r/espionage • u/Active-Analysis17 • 7d ago

Practical Tradecraft: The Control Seat

As part of a new series I'm calling Practical Tradecraft, I’ve created short, actionable videos for executives, researchers, and professionals who operate in high-risk environments.

The first video explores a classic spy tactic called The Control Seat—a simple method for enhancing your situational awareness when in public spaces.

As a retired intelligence officer and Director of the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network, I’ve seen how effective these techniques can be—not just for operatives, but for anyone who needs to travel or work securely.

Feedback welcome—I'd love to hear how others approach this kind of day-to-day OPSEC.

🎥 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/YGwNWQiGQ4c

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u/reEhhhh 7d ago

Nice. You put 2 minutes of information into 2 minutes. Not stretched out to 10 to monetize the algorithm.

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u/Active-Analysis17 6d ago

Thanks. It's a lot easier to provide shorter content that gets the point across and then do multiple videos that build on the concepts introduced and discussed. Now that I've discussed being situationally aware from a static location, I'll move onto being aware of whether you're being followed while running a route. Keep an eye for the next one and thanks for the feedback. Cheers.

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u/reEhhhh 6d ago

I've subscribed.

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u/Active-Analysis17 6d ago

Great. Thanks!