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At Forward Observer, we know that you want to stay ahead of disruption, crisis, and conflict. In order to do that, you need to spend countless hours putting together small, important, and hard-to-find details. The problem is that you don’t have countless hours to do that.
We believe that Intelligence Drives the Fight, which is why our team of American special operations and intelligence veterans turn news into intelligence for an elevated, “big picture” view, so that you can be better informed and prepared for the future.
Here’s how we do it. First, sign up for Early Warning. You’ll receive our intelligence briefing each morning via email (M-F), and get access to the Forward Observer Watchfloor, a real-time news and intelligence platform. That puts you in position to see emerging risks and take action.
So stop wasting time, feeling overwhelmed, and missing critical pieces of information that don’t get reported in the news. Let us help you see things others don’t, so that you have more time to act.





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