“Securing US Innovation is a thorough exposition and exploration of the balance between being an open, innovative society and how its competitive advantage can be secured from appropriation by other entities (individuals, companies and states, etc.). The authors’ describe how America, as the long-term, dominant technology leader in the world, fights against espionage, theft, etc., to secure these elements of international, global power.

The text presents what is a lucid yet dense discussion from the American perspective, focusing on innovation security. The authors’ share various historical and recent examples to elucidate their point of view. Given the complexity of the subject matter, this text is written in clear and concise language that attempts to cut through the policy thicket and provide a balanced understanding of these complex matters.

This is an important text that should serve as a wake-up call for this important issue. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students through professionals”. ― Choice Reviews

“The Washington defense and intelligence establishment is fighting a different war: the war on terror. But the war on commercial espionage is at best a skirmish, at least in terms of our response. This is why the new book Securing U.S. Innovation: The Challenge of Preserving a Competitive Advantage in the Creation of Knowledge is so important.

Written by Darren Tromblay and Robert Spelbrink, a career FBI intelligence analyst and agent, respectively, the book is a must read for anyone concerned about America’s economic future…. This book, a wake-up call to U.S. companies, universities, think tanks, and others who for too long have turned a blind eye to the challenge of foreign innovation acquisition, should be required reading for the next U.S. president.” ― Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

“Tromblay boldly shows how the very structure of the U.S. government, American political culture, and modern political processes and actors converge to provide foreign entities with opportunities to influence U.S. politics. This is a disturbing but needed book.” — Nicholas Dujmovic, Assistant Professor of Politics, The Catholic University of America

“A welcome addition to the … literature on domestic and homeland intelligence in the United States. It will interest more than just intelligence specialists, because Tromblay addresses broader homeland security issues, focusing on the FBI and DHS, and the book would serve as a useful introduction to those agencies.”

—Erik Dahl, Homeland Security Affairs

“Offers a bold analysis of post-September 11 domestic intelligence reforms—primarily but not exclusively focusing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security…. A valuable contribution.”

—Douglas M. Charles, Political Science Quarterly

A home run. Tromblay brings a keen eye, as well as a felicitous writing style, to this important study of how the FBI and the DHS seek—sometimes with success, sometimes with failure—to make the United States a safer place in a hostile world.”

—Loch Johnson,
University of Georgia

“Tromblay’s [book] will change common perceptions about the FBI’s role in fighting crime.” —William T. Murphy,International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence”A fascinating book on the FBI’s history abroad…. Essential reading for anyone interested in the bureau’s international role.” —David Oakley, National Defense University