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Private sector intelligence is at least as old as the organised intelligence activities of the nation state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56298606625141,"sku":"9781399543651","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399543668.jpg?v=1792599016"},{"product_id":"private-sector-intelligence","title":"Private Sector Intelligence","description":"A primer about the rapidly expanding world of private sector intelligenceHow do corporations identify geopolitical risks and security challenges before they arise? How can organizations navigate these problems once they do? As regional conflicts disrupt supply chains, online disinformation campaigns drive corporate reputational crises, and political instability threatens employees' lives, business leaders are increasingly turning to intelligence to navigate this volatile and complex world.   Private Sector Intelligence guides readers through this world—conducted by and for the private sector—while contrasting it with public sector intelligence. From Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits, many organizations develop their own intelligence teams, while others outsource their intelligence needs to private firms. Private sector intelligence professionals conduct the full range of intelligence cycle activities, from direction through dissemination, in addition to providing recommendations. This book also explains the ethical and legal guardrails for private sector intelligence and addresses the field's future in the age of artificial intelligence.   This book is a guide for students, scholars, and practitioners for understanding the world of private sector intelligence.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57682700599669,"sku":"9781647127756","price":26.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57507817488757,"sku":"9781647127749","price":89.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"merchants-of-power","title":"Merchants of Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow businesses have shaped global affairs, from the Renaissance to the present.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporations can outlive empires, accumulate more wealth than nations and project power with more persistence than armies. Kings and continents have bent to their will, and wars and coups have been launched at their command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet despite this legacy, corporations have been largely overlooked as geopolitical players, and modern companies seem lost as they navigate a global order that closely resembles the imperial great power politics of the past. Colin Reed and Lewis Sage-Passant puncture this state-centric view, offering a holistic account that captures the many actors influencing the global system. From the diplomatic alliances of the Hanseatic League to the commercial intelligence networks of Venice; from the sprawling armies of the East India Companies to the Cold War coups of the United Fruit Company; and from the country-shaping monopolies of the Japanese Zaibatsu to the satellites of Starlink, corporations have routinely and profoundly shaped geopolitical history. As frontier technologies like artificial intelligence rapidly transform national industries and economies, the private companies spearheading innovation often wield more financial, political and even military clout on the world stage than states.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMerchants of Power\u003c\/em\u003e asks vital questions about the role corporations play in today’s tumultuous world order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePunctures a state-centric view of power and reveals how corporations have been overlooked as geopolitical players despite some accruing enormous wealth and outliving empires\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExamines businesses such as the East India Companies, United Fruit Company, Japanese Zaibatsu and Starlink to reveal how corporations profoundly shaped global history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo intelligence experts ask essential questions about how these financially, politically and militarily powerful companies impact today's uncertain world order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57613200195957,"sku":"9781805267805","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805267805.jpg?v=1790608008"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-lewis-sage-passant.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}