Babbage: The open-source intelligence war

<p>Six months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. It is arguably the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/04/08/how-cartographers-track-and-map-russias-war-in-ukraine?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">most transparent conflict ever</a>, thanks to publicly available satellite data and social media. How has <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/08/07/open-source-intelligence-challenges-state-monopolies-on-information?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">open-source intelligence</a> (OSINT) shaped the war? The Economist’s defence editor Shashank Joshi examines the technologies behind the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/08/07/the-promise-of-open-source-intelligence?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OSINT revolution</a>, and how this <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2022/02/18/a-new-era-of-transparent-warfare-beckons?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new era of openness</a> is changing warfare. Alok Jha hosts.</p><br><p>For full access to The Economist’s print, digital and audio editions subscribe at <a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=babbage&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/podcastoffer</a> and sign up for our weekly sci