About Joseph and Ian

JOSEPH FITSANAKIS, BSocSc, MSc, PhD, is Professor of Intelligence and Security Studies in the Department of Intelligence and Security Studies atCoastal Carolina University. Prior to joining Coastal, he built the Security and Intelligence Studies program at King University, where he also directed the King Institute for Security and Intelligence Studies. An award-winning professor, Dr. Fitsanakis haslectured, taught and written extensively on subjects such as international espionage, intelligence tradecraft, wiretapping, cyberespionage, and transnational crime. He is a syndicated columnist and frequent contributor to news media such asBBC television,CBC television,ABC radio, andNPR, and his work has been referenced in outlets includingThe Washington Post,Newsweek,Forbes,Foreign Policy,Politico, Vice News, andThe Huffington Post. He can be contacted via email at joe [at] intelnews.org, or by calling 423-742-1627 in the United States.

IAN ALLEN, MEng, MSE, retired from the intelligence profession in the 2000s, after more than 25 years of service. He is currently active in private security consulting. His professional expertise is in the highly technical field of telecommunications security, communications interception countermeasures and related support services. Ian spent much of his professional career working in a variety of locations in North and South America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. His post-retirement work has been referenced in specialized outlets includingThe Cipher Brief,Wired,Foreign Policy in Focus,The Military Review, and in news media such as Bloomberg,Al Jazeera,International Business Times,Metro News,Libération, La Razón and others. Ian editsintelNews‘ popular “News You May Have Missed” feature and writes the occasional opinion piece. He can be contacted via email at ian [at] intelnews.org.
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8 Responses toAbout Joseph and Ian

1. RAJA RAADsays:

   April 17, 2009 at 07:44

   I saw your page by chance, i read mostly all the stories and all of them are so logical and intresting, your way of wrinting the story is so profesional and i liked this so much, wish you the best
2. mikssays:

   December 20, 2009 at 08:42

   yeah, i also read dear Joseph’s one article about “Nazi glorification in Latvia” – one can hear those ‘ so logical and interesting’ claims every day from Russian migrants who are waving Russia’s flags and walking arond with Czar’s honor signs :))) I mean. it shows clearly enough democratic credentials and mentality of those posers-“liberators” :)
3. Jason Brownsays:

   January 20, 2012 at 04:51

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   Congratulations!

   Big thumbs up for supplying credentials.

   Now we can examine our sources in a little more depth. Triangulate for bias. So on.

   Little suggestion? Put your names in rugged typewriter font, white on dark background; at the moment the elaborate script at the top of the sidebar is hard to spot, at first.

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4. Anonymoussays:

   February 10, 2012 at 21:31

   Sorry to have missed the posting of JF’s credentials. Exactly how did he gain his “expertise” in these matters and what qualifies him to teach this stuff?
5. intelNewssays:

   February 16, 2012 at 11:06

   I don’t generally respond to anonymous queries, but I thank you for yours nonetheless. Generally, instructors in higher education acquire their academic expertise by successfully completing an accredited Ph.D., a commonly used abbreviation that denotes the conclusion of a specialized research project lasting anywhere from three to six years. The Ph.D. is then coupled with continuing scholarly research, a strong publication record, and specialized teaching that both reflects and sustains the instructor’s academic expertise. My own academic credentials are listedhere.[JF]
6. Carlsays:

   June 20, 2012 at 13:36

   Well written response to anonymous :-)
7. Kocys Zemaitissays:

   January 18, 2023 at 20:21

   What’s up with this Nazi Latvija stuff? Are the Latvian Russians Nazis or are the Latvians themselves Nazis? Anyway, the relationship of the Baltic peoples to German and Russian invasions is quite complex.
8. Anonymoussays:

   February 3, 2025 at 15:30

   The Hellenic Ethos, as well as the Quality in the work presented from both gentlemen, is apparent. Bravo!