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Agents operate by exploiting trusted relationships and positions to obtain sensitive information. They may also look for vulnerabilities among those handling secrets. They may...
In the intelligence world, a spy is strictly defined as someone used to steal secrets for an intelligence organization. Also called an agent or asset, a spy is not a professional intelligence officer, and doesn’t usually receive formal training (though may be taught basic tradecraft).
Spy agencies employ recruiters, people who target citizens of other countries who are likely to turn against their homeland and become spies. These defectors are invaluable spies, since they already have a cover and can provide information almost immediately.
- Ed Grabianowski
Apr 2, 2012 · Recruiting and running agents is the most dangerous and demanding part of being a modern spy. That's what Michael does for MI6. He works in al-Qaeda's heartlands - the precise locations of...
At its core, agents are charismatic and unassuming - they go unnoticed and "sell" locals on spying for them. At the other end of the spectrum, the CIA does recruit from special forces and has their own paramilitary force. I don't know much about how they're employed currently.
Why Spy? Studies in Intelligence Vol. 61, No. 2 (Extracts, June 2017) 21 relationship or family problems, and financial troubles. Such personal crises will, in turn, further stress and magnify problematic traits and behaviors just when the person needs most to function with stability and maturity. Agents “spotting” a vulner-
Jul 5, 2012 · Some agents spy as a kind of sport. They like sneaking around and manipulating others, and feel superior to their oblivious targets drawn into hidden games of secrecy and deception. In Some...
