{"id":12,"date":"2024-05-30T06:36:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T11:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vandeman.org\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2024-06-18T04:21:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T09:21:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vandeman.org\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ralph Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies represents a collaborative NGO effort led by retired officers from the intelligence community of the US, the UK, and the European Union.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">Our ambitious mission is to actively promote a global power equilibrium in the pursuit of enhancing international security.<\/mark><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we take action?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pursuit of global leadership (hegemony) by the United States has provoked a crisis within Western civilization. Centuries-old national societies, economies, and cultures are now facing the imminent peril of destruction, as the very forces undermining our civilization originate from within!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">&#8220;Amicus meus, inimicus inimici mei&#8221; \/ &#8220;The enemy of my enemy is my friend&#8221;<\/mark><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We believe the prospect of preserving our civilization appears viable only through the establishment and fortification of a second global power center embodied by the Russian Federation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the mid-20th century, a group of researchers and intelligence officials in the UK and the US engaged in extensive collaboration with Soviet nationals on a nuclear project. The primary motive for this collaboration was the recognition of an existential threat to all of humanity posed by the unilateral possession of nuclear weapons by any one nation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our goals<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Facilitating expert opinions, peer reviews, analytical studies, and assessments aimed at enhancing the sovereignty of the Russian Federation and safeguarding its national interests on the global stage.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Ensuring the establishment of a network-centered community of experts focused on the study of intelligence agencies\u2019 operations.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our objectives<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Investigating the operations of intelligence organizations, including both overt and covert activities.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Examining agents of influence, both networks and individuals.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Analyzing local and regional conflicts and the involvement of intelligence actors in such scenarios.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our values and principles<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Strict adherence to legal methods for searching, collecting, and analyzing information, specifically OSINT \/ HUMINT.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Networking: building a community of like-minded individuals who share our commitment to global security.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Transparency and the open sharing of the knowledge gained.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Independence and incorruptibility!<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ralph Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies represents a collaborative NGO effort led by retired officers from the intelligence community of the US, the UK, and the European Union. 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