Business Intelligence as a Strategic Asset: Measuring Its Role in Enhancing U.S. National Interests across Defense, Trade, and Cyber Domains

Abstract

Business Intelligence (BI) has become an essential part of national strategic infrastructure in the face of escalating geopolitical volatility, surging cyber threats and disruption to the economy. This paper examines how BI is a strategic resource that can help United States in promoting national interests in three interconnected spheres: cybersecurity, defense, and trade. With empirical data based on the findings of professionals in these areas, the study discovers considerable correlations between BI use and strategic performance. Deployment of BI was a significant indicator of the strategic asset perception (beta = 0.33, R 2 = 0.28, p < 0.0001), whereas situational awareness of the defense (OR = 2.86, p = 0.007) and perceived cyber adequacy (OR = 2.08, p = 0.019) were also proven to play significant roles in strategic valuation. ANOVA and correlational tests also support the relevance of BI whereby the statistically significant relationship between familiarity with BI and cyber readiness (F = 3.18, p = 0.017) was obtained and the relationship between trade strategy shaping and cyber adequacy (r = 0.34, p = 0.0002) was discovered. As the technical integration of BI systems increases, evidence shows that there remains a difference between the operationalization and the strategic perception. The study concludes that in order to maximize the potential of BI in protection of national interests, institutional structures should focus on strategic integration, cross-sectorial policy consistency, and leadership-based BI literacy programs.

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