"This edited volume takes a fresh look at the subject of open source intelligence (OSINT), exploring both the opportunities and the challenges that this emergent area offers at the beginning of the twenty-first century. In particular, it explores the new methodologies and approaches that technological advances have engendered, while at the same time considering the risks associated with the pervasive nature of the Internet. Drawing on a diverse range of experience and expertise, the book begins with a number of chapters devoted to exploring the uses and value of OSINT in a general sense, identifying patterns, trends and key areas of debate. The focus of the book then turns to the role and influence of OSINT in three key areas of international security - nuclear proliferation; humanitarian crises; and terrorism. The book offers a timely discussion on the merits and failings of OSINT and provides readers with an insight into the latest and most original research being conducted in this area."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction / Christopher Hobbs, Matthew Moran and Daniel Salisbury -- PART I. Open source intelligence : new methods and approaches -- 1. Exploring the role and value of open source intelligence / Stevyn D. Gibson -- 2. Towards the discipline of social media intelligence / David Omand, Carl Miller and Jamie Bartlett -- 3. The impact of open source intelligence on cybersecurity / Alastair Paterson and James Chappell -- PART II. Open source intelligence and proliferation -- 4. Armchair safeguards : the role of open source intelligence in nuclear proliferation analysis / Christopher Hobbs and Matthew Moran -- 5. Open source intelligence and proliferation procurement : combating illicit trade / Daniel Salisbury -- PART III. Open source intelligence and humanitarian crisis -- 6. Positive and negative noise in humanitarian action : the open source intelligence dimension / Randolph Kent -- 7. Human security intelligence : towards a comprehensive understanding of complex emergencies / Fred Bruls and A. Walter Dorn -- PART IV. Open source intelligence and counterterrorism -- 98. Detecting events from Twitter : situational awareness in the age of social media / Simon Wibberley and Carl Miller -- 9. Jihad online : what militant groups say about themselves and what it means for counterterrorism strategy / John C. Amble -- Conclusion / Christopher Hobbs, Matthew Moran and Daniel Salisbury.