Eagle Eye Intelligence (EE) is an intelligence and research organization led by the students of the Global Security and Intelligence Studies (GSIS) program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona.

Dr. Philip E. Jones founded EE and Embry-Riddle’s GSIS program in 2002, following a career with the Central Intelligence Agency and consultancy work in international development and global security. Currently, Professor Dale R. Avery – a former CIA analyst – serves as EE’s Faculty Advisor.

Prior to officially organizing as an Embry-Riddle club, EE was just a group of students seeking to discuss contemporary geopolitical issues. A small, private political risk company contracted EE to continuously research and report on hotspots of conflict around the world. This partnership enabled the rapid development of EE’s capabilities and quality. During the early stages of growth, students utilized Embry-Riddle’s Operations Center (Ops) to monitor global issues. If the team noticed significant shift during their late-night shifts in Ops, they notified contacts in the United State Intelligence Community (USIC). This prompted the circulation of Eagle Eye Intelligence products throughout the USIC and its corporate partners.

EE strives to provide actionable intelligence and analysis to its customers during the academic year. We are driven by a number of goals – continuous development, non-partisanship, interdisciplinary studies, global awareness, and professional development. EE focuses on bringing lesser-known, yet important issues, to light. The Darfur Crisis in 2003 demonstrates this commitment well. EE began monitoring the issue before any major networks began their reporting – only lagging behind the United Nations. As a result, members of EE advanced their analytic skills, global understanding, and open source intelligence (OSINT) capabilities. We have continued our tradition of reporting on situations such as these, as well as well-known issues.

EE’s focus, interests, and capabilities have changed with each group of students, but it continues to serve as a useful tool for teaching valuable skills to the students of the GSIS program. Recently, EE has begun working on refining our intelligence articles – long-form intelligence products that analyze shifts in the trends of crucial geopolitical issues. EE seeks to advance our work by instituting more rigorous analytic techniques, refining our writing and editing abilities, and cultivating future leaders of the USIC, law enforcement, military, and private industry. We publish new issues every Friday during the academic year.

EE does not cite sources in the final publication; however, we log every source we use for our research and will share them upon request. EE does not take specific policy positions. As such, the views expressed in our publication are those of the students, not Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

For questions or comments, contact the EE leadership team at editorsee@gmail.com or Professor Dale Avery at 928.777.4708.