Ognyan Kostadinov
E-mail: o.kostadinov@naval-acad.bg
Ognyan Kostadinov is an Assistant, DSc in “Transport, navigation and aviation” in the “Exploitation and Management of Merchant Marine” department of the “Navigational” faculty at the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna. His scientific interests are in the field of Management of Merchant Marime Fleet; Foreign Language Learning; Human Intelligence (HUMINT).
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The article examines the ethical aspects of human intelligence as a specific domain of national security. It analyzes the moral dilemmas that arise in the process of collecting, processing, and using information through covert methods, with particular emphasis on the recruitment and handling of human sources (HUMINT). Attention is paid to the relationship between professional ethics, legality, and the need to protect the public interest. Key guidelines for developing an ethical code and addressing conflicts between national security and universal moral principles are outlined.
Ethics, Human Intelligence, Moral Dilemmas, Professional Code, National Security, Covert Operations, Agent Recruitment.
Костадинов, О. (Декември 2025). Етика в агентурното разузнаване: дилеми, принципи и практики. Сигурност и отбрана(2), 223-236. // Kostadinov, O. (Dekemvri 2025). Etika v agenturnoto razuznavane: dilemi, printsipi i praktiki. Sigurnost i otbrana(2), 223-236. https://doi.org/10.70265/ALLL9367
Костадинов, Огнян. „Етика в агентурното разузнаване: дилеми, принципи и практики.“ Сигурност и отбрана (Издателски комплекс на Национален военен университет „Васил Левски“), № 2 (Декември 2025): 223-236. // Kostadinov, Ognyan. “Etika v agenturnoto razuznavane: dilemi, printsipi i praktiki.” Sigurnost i otbrana (Izdatelski kompleks na Natsionalen voenen universitet “Vasil Levski”), № 2 (Dekemvri 2025): 223-236. https://doi.org/10.70265/ALLL9367
Костадинов, О., 2025. Етика в агентурното разузнаване: дилеми, принципи и практики. Сигурност и отбрана, Декември, Брой 2, с. 223-236. // Kostadinov, O., 2025. Etika v agenturnoto razuznavane: dilemi, printsipi i praktiki. Sigurnost i otbrana, Dekemvri, Broy 2, s. 223-236. https://doi.org/10.70265/ALLL9367
Костадинов, Огнян. „Етика в агентурното разузнаване: дилеми, принципи и практики.“ Сигурност и отбрана 2 (2025): 223-236. // Kostadinov, Ognyan. “Etika v agenturnoto razuznavane: dilemi, printsipi i praktiki.” Sigurnost i otbrana 2 (2025): 223-236. https://doi.org/10.70265/ALLL9367.
