Corporate Military Intelligence

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.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgementIntroduction: Corporate Military Intelligence in a Complex WorldTables and FiguresAbbreviationsFrom Sea to Strategy: Applying Naval Command Principles to Corporate and Military IntelligenceEconomic Warfare: The Corporate InvolvementPrivate Military Security Companies in Pacific Island Countries: Impacts on DevelopmentIntelligence and Foreign PolicyThe Business of War: Corporate Political Influence on Military EngagementTangled Power Game: Tatmadaw and Corporate Influence on Myanmar's Jade IndustryFrom Fossil Fuels to Chips Intelligence Gathering in the Era of Big TechEconomic Warfare as a Component of Geoeconomic Strategy in the Global Geopolitical TransformationThe Issue of Regulating 'Artificial Intelligence (AI)': Mapping the Division Between the Global South and North on Cyber SecurityWhy Wagner Wins: Deconstructing Mercenary-Governmental Organisations within Russian Foreign PolicyThe Nexus Conundrum: Interplay Between Military Intelligence and Corporate Forces in Tomorrow's BattlesCivil-Military Fusion in Artificial Intelligence: Scope and Challenges for India's Future Warfare CapabilitiesAn Analysis of Russia's Counter-Terrorism Efforts in The Sahel: The Case of Burkina Faso and Mali (2015-2023)Political Ethics and The Politicisation of Intelligence Services in Modern StatecraftIncreasing Role of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) and Impacts on Future WarfareConclusion: The Future of Warfare—Corporate Dominance or Military Leadership?Editors and ContributorsBibliographyIndex