GEOPOLITICS26 June 2026· 16 min
Defensive Economic Intelligence: A Systematic Framework for Protecting Strategic Assets
State-sponsored espionage and corporate intelligence theft cost Western economies over $600B annually. This premium guide delivers a battle-tested, six-layer defensive framework with quantitative benchmarks, real-world case studies, and prioritized action roadmaps for intelligence and security leaders.
SOURCES
[1]U.S. Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property — 'The IP Commission Report Update' (2021) — ipcommission.org
[2]FBI Director Christopher Wray — Senate Intelligence Committee Testimony on Chinese Economic Espionage (March 2023) — fbi.gov
[3]Ponemon Institute — 'Cost of Insider Threats Global Report 2023' — ponemon.org
[4]Verizon — '2023 Data Breach Investigations Report' — verizon.com/business/resources/reports/dbir
[5]IBM Security — 'Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023' — ibm.com/security/data-breach
[6]ENISA — 'ENISA Threat Landscape 2023' — enisa.europa.eu
[7]European Commission — 'European Economic Security Package' (June 2023) — ec.europa.eu
[8]U.S. Department of Justice — Economic Espionage Act Prosecution Statistics (2022) — justice.gov
[9]Microsoft Threat Intelligence — 'Digital Threats from East Asia' (2023) — microsoft.com/security
[10]Gartner — 'Market Guide for Data Loss Prevention' (2023) — gartner.com