Economic intelligence of the modern state

Abstract

The goal of the thesis is to explore economic intelligence. The work includes the analysis of open sources. Tile approach to the issue of economic intelligence is based on the analysis of the state's economic security. The research presents the views of politicians, intelligence professionals, and scientists. It proposes possible objectives and missions of economic intelligence. Additionally, the research investigates the usefulness and reliability of open sources of economic analysis. The second goal of the thesis is the analysis of modem schools of intelligence and classifications of intelligence by levels and components. Next, the work analyzes modem economic intelligence exploring its structure and activities. Then the work compares the intelligence process of public and private economic intelligence. The third goal is to analyze the economic intelligence system of the modem state by using the economic intelligence system of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russian Federation, and United States as models for an economic intelligence system. Furthermore, the work points out the principal features of each system. Finally , the research offers conclusions about the use and development of economic intelligence for the state.