Field Notes from the Grey Zone
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Intelligence analysts seriously need to start looking at the ground
Today, in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Sydney, I saw the same graphic circulating again inside intelligence and security circles.
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Zagreb 2025 or the cost of memory
Zagreb, late morning - December 11th, 2025
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To observation, intuition, and calibration, which is the core of HUMINT work.
Start this tomorrow, and you’ll start seeing things that were right in front of your eyes for a while.
I found a drug dealer's journal
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The failure of cultural intelligence in diplomatic circles
Recently, I was at a high-profile event on remembrance, held in a prestigious German institute.
Recently, I was at a high-profile event on remembrance, held in a prestigious German institute. Representatives from Israel and several Jewish...
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Perception engineer. Ex-spy, ex-journalist. I reveal structural blind spots of power: strategic failures, systemic collapse, civilizational shifts. Learn more: Grey Zone™, 4 Archetypes and the Quantum Framework™
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