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The Burn Bag Podcast

Creating intelligence: Open Source in Action with Arctic Competition Research featuring Eric and Greg Levesque, Co-Founders at Strider Technologies

May 29, 2024
Eric and Greg Levesque, co-founders of Strider Technologies, delve into the transformative landscape of open-source intelligence. They discuss the surge in data capabilities since the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of AI in enhancing strategic insights for national security. The conversation highlights Russia's burgeoning cooperation with China in the Arctic, emphasizing its implications for global power dynamics. They also explore the future of Arctic security and what 2030 might hold for this critical geopolitical theater.
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Quick takeaways

  • Open-source intelligence capabilities have significantly evolved post-COVID-19, enabling better strategic insights to mitigate nation-state threats.
  • The growing partnership between Russia and China in the Arctic presents strategic dilemmas and opportunities amid the evolving global power landscape.

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Origins of Strider Intel

The co-founders of Strider Intel, Eric and Greg Levesque, share their distinct career backgrounds that led to the formation of their company. Greg's experience in Washington D.C. involved analyzing China's economic statecraft, particularly its methods of acquiring technology and recruiting talent, highlighting that industry has become a battleground in great power competition. Meanwhile, Eric's finance background in Oman revealed information asymmetries between U.S. entities and foreign counterparts, emphasizing the lack of strategic insight within Western industries. Together, they aimed to leverage open-source data and AI technologies to help organizations address and mitigate the intellectual property threats posed by nation-states.

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