The New Great Game: Military, Police and Strategic Intelligence for Global Security

Abstract

ABSTRACT Intelligence and counter terrorism are key elements of the contemporary global security environment. Profound changes in the nature of states fuelled by globalization, information technology, and the influence of non‐state actors are changing the structure and dynamics of intelligence. A range of global threats and conditions influence the contemporary global security and intelligence stage. These include global insurgency and terrorism (as seen in the Salafist jihadi struggle with the West), the rise of global business and civil society, global political movements, transnational organized crime, the rise of global cities, networked diasporas, global disease, and the prospect of planet‐wide climate change. Yet, while all players in this new ‘Great Game’ recognize that intelligence is essential to situational understanding, few have the institutional structure, experience, and understanding of the various types of intelligence necessary to negotiate the current and emerging security environment. This article will review the threats and conditions influencing global security environment, and discuss the roles of military, police, and strategic intelligence in understanding this environment.