situational awareness

“Timing is everything” – a phrase often used but seldom dissected. In the world of a covert...

This tradecraft method is a fundamental skill that CIA officers rely on to accomplish their mission. This...

The tradecraft primer and guide on counter-surveillance detection for use as a professional in operations and as...

This intel explores the concept of ‘urban survival’ and how it’s perceived and applied in the field...

As a Special Forces operator, having strong instincts can be the difference between life and death. Being...

Situational awareness is the second most decisive and advantageous tradecraft element in hand-to-hand, firearm and edged CQC...

Only after deliberately identifying a threat actively in the field can you optimally respond or at worst...

Pattern recognition tradecraft is a way of observing the world to actionably recognize regularities within it so...

Whether you’re a covert operative of an intelligence agency, part of Special Forces in the military or...

An executive protection agent’s general skills and tactics critical to the client individuals or groups’ safety and...

The concept of detecting then assessing potential imminent threats in urban environments to analyze the most optimal...

Despite the fact that almost all vectors of danger come from people, it’s when there’s many people...