Über Shane Yirak
Open Source and High Integrity Journalism and Reporting
What is The Firebrand Project?
The Firebrand Project is a strategic‑intelligence briefing for people who need to see around corners: analysts, journalists, operators, and serious news consumers who are done with vibes‑only geopolitics.
Each dispatch strips a live story down to six questions—what, who, how, when, where, why—and then rebuilds it into scenarios you can actually use.
What you get
Short, high‑signal situation snapshots on crises like Iran, Ukraine, great‑power competition, and information operations.
Deep‑dive reports that map actors, timelines, and force movements using open‑source data, primary documents, and financial/technical records where available.
Micro‑briefs you can read in under 5 minutes but reference for weeks: troop movements, sanctions, chokepoints, and political inflection points.
How Firebrand works
The Firebrand Project defaults to:
Q6 framing – every brief answers: What is happening, Who is driving it, How it works, When the key windows are, Where the leverage points sit, and Why it matters.
OSINT + primary sources – priority on satellite imagery, official documents, corporate filings, court records, and on‑the‑record statements over anonymous rumors.
Tier‑1 verification – cross‑checking military and political claims against at least one Tier‑1 outlet or primary artifact before treating them as baseline.
No clickbait, no “both sides” filler, no hot takes built on screenshots of other hot takes.
Who’s behind it
The Firebrand Project is run by Shane Yirak, a geopolitical analyst and investigative journalist focused on strategic intelligence, irregular warfare, and information operations. He has worked on conflict and political‑risk issues across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Indo‑Pacific.
How often you’ll hear from me
Core briefings: 5 times per week on live crises.
Special reports: when events warrant (leadership changes, major strikes, sanctions packages, elections).
Micro‑signals: shorter notes when a single data point changes the map.
Most posts are free. Some deep‑dive reports and live briefings are for paying subscribers who need a higher‑resolution picture and scenario work.
We never paywall anyone out of the information; paid subscribers just get extra!
Where else to follow Firebrand
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