[#OSINT thread] The key part of OSINT work is analysis so you can produce an actual intelligence product at the end. In this context, an important part of analyzing a current situation is looking at the past to see what conditions or changes in conditions occurred [cont..] which may have 2nd & 3rd-order effects & underpin what is unfolding on the surface. For example, when looking at geopolitical conflicts, or clashes between different groups & tribes of people, often there have been historical shifts in the physical terrain that [cont..]