Businesses today must prepare for aggression by nation-states

THE crew of Stena Impero, the UK-flagged tanker seized last month in the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, knew what to do when pirates attacked. But being seized by another country's armed forces is another matter.

Businesses today are a convenient target for nation-state aggression and they need to be ready for it. If the West is to protect itself against a wide range of threats, industry should prepare alongside the military.

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