathering consists in finding information from structured and unstructured sources in a way that must represent knowledge in a way that facilitates inference. This essay explores the significance of knowledge engineering in intelligence gathering, highlighting its applications, challenges, and future prospects.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 4, Decembrie 2023
7 Sep 2023

How should intelligence analysis be utilized to counter cognitive warfare?

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I wanted to underline in this paper how intelligence analysis needs to adapt to deal with a brand-new concept: cognitive warfare. Intelligence analysts need to put much more effort into understanding and appreciating the dangers that such a concept entails. This additional dimension must be taken into account in any risk assessment in the area of security studies. The target of the operations of this type of war is human rationality itself. In a study developed by Johns Hopkins University pentryu NATO, researchers (Kathy Cao, Sean Glaister, Adriana Pena, Danbi Rhee, William Rong, Alexander Rovalino) best defined the nature of cognitive warfare: ”In cognitive warfare, the human mind becomes the field of battle

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 3, Septembrie 2023
3 Jul 2023

Chinese Hegemony in the Production of Rare Earths

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Dobrescu, Emilian M. (2023), Chinese Hegemony in Production of Rare Earths, Intelligence Info, 2:3, 61-68, https://www.intelligenceinfo.org/chinese-hegemony-in-the-production-of-rare-earths/   Abstract Until 1948, most of the rare earth elements (REE) were sourced from sand deposits in India and Brazil. Through the 1950s, South Africa took the status as the worlds’ rare earth elements source. Through the last decade of the 21st century and the first decade of this century, the demand of REE has constantly increased whereas the prices remained low due to … Read More

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 3, Septembrie 2023
26 May 2023

Intelligence Analysis

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Analiștii sunt în domeniul „cunoașterii”. Inteligența se referă la cunoaștere, iar tipurile de probleme abordate sunt probleme de cunoaștere. Deci, avem nevoie de un concept de muncă bazat pe cunoștințe. Avem nevoie de o înțelegere de bază a ceea ce știm și cum știm, ceea ce nu știm și chiar ceea ce poate fi cunoscut și ceea ce nu este cunoscut. Analiza ar trebui să ofere o bază utilă pentru conceptualizarea funcțiilor de inteligență, dintre care cele mai importante sunt „estimarea” și „predicția”. Inteligența însăși, în forma sa de bază, are o funcție de decizie. Analiza inteligenței aplică metode cognitive individuale și colective pentru a evalua datele și a testa ipotezele într-un context socio-cultural secret.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 2, Iunie 2023
5 Apr 2023

Analysis of the Russian-Chechen conflict from a military perspective

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The Russian-Chechen conflict burst out on September 6th, 1991, when the Chechen Republic proclaimed its independence from the Russian Federation. This action of the Chechens was not recognized by the authorities in Moscow, as it violated the provisions of the Russian Federation’s Constitution. Chechen leader Dudaev took a number of political and social decisions that were not well received by Russia. He dissolved the Chechen Parliament and banned any opposition to its authority. In addition, a series of persecutions began against Russians living in Chechnya. Dudaev created paramilitary groups and hired mercenaries devoted only to him. The Moscow government refused to recognize Dudaev’s regime. The leaders of Chechnya refused to sign the Russian Federation Treaty, which displeased the Russians. Under these conditions, in December 1994, the Russian Army entered Chechnya to oust Dudaev. A bloody war followed, culminating in the fight between the Russians and Chechens for the capital of Chechnya, Groznya, but also with guerrilla actions carried out by Chechen paramilitary groups in the mountainous and hard-to-reach areas of their country. A peace treaty was finally signed in May 1997. Nevertheless, this proved to be short-lived, as tensions between Russia and Chechnya flared up again in August 1999, when armed groups of Chechens attacked villages in the Republic of Dagestan. Under these conditions, Vladimir Putin threatened with a new military intervention in Chechnya, which materialized in September 1999. Heavy fighting took place, ending with the Russian troops occupying the main cities in Chechnya. In spite of this, the Chechens did not surrender. They briefly seized some cities and committed numerous terrorist attacks during 2000. The forceful intervention of the Russian security forces and the elimination of the paramilitary groups’ leaders led to the gradual de-escalation of the conflict. In 2009, the Russian leader Medvedev declared that in Chechnya “life has normalized to some extent” (Chechnya profile – Timeline 2018).

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 1, Martie 2023
23 Jan 2023

Analysis of cyber attacks such as APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) and ransomware

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In the information society, cyber attacks launched upon the information technology infrastructure are increasingly diversified and complex. Cybercriminals or black hat hackers use a wide range of techniques, tactics and procedures to compromise computer systems. APT and ransomware attacks are two cyber security threats that many companies and government institutions face. Ransomware is a medium complexity attack, while APT is a high complexity cyber attack. The emergence of certain hybrid malicious programs (computer worm-ransomware) and the diversification of attack vectors represent new challenges for specialists and organizations.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 1, Martie 2023
4 Dec 2022

The Killing Game – Martyrdom, Murder and the Lure of ISIS

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Book Review: Mark Bourrie (2016). ISIS – Game of death – Martyrs, assassinations and fascination, Corint Publishing House, Bucharest. Original book title: The Killing Game – Martyrdom, Murder and the Lure of ISIS. Mark Bourrie’s work was also published in Romania, by the Corint Publishing House, in 2016. It is structured on 13 chapters and has 320 pages. The work falls within the scientific fields of security and intelligence studies. The theme addressed by Mark Bourrie is of global importance, as, nowadays, terrorism is a threat to human communities and states. The book is an up-to-date research on the issue and manifestation of terrorism in the world, with reference to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) terrorist organization and its activity.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 1, Numărul 2, Decembrie 2022
30 Sep 2022

Milestones in the History of Intelligence – Oradea as a Nodal Centre on the Regional Geopolitical Axis in the Security Equation

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Regiunea est-europeană a creat întotdeauna un spațiu de interacțiune între marile puteri ale Europei de Est și de Vest în diferite epoci din istoria europeană. Nu doar un contact și o regiune de interacțiune între Europa, Asia și Orientul Mijlociu (Africa), ci și un pivot al mediului de securitate european, cel mai adesea formând o axă reală pe care această scenă de confruntare între puteri se poate apleca într-una sau cealaltă parte. Putem spune că regiunea est-europeană a format cu sute de ani în urmă (odată cu apariția puterii otomane și presiunea acesteia asupra puterilor occidentale, apariția puterii țariste și mai târziu sovietice) o axă pivot care a determinat configurația geopolitică a lumii. și a condus succesiv la mărirea sau decăderea unui imperiu sau a altuia. Într-adevăr, echilibrul dintre puterile occidentale și Imperiul Otoman, iar mai târziu între Imperiul Austro-Ungar și Puterile de Est, precum Imperiul Otoman și Imperiul Țarist, a fost stabilit timp de câteva sute de ani chiar în această axă pivot a Europei de Est. . Din acest motiv, situația politică și militară a teritoriilor acoperite de axa pivot a fost întotdeauna una deosebită. Această axă pivot a Europei a pornit de la Marea Baltică și a fost în general dispusă peste fâșia continentală unde astăzi se află țări precum Estonia, Letonia și Lituania, o parte a Poloniei (Pomerania și o parte a Sileziei), Republica Cehă, partea de vest a României actuale, și o parte din Serbia. Această poziționare geografică a axei pivot a dus la o permanentă tulburare politică și la schimbarea granițelor în regiunile menționate. Referindu-ne exclusiv la modul în care această axă pivot a intersectat teritoriul actual al României, observăm că în trecerea sa de la nord la sud cuprindea Satu Mare, Oradea, Arad, Timişoara şi Reşita. Oradea a jucat întotdeauna un rol important în Europa Central-Estică, NATO recunoscând Centrul de Excelență NATO HUMINT (HCOE) ca o organizație strategică cu o contribuție remarcabilă la dezvoltarea capacității de Inteligență Umană în cadrul Alianței.

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