Corporate Military Intelligence

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement

Introduction: Corporate Military Intelligence in a Complex World

Tables and Figures

Abbreviations

1. From Sea to Strategy: Applying Naval Command Principles to Corporate and Military Intelligence

Hasim Turker

2. Economic Warfare: The Corporate Involvement

Oloke Moses Olalekan

3. Private Military Security Companies in Pacific Island Countries: Impacts on Development

Sasha Gillies-Lekakis

4. Intelligence and Foreign Policy

Sureyya Yigit

5. The Business of War: Corporate Political Influence on Military Engagement

Mohamad Hassan Soueidan

6. Tangled Power Game: Tatmadaw and Corporate Influence on Myanmar's Jade Industry

Sampa Kundu

7. From Fossil Fuels to Chips Intelligence Gathering in the Era of Big Tech

Shushant Vc Parashar

8. Economic Warfare as a Component of Geoeconomic Strategy in the Global Geopolitical Transformation

Greg Simons

9. The Issue of Regulating 'Artificial Intelligence (AI)': Mapping the Division Between the Global South and North on Cyber Security

Simant Shankar Bharti and Saroj Kumar Aryal

10. Why Wagner Wins: Deconstructing Mercenary-Governmental Organisations within Russian Foreign Policy

Aaryaman Nijhawan

11. The Nexus Conundrum: Interplay Between Military Intelligence and Corporate Forces in Tomorrow's Battles

Antoine Renaux

12. Civil-Military Fusion in Artificial Intelligence: Scope and Challenges for India's Future Warfare Capabilities

Niranjan Marjani

13. An Analysis of Russia's Counter-Terrorism Efforts in The Sahel: The Case of Burkina Faso and Mali (2015-2023)

John Mwangi Githigaro

14. Political Ethics and The Politicisation of Intelligence Services in Modern Statecraft

 David Shakarishvili

15. Increasing Role of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) and Impacts on Future Warfare

Anuradha Oinam and Monojit Das

Conclusion: The Future of Warfare—Corporate Dominance or Military Leadership?

Editors and Contributors

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Shantanu K. Bansal is Delhi-based Strategic Analyst and founder of the Indian Aerospace Defence News (IADN), India's leading defence and strategic news portal established in 2012. With over ten years of research and analysis experience, his work covers reforms in India's external intelligence including Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). He has served as senior consultant to the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Indian Army and Helicopter Training School (HTS), Indian Air Force.

Monojit Das is Researcher in geopolitics and national security, currently serving as Honorary Advisor to Indian Aerospace Defence News (IADN). His research interests encompass strategic affairs, defence policy, and international security, with numerous publications contributing to national and regional security discourse. He has undertaken significant roles in advancing academic diplomacy and educational cooperation through engagements with ICCR, MEA, Government of India.