About Intelligence notes
Intelligence notes is a strategic intelligence analysis platform built on systematic open-source intelligence (OSINT) methodology. It documents state and non-state actors, military and intelligence technologies, hybrid threats, cognitive warfare, and geopolitical dynamics — producing finished analytical assessments from exclusively open-source material.
The site functions simultaneously as a public reference knowledge base and as the publication platform for original strategic intelligence analysis, including investigation dossiers, crisis assessments, and the Signal Brief newsletter.
What You’ll Find Here
This is not a news aggregator or opinion blog. The knowledge base is structured for analytical work:
- Finished assessments — strategic intelligence analyses with BLUF, key judgments, confidence ratings, and source citations. See the Palantir dossier and the Iran-Israel Strategic Assessment as representative examples.
- Actor profiles — structured profiles of states, agencies, corporations, non-state actors, and key figures with relational links to doctrine, events, and investigations.
- Concept library — over 130 cross-linked entries covering strategic doctrine, intelligence disciplines, hybrid warfare methods, and cognitive operations.
- Investigations — active OSINT research threads documented with methodology, confidence assessments, and intelligence gaps identified.
- Library — curated foundational texts, declassified documents, and analytical papers in the field.
Methodology
All content is produced through disciplined OSINT tradecraft:
- Collection — systematic gathering from primary and secondary open sources (official publications, SEC filings, academic literature, verified investigative journalism, commercial satellite imagery, social media forensics)
- Verification — cross-referencing against multiple independent sources; conflicting accounts explicitly flagged
- Analysis — structured assessment using established analytical frameworks (BLUF format, confidence levels, intelligence gap identification)
- Dissemination — formatted for specialist use with internal wikilinks enabling relational navigation
Every assessment explicitly distinguishes facts, analytical judgments, and unresolved gaps. Confidence levels follow Intelligence Community standards: High / Moderate / Low.
The repository is deliberately non-partisan. Analytical rigor, not advocacy, is the operating standard.
About the Author
Luiz H. S. Brandão Intelligence Analyst | Strategic Studies Researcher
- Specialization: Hybrid Threats, Cognitive Warfare, Information Operations, OSINT
- Institutional: Coordinator, Information Warfare and Cognitive Security Unit — GEPSI (UnB / University of Brasília)
- Research affiliate: Intellecta OSINT Collective
- Contributor: Direto do Front (Brazil) · CommandEleven (Pakistan)
- Platform: @_Intellecta · @negisc_gepsi
This knowledge base is maintained in a personal capacity. Content reflects individual research and analysis, not the official positions of any affiliated institution.
How to Navigate
- Search — use the site search for any actor, concept, or keyword
- Wikilinks — follow internal links to trace analytical relationships
- Graph view — the Interactive Graph maps the full relationship network (500+ nodes)
- Signal Brief — the newsletter synthesizes vault intelligence into high-signal editions: browse the archive
The site is designed for non-linear exploration. Following connections between notes is the primary analytical method.
Corrections & Collaboration
This is a living knowledge base. Assessments are updated as situations evolve. Corrections, source suggestions, and collaboration proposals are welcome.
Contact: intellecta.contact@proton.me
Follow: linktr.ee/luizhsbrandao