ABSTRACT
Low-profile advocates, for some reason tend to be British security professionals, probably going back to their status as a once far-flung global empire with experience in many locations most people couldn’t even
locate on a map. The theory is quite prevalent in countries such as Iraq or Afghanistan, but also part of security practice in Central and South America, some African countries, and elsewhere. The practical application involves operating in personal security details (PSDs) without guns bristling and being waved around, and the use of nondistinct vehicles, rather than the typical large, armor-plated sport utility vehicles. The theory behind this use of beaten-up, less flashy vehicles is that these are more apt to “blend in”— another term often used in conjunction with “low profile.”
