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Cormac, R. (2014) Secret intelligence and economic security : the exploitation of a critical asset in an increasingly prominent sphere. Intelligence and National Security, Volume 29 (Number 1). pp. 99-121. doi:10.1080/02684527.2012.748366
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2012.748366
Abstract
International economic issues have become a foremost government concern since the start of the global financial crisis, leaving economic security increasingly linked to more traditional concepts of national interest and politico-military security. This prioritization has been reflected in the recent requirements of the United Kingdom's intelligence and security actors. Yet, scholarly research has neglected the relationship between intelligence, international economics, and contemporary security policy. Taking current requirements as a catalyst, this article draws on contemporary British history to explore when intelligence can be used to protect economic security and when intelligence actors can best use economic measures to achieve broader politico-military goals. The use of secret intelligence in the economic sphere does, however, have certain limitations and it should therefore only be employed when necessary.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Intelligence and National Security | ||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
| ISSN: | 0268-4527 | ||||
| Official Date: | 18 February 2014 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 29 | ||||
| Number: | Number 1 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 99-121 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/02684527.2012.748366 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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