Economic intelligence and counter-intelligence in ensuring national economic interests: Theoretical and applied aspect

Abstract

The realities of today testify to the urgency of the development of modern theories of intelligence and counterintelligence activities, in particular in the aspect of ensuring national economic interests. The above confirms the relevance of studying the theoretical and applied principles of economic intelligence and counterintelligence. In this regard, the purpose of the article is to analyze the role of economic intelligence and counterintelligence in ensuring national economic interests through the prism of the theoretical and legal aspect. To achieve the goal, a system of general scientific and special research methods was used, in particular, dialectical, system-structural, and system analysis methods. The study for the first time formulated the definition of the concept of economic intelligence with a view to a macro-level activity approach – this type of it can not only contain the collection of information from open sources, but also be implemented by creating an agent network, corrupting officials or representatives of top management, stealing technological documentation, using false companies, cyber-attack organizations. The results of the research made it possible to distinguish the functioning models of economic intelligence: systematic, purposeful acquisition of information of a strategic nature; ensuring national economic interests through constant monitoring of strategic sectors of the economy of individual countries; conducting active influence measures by national special services. The conclusions presented in the article can be useful for security sector practitioners