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Corporatocracy: The Business of Politics is the Politics of Business

The transfer of power, from national governments to multinational corporations, will be a defining feature of the 21st Century. In 2000, 51 of the 100 largest economies in the world were corporations; 49 were countries. In 2016, 69 of the largest economies in the world were corporations; 31 were countries. Similarly, the largest 10 corporations […]

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A view to a chill: Russian relations getting worse?

The 194 representatives of Interpol’s member states met last Wednesday for the annual congress in Dubai during which they elected the new President of the organization, the South Korean Kim Jong-Yang. The other potential candidate was the Russian Alexander Prokopchuk, but Western states were strongly opposed to his nomination due to the current nature of

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Saudi Arabia: Shifting Sands, Shifting Alliances

In the light of Khashoggi‘s murder, Saudi Arabia’s future and Mohammed bin Salam’s (MBS) 2030 vision appear as uncertain as ever. The crown prince, a man once identified as the progressive reformer bringing the Kingdom out of its extemporal and traditional bubble to embrace modernity, change and evolution, is now under fire with his capabilities

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lntelligence failure and the lessons for the corporate sector

The intelligence community has had its share of failures over the years, from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941 to the lack of sharing that contributed to 9/11. But while governmental agencies are always looking to learn from these failures, there are equal lessons for the corporate sector about the pitfalls that accompany

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“When sorrows come, they come not single spies…”

The world of hi-tech, fast moving intelligence is often characterised as something out of a spy film, but the practice has its roots well-established in history. One man in England’s story, Sir Francis Walsingham, arguably did more than any other to solidify the tenets of English intelligence and set the tone for the next 500

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