Kontrwywiad wojskowy oraz taktyczny wywiad osobowy – kluczowe elementy ochrony wojsk przed zamachami terrorystycznymi
Military Counterintelligence and Tactical Human Intelligence as key elements of protection of armed forces against terrorism

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to discuss military CI and tactical HUMINT as key elements in ensuring the security of the armed forces. The article emphasizes the activities of the military special services whose aim is to counteract terrorist attacks directed against military units taking part in international operations. The present study was prepared on the basis of the available regulations and the materials of the US Department of Defense. The aim of the article is to familiarize the reader with the role and tasks of the military special services, especially those of the CJ2X Cell – Joint Combat Staff for Counterintelligence and HUMINT Operations, which functions in military operations conducted by NATO and the EU. This article discusses the basic similarities and differences between the activities of counterintelligence and those of tactical HUMINT; the cells operating as a part of the CJ2X Cell are also discussed in this context. The author illustrates the theory with examples of both intelligence and counterintelligence operations, carried out as part of modern military operations in the Balkans. Selected terrorist attacks on military targets, such as the one on a part of a housing complex in the city of Khobar in Saudi Arabia or the one on the US Marines barracks in Lebanon, are examined in the context of the activities of both intelligence and counterintelligence. The article includes personal reflections of the author, who worked as the head of the CJ2X Cell of one of the international organizations.

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