Scholars have long viewed intelligence as the preserve of nation states. Where the term 'private sector intelligence' is used, the focus has been overwhelmingly on government contractors. As such, a crucial aspect of intelligence power has been overlooked: the use of intelligence by corporations to navigate and influence the world. Where there has been academic scrutiny of the field, it is seen as a post-9/11 phenomenon, and that a state monopoly of intelligence has been eroded. Beyond States and Spies demonstrates - through original research - that such a monopoly never existed. Private sector intelligence is at least as old as the organised intelligence activities of the nation state. The book offers a comparative examination of private and public intelligence, and makes a compelling case for understanding the dangers posed by unregulated intelligence in private hands. Overall, this casts new light on a hitherto under investigated academic space.
| ISBN: | 9781399543651 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 2024 |
| Author: | Lewis SagePassant |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Series: | Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret Warfare |
| Genres: |
Politics and government Espionage and secret services Military intelligence International relations |