The training will be held on October 25, 2025 at the premises of the Institute for National and International Security.

Applications should be sent to: office@intelligence-security.rs

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Training Program

09:00 – 09:45

• Introduction to intelligence operations

• Definition and purpose of intelligence operations

• Intelligence cycle (collection – processing – analysis – distribution)

• Historical examples and current challenges

10:00 – 10:45

• Sources of information and collection methods

  • HUMINT (human sources)

  • SIGINT (signals intelligence)

  • OSINT (open sources – media, social networks)

  • IMINT & GEOINT (imagery and geospatial intelligence)

11:00 – 11:45

• Planning and preparation of intelligence operations

  • Target analysis and setting priorities

  • Selection of methods and resources

  • Team organization and task distribution

  • Risk assessment

12:00 – 12:45

• Operational techniques and tactics

  • Cover and counterintelligence measures

  • Methods of infiltration and exfiltration

  • Use of legends and cover identities

  • Secure communication

13:00 – 14:00

• Lunch / refreshment break

14:00 – 14:45

• Analysis and processing of collected data

  • Source verification

  • Analytical methods (classical and modern)

  • Application of AI and software tools in intelligence analysis

  • Writing intelligence reports

15:00 – 15:45

• Psychology and training of operatives

  • Profiling and assessment of source reliability

  • Psychological techniques in interrogation and recruitment

  • Stress management and security culture

16:00 – 16:45

• Case studies and practical exercise

  • Analysis of a well-known real operation (e.g., Mossad, CIA, MI6)

  • Simulation: creating a mini-operation (from planning to results analysis)

17:00 – 17:45

• Conclusions and evaluation

  • Discussion and participants’ questions

  • Conclusions on the application of intelligence operations in real conditions

  • Training evaluation and recommendations for further improvement

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Key Study Topics

• Intelligence cycle and methodology

• Sources and data collection techniques (HUMINT, SIGINT, OSINT, IMINT)

• Planning and operational security

• Analytical methods and intelligence reports

• Psychology and operative skills

• Practical case studies

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Lecturers

• Prof. Dr. Darko Trifunović, Director of INIS

• Brigadier General (Ret.) Miroljub Čupić, Head of Intelligence and Reconnaissance Directorate (J-2) GS SAF

• Colonel (Ret.) Boško Zorić, Acting Head of the Training and Doctrine Directorate (J-7) GS SAF

• Colonel (Ret.) Saša Stefanović, Deputy Director of the Inspectorate of Defense, Ministry of Defense

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