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Recent Examples of tradecraft
Evading detection and blending into the background is DPRK tradecraft 101.
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Michael Barnhart, Fortune, 3 July 2025
In terms of its tradecraft, Operation Spider’s Web resembled the Israeli Mossad’s pager attack on Hezbollah last year, in which Israeli intelligence replaced Hezbollah fighters’ regular pagers with devices containing explosives.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
And great Americans, the tradecraft of America is going to fix them, is going to work on them.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
Trained in the technical side of tradecraft, Tal’s put through a trial-by-fire working alongside a team of veteran operators.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Michael Barnhart, Fortune, 3 July 2025
In terms of its tradecraft, Operation Spider’s Web resembled the Israeli Mossad’s pager attack on Hezbollah last year, in which Israeli intelligence replaced Hezbollah fighters’ regular pagers with devices containing explosives.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
And great Americans, the tradecraft of America is going to fix them, is going to work on them.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
Trained in the technical side of tradecraft, Tal’s put through a trial-by-fire working alongside a team of veteran operators.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tradecraft
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By law, grand jury testimony is kept secret, except in matters of national security or counterintelligence, neither of which applies in this case.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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LaCroix has taught a variety of subjects including cybercrime, counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, intelligence, counterintelligence and Homeland Security legal and policy Issues.—
Hunter LaCroix,
Baltimore Sun,
13 July 2025
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Other than the counterespionage law amendment, Beijing has in recent years expanded the remit of its national security apparatus through sweeping legislation, giving authorities broader powers to scrutinize foreign nationals and organizations.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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But the ruling raises serious questions about the agency, which focuses on counterespionage, terrorism and sabotage.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
3 July 2025
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But typically, the Russian leader – a former intelligence officer with the Soviet Union’s security service, the KGB – uses translators to avoid speaking in English during diplomatic conversations.—
Katharina Krebs,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration paused intelligence sharing and weapons shipments to Ukraine after the incident.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Tradecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tradecraft. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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