S04 E05: Melisa Stivaletti, the Queen of OSINT, on Elevating OSINT with AI, Private-Public Synergy, and More

May 27th, 2025  |  Season 4  |  30 mins 2 secs

Host Nico "Dutch OSINT Guy" Dekens, co-host David Cook, and guest Melisa Stivaletti trace Melisa’s path from discovering OSINT during the Arab Spring in Afghanistan to championing its formalization across the U.S. intelligence community. They explore why private-public collaboration, adequate funding, and disciplined tradecraft are critical as public data volumes explode and generative-AI tools reshape collection and analysis. Melisa closes by dispelling the myth that OSINT is “cheap or easy,” arguing that it now rivals other intelligence disciplines in complexity, cost, and strategic value.