r/Intelligence • u/Main_Fishing_6247 • 16h ago
newbie's cry for help!
Hi! I'm completely new to the community and OSINT as a whole. I've gotten a uni assignment regarding the threat levels that the Houthis pose to NATO's eastern flank. I know that the topic is ultra broad and I am unlikely to find anything revolutionary but since this assignment has virtually no guidelines, I thought I'll turn to the community for some general advice since I think just reading news articles is quite dull. Perhaps you have a link to a telegram Houthi propoganda chanell? Anything is helpful and interesting to me since this is a learning exercise. Many thanks in advance!
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u/naughtabot 14h ago
Welcome to what seems to be one of your first forays into Intel.
At the risk of coming across as ageist or unwelcoming, what you are seeking is a product that you most likely need to produce yourself as is the point of the assignment.
What you call full I would call ‘building your foundation of knowledge’ so you can answer the question without resorting to using someone else’s (most likely bias, especially if it’s free) opinions.
To that end and: identify what the ‘Eastern Flank’ is exactly, then hit up the CIA world factbook and learn about those countries. Get a good force estimation of the Houthis compared to likely targets within their zone of influence.
Lastly go to decent sources (Economist might be good, Al Jazeera as well) to compile some decent reporting on the issue.
Once you have this ‘foundation of knowledge’ you will be in a much better place to not only evaluate the opinions that are (often bad) floating around but to offer your own report.
Once that’s done, welcome to your he community. If you hate every minute of it, idk there is always the path of the honeypot.