Metadata: MetaUseful & MetaCreepy
One of the easiest and most useful methods for an open source analyst is to extract metadata from imagery. Metadata is data that is often included with an image, such as the time it was taken, the type of camera…
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The Ironies of Living with the Bomb
I was in New Delhi when I first felt the lump in my chest. At that moment, in 2007, the slow, progressive decline in my health could no longer be wished away – not when I had a tumor the…
The IAEA’s Conclusion About Turkey
But what are nuclear scientists in Turkey actually doing? Not for the first time, when Barack Obama declared April 2 that the greater Middle East has no real alternative to a nuclear accommodation with Iran, advocates of the “cascade of…
Name That Vista
Back by popular demand: a geo quiz! This is a teaser for a how-to I will write next week. Q1: Where is the photographer standing? Q2: What is the address of the nearest building shown in the picture? Put…
The Iran Deal: Critiques and Rebuttals
“Obama imagines that this deal will bring Iran in from the cold, tempering its territorial ambitions and ideological radicalism.” — Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post, April 9, 2015 “If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its…
Modernization Molehill
The United Kingdom is having an election in May. Inexplicably, the issue of whether London can afford to replace its fleet of nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines is shaping up to be a major issue, especially if there is a hung…
There’s a Map for That
Many people ask where they can get satellite imagery. Working at a nonprofit, my preferences tend towards the free, but there are some great resources on the cheap too. Why check more than one map? Because: Volkel. Here’s a list of…
Jofi Joseph on the Iran Deal
Since I’ve already inflicted my thoughts on the Iran deal over at Foreign Policy.com, I am happy that my friend Jofi Joseph has agreed to share his here at the blog. Pleasant Surprises and Grudging Disappointments Jofi Joseph Jeffrey has…
The Framework Nuclear Agreement with Iran
We have a deal! Or, at least, a “framework” agreement between Iran and the E3/EU+3. Whether the negotiators can hammer out the details by June 30, especially on the timing of sanctions relief, remains to be seen but the terms…
Frameworks and Agreements
I just wanted to write down a brief explanation about the documents that exist describing the Iran “deal”. There seems to be some confusion about what they are and what they are not. They are a deal in the sense…