הצומת | מהאימפריה הרומית ועד ה-KGB: גיליתי ששיטות המעקב לא השתנו 2,000 שנה - זאב

In the new episode of the "Hatzomet" podcast, we hosted Ze'ev, a former operations officer in the intelligence gathering system, for a fascinating and extraordinary conversation about the history and evolution of the world of tracking. Ze'ev took his professional tools and, with the help of artificial intelligence platforms and hundreds of historical archives, unraveled the roots of one of the oldest and most important professions in the secret world. We talked about the immortal principles of clandestine work that have not changed for thousands of years - from the Roman grain logistics unit (the Promentari) that became the first institutionalized intelligence body thanks to the principle of assimilation, through the Council of Enrichment in Venice that harnessed the civilian population to collect information, to a French criminal who brought his criminal mind to the heart of the law in Paris. Also in the episode - Zeev breaks down the combat theory of the "chain of surveillance" and the "star method" of the KGB, and explains why despite the technological leap and AI, human senses, operational improvisation and self-confidence will never be replaced in field work. Chapter highlights: ☑️ Roman roots: How the grain logistics unit (the Promentari) became the first institutionalized intelligence body in history. ☑️ The whistleblower mechanism in Venice: Using the civilian population as a platform for intelligence gathering and regime stability. ☑️ The crazy statistic of the Stasi: A whole percentage of the population spied on their associates, and the husband who reported on his wife for years. ☑️ A criminal at the head of the police: The story of Viduk and the transformation of criminal thinking into a modern detective profession in Paris. ☑️ Russian combat theory: From Mednikov's "flying unit" in the 19th century to The KGB's institutionalized tracking methods. ☑️ The Star Method (Zabzada): How to surround an object from all directions without it detecting eye contact or tracking in the field. ☑️ Man vs. Machine: Why human intelligence (HUMINT) and keen senses in the field will never have a technological replacement. Episode times: 00:00 - Opening and defining the world of surveillance and delay as a central tool in intelligence gathering 02:36 - The four intelligence categories: SIGINT, UMINT, VIZINT and the breakthrough of OSINT 10:05 - The Roman Empire: The Promentari Unit and the principle of logistical integration in the field 16:19 - The Russian diplomat's affair in Hungary and the use of legitimate cover for intelligence gathering and the IDF 20:33 - Venice and the Council of Enrichment: mobilizing the civilian population and the whistleblower boxes of the lion statues 28:24 - East Germany and the Stasi: 189 thousand collaborators and the unbelievable story of Vera Lanksfeld 32:15 - Paris 1811 and the "Sorte": the criminal Viduk who became the director of the police and recruited criminals as secret detectives 39:28 - The story of the robber Naaman Diller and the exploitation of intelligence collection and surveillance methods for the criminal world 45:06 - Monarchy Russia and the Akhtarna unit: the founding of the school of delay and the tactics of the chain of surveillance 53:19 - The KGB's star method and the FSB's modern surveillance of Alexander Navalny 1:00:28 - Summary: The future of human intelligence and will technology replace field personnel 📢 Follow us so you don't miss the next episodes of the "Hatzomet" podcast! 🔗 To the project's website: ttps://oo1.co.il/ 📢 Share, rate and tell us what you thought of the episode and what content or guests you would like us to bring next! Good news, 001.