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tradecraft

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as in counterintelligence

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Recent Examples of tradecraft Public recruitment campaigns represent an evolution in tradecraft for the agency, which in recent years has increasingly used cinematic online videos to reach audiences inside rival states, including Russia and Iran. — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026 Lotan is a former intelligence officer, who worked at the intersection of tradecraft and diplomacy, working globally across defense agencies and embassies. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 According to Gabbard, updating analytic tradecraft to incorporate AI will be a priority, though staff will not be replaced by machines. — Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025 Failure to do so would prevent the intelligence community from adopting cutting-edge technology that will allow tradecraft and operations to stay dominant in a constantly evolving landscape. — Ann Wagner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tradecraft

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But beyond that particular case, the suit says, the agents and analysts had a diversity of career experience, including expertise in the counterintelligence threat from Iran and instances of helping recover American hostages held abroad.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
In 1990, senior West German counterintelligence official Klaus Kuron was exposed as a Stasi spy and later convicted of treason.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, repeated his warning Sunday that Iran or its proxies could launch an attack before the election to disrupt the vote, citing intelligence.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments discuss a case involving a person who sent letters containing a suspicious substance, with many commenters criticizing the individual's intelligence for including his return address.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

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