Private Sector intelligence professional / Teaching intel and espionage at Sciences Po Paris with a focus on non-state intel / Podcasting on dangerous stuff!
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My upcoming book, "Beyond States and Spies: the Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector", is available now to pre-order from Edinburgh University Press here: edinburghuniversitypress.com…
#intelligence #surveillance #spies #geopolitics #books #readinglist
Excited to announce this project, which traces the long history of companies' role in geopolitics! We explore everything from renaissance merchants toppling kings to the modern age, and offer lessons for corporations once again facing a more turbulent geopolitical environment!
🗓️ OUT IN JULY 2027
'Merchants of Power' by Colin Reed & @LSagePassant reveals how businesses have shaped global affairs, from the Renaissance to the present, and asks vital questions about the role corporations play in today’s tumultuous world order.
Pre-order ➡️ tinyurl.com/26fdmtne
ALT Book cover of Merchants of Power: A History of Corporate Geopolitics by Colin Reed and Lewis Sage-Passant on a beige background. The blue cover is an illustration of a line of ocean liners at sea with seagulls flying overhead.
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In this video commentary @LouMarieHSD, Senior Research Fellow in RUSI’s Cyber and Tech team and @LSagePassant, author of Beyond States and Spies: the Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector discuss the role of private cyber companies in a time when countries increasingly depend on digital infrastructure.
Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4u4OtBe
I've always loved @HurstPublishers' books, so I am thrilled to announce that Colin Reed and I have signed a contract to write a book on the history, present, and future of corporate geopolitics!
#books #geopolitics
My latest for @RUSI_org with Colin Reed, pointing out that corporate geopolitics isn't new, and that companies must once more get used to operating in a turbulent world.
#geopolitics #intelligence
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'Federal Reserve researchers have found that companies now increasingly invest in countries ideologically aligned with their home nation – with ideological distance, measured by UN voting patterns, significantly shaping FDI allocation.' write @LSagePassant & Colin Reed in the latest #RUSICommentary. rusi.org/explore-our-researc…
New book officially accepted for publication, coming out at the end of the year from Georgetown University Press!
#intelligence #geopolitics
It's that time of year: Encyclopedia Geopolitica has published its 2026 geopolitical reading list!
#geopolitics #security #intelligence #readinglist
encyclopediageopolitica.com/…
MI5 has warned of spies offering geopolitical consulting work to well placed folks. I've seen these "cash for reports" ads on LinkedIn, posted by suspicious users offering high sums yet lacking the specificity that would give such reports actual value.
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🎙️ Ever wondered what goes in to celebrity security? In our upcoming episode (out now for Patreon members) we sit down with two close protection/protective intelligence experts!
#podcast #security #intelligence #celebrity
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🎙️How do #pirates get paid once a #ransom is agreed? In our next episode (out early for Patreon supporters!), we sit down with @robphayre; an expert in #hostage release coordination, to learn how ransoms get negotiated and delivered!
#podcast #piracy
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Thank you to @talkswithaspy for sharing his incredible experiences and insights with us! If you're interested in clandestine #HUMINT you'll want to give this one a listen!
🎙️ 🕵 Listen now! In this episode, we speak to Olivier Mas about his life as a clandestine officer for France’s DGSE, and the high stakes world of Human Intelligence. 🕵 🎙️
#intelligence #espionage #DGSE #podcast
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Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the #geopolitics nerd in your life? Check our our 2025 geopolitical reading list!
#BookReview
#readinglist #intelligence #foreignaffairs
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In this week's episode (out now for Patreon members), we speak to @talkswithaspy (Olivier Mas) about his experience as a clandestine officer for France's DGSE.
#intelligence #espionage #dgse
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Are you attending the inaugural National Intelligence History Conference?
If you're heading to @bletchleypark next week, don't miss EUP author, @LSagePassant, discussing the history of private sector intelligence.
Find out more 👉 edin.ac/4gJkpVI
“...the time has come for governments to show a “sense of humility” when dealing with tech giants and to use “statecraft” that “we’ve in the past reserved for dealing with other states”."
#geopolitics #corporateforeignpolicy
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While I only look at a niche area of corp "statecraft", Corps are increasingly exercising certain types of power in ways we traditionally think only states can! The book is out now.
#geopolitics #corporateforeignpolicy #intelligence
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New this AM: DOJ has charged a man for allegedly leaking highly classified US intelligence about Israel’s plans for retaliation against Iran, according to court documents and a person familiar with the case. Asif W. Rahman was arrested Tuesday in Cambodia.
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🎙Listen to our interview on covert identities with former CIA Chief of Disguise, Jonna Mendez!
#intelligence #espionage #cia #covert #podcast
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