TECHINT FUNDAMENTALS Hey Reader Today we’re launching the biggest course we’ve ever built at Grey Dynamics Intelligence School. TECHINT: Technical Intelligence. 15 modules, 78 video lessons, on how weapon systems actually work: what they do, how they do it, and why it matters to the decisions you make. The instructor is Travis Butson. His CV reads like the syllabus Role Where Intelligence Commander, Operation Inherent Resolve 609th Combined Air Operations Centre, Qatar - 60+ nation coalition,...
5 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Decision Maker, Before I get into it, a thank you! Last week's newsletter got more replies than anything I've sent in months. People emailed. People messaged. A few of you actually picked up the phone and called. I read every single one, and I'm still working through the longer threads. I'm really grateful. Keep them coming, because half of what I learn comes from those conversations, not from my own desk.Right. Now let me tell you about a video call... In January 2024, a finance worker...
20 days ago • 7 min read
Dear Decision Maker, A quick warning before you read on: this one's different. I usually use this space to pull apart a problem set. A place, a group, a person most people aren't watching closely enough. Not today. Today I want to talk about us. About where Grey Dynamics is, where it's going, and some changes coming over the next couple of months. Some of them are big. There's a lot going on right now. A lot with Grey Dynamics. And there's my new venture, Critical Outcomes Group, which I'll...
27 days ago • 8 min read
Dear Decision Maker, Right now, someone on your payroll might be funding a ballistic missile. You interviewed them. You liked them. You checked the references and shipped them a laptop. They have written clean code for you ever since. They join the stand-ups. They say good morning in Slack. They are also sitting in Pyongyang, working under a stolen identity, wiring a slice of that salary home to a weapons programme. This is not a hypothetical. Roughly 3,000 to 10,000 North Korean IT workers...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Dear Decision Maker, Last week I wrote about COG (Critical Outcomes Group) and what we are building. The model. The geographies. The transition at Grey Dynamics. This week is different. This one is about us. The three of us. How John, Alastair, and I came to do this together. Why it took us 45 years combined to see it. And why ground truth still anchors everything we do. So pour yourself a coffee. Let me walk you through it. HOW IT STARTED It started last year. John and I, talking....
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Dear Decision Maker, I've been sitting on this for six months. Not because it's secret. The opposite, actually. I didn't want to announce COG (Critical Outcomes Group) until I had proof it works. Last week we closed our first deals. So here we are. Let me walk you through three things: what we're building, why it matters, and what it means for Grey Dynamics. THE PROBLEM NOBODY WANTS TO OWN Global supply chains for critical minerals are broken. Not bent. Not strained. Broken. Here's what that...
2 months ago • 7 min read
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): China's decades-long strategic operation has resulted in a near-monopoly on critical rare earth processing (91-100% control), which has been weaponized through an operative licensing system that remains in force. This creates an immediate, high-risk vulnerability for global defense and cleantech supply chains, with the full potential for extraterritorial controls set to resume after the temporary pause expires in November 2026. Dear Decision Maker I think the...
3 months ago • 12 min read
Free Live Workshop WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL | 18:00 CET | 12:00 EST | 09:00 PT | ZOOM | FREE REGISTER Dear Reader Tomorrow at 18:00 CET | 12:00 EST | 09:00 PT, Ray White is going live on Zoom for The Trust Equation workshop. Here is how to get the most out of it: Have a pen and paper ready. Ray will walk through a self-assessment framework and you will want to score yourself in real time. Think of one professional relationship where trust is critical. Bring it to mind during the session. The...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Free Live Workshop WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL | 18:00 CET | 12:00 EST | 09:00 PT | ZOOM | FREE REGISTER Dear Reader Quick reminder. Wednesday's free Zoom workshop on The Trust Equation is 48 hours away. Ray White, a retired CIA Senior Operations Officer, is breaking down the formula intelligence professionals use to build trust. Here is what you will walk away with: A clear understanding of the four variables that determine whether someone trusts you. The single biggest mistake people make when trying...
3 months ago • 1 min read