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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Security
- Intelligence (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-traditional intelligence collector
1, record 1, English, non%2Dtraditional%20intelligence%20collector
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- non-traditional collector of intelligence 2, record 1, English, non%2Dtraditional%20collector%20of%20intelligence
correct
- non-traditional collector 3, record 1, English, non%2Dtraditional%20collector
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... these non-traditional collectors [are] students, researchers, businesspeople, people who have legitimate jobs, who act as proxies or surrogates for the intelligence service. They generally don't have formal training, but they're able to operate using their cover or using their legitimate cover to then work for the intelligence service. 4, record 1, English, - non%2Dtraditional%20intelligence%20collector
Record 1, Key term(s)
- non traditional intelligence collector
- non traditional collector of intelligence
- non traditional collector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité
- Renseignement (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent de collecte de renseignements non professionnels
1, record 1, French, agent%20de%20collecte%20de%20renseignements%20non%20professionnels
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- agente de collecte de renseignements non professionnels 2, record 1, French, agente%20de%20collecte%20de%20renseignements%20non%20professionnels
correct, feminine noun
- agent de collecte non professionnel 3, record 1, French, agent%20de%20collecte%20non%20professionnel
correct, masculine noun
- agente de collecte non professionnelle 4, record 1, French, agente%20de%20collecte%20non%20professionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une tierce partie peut tenter d’exploiter une personne de confiance(un employé, un entrepreneur, un fournisseur, un partenaire, etc.) pour accéder aux informations les plus précieuses d’un organisme. Cette tierce partie, parfois appelée «agent de collecte non professionnel» peut utiliser différents moyens pour amener la personne de confiance à lui fournir les informations ou l'accès aux informations :coercition, manipulation, chantage et incitatifs. 5, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20collecte%20de%20renseignements%20non%20professionnels
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-12-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Political Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hard power
1, record 2, English, hard%20power
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies. 2, record 2, English, - hard%20power
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This form of political power is often aggressive, and is most effective when imposed by one political body upon another of lesser military and/or economic power. Hard power contrasts with soft power, which comes from diplomacy, culture and history. 2, record 2, English, - hard%20power
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
At one extreme was hard or command power -- the ability to change what others do through coercion (followed next on the continuum by inducement). At the other extreme was soft or co-optive power -- the ability to shape what others want through attraction (preceded by agenda-setting). 3, record 2, English, - hard%20power
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- puissance coercitive
1, record 2, French, puissance%20coercitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pouvoir de contraindre 2, record 2, French, pouvoir%20de%20contraindre
correct, masculine noun
- puissance dure 3, record 2, French, puissance%20dure
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capacité d’un État ou d’un groupe d’États à imposer ses vues à un ou plusieurs autres en usant de divers moyens de pression et de coercition, sans exclure le recours à la force armée. 2, record 2, French, - puissance%20coercitive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pouvoir de contraindre : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 16 septembre 2006. 4, record 2, French, - puissance%20coercitive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias políticas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- poder duro
1, record 2, Spanish, poder%20duro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- poder coercitivo 2, record 2, Spanish, poder%20coercitivo
correct, masculine noun
- poder de coerción 3, record 2, Spanish, poder%20de%20coerci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el poder coercitivo del Gobierno federal era débil [...] Con la democracia esa debilidad dio ventaja a los delincuentes, pero la guerra está obligando a corregir este problema. [...] En unos tres años el poder coercitivo del Gobierno federal se habrá incrementado considerablemente y el despliegue territorial de éste se habrá consolidado; los delincuentes habrán perdido poder financiero; los carteles se atomizarán, y la violencia se reducirá sustancialmente. 1, record 2, Spanish, - poder%20duro
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- means of bringing pressure to bear upon 1, record 3, English, means%20of%20bringing%20pressure%20to%20bear%20upon
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moyens de coercition
1, record 3, French, moyens%20de%20coercition
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- moyens de pression 1, record 3, French, moyens%20de%20pression
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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