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SPOTLIGHT

Space

Security a Vital Issue for Galileo

The two rival consortia, Eurely and InavSat, which submitted bids for the operating concession for the European satellite navigation system Galileo on Jan. 25, will be officially informed in March on which has won the nod from European Union leaders. (...) [ 682 words ] [ €8 ]

Networks & organizations

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Political Intelligence

security
Paris Centralizes Military Networks
	The French defense ministry plans to shortly centralize the management and security of all of its information systems, and to hand the network over to a steering committee. (...) [ 184 words ] [ €5 ]

Terrorism
Oman 3rd Target in Gulf
	In the wake of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Oman has arrested dozens of Islamic radicals in its turn. However, the sultanate isn't handling the crisis like its neighbors. (...) [ 281 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

Washington
Robert Joseph
	The dismissal of John Bolton as under secretary of state for arms control and international security and his forthcoming replacement by Robert Joseph won't mark a more flexible stance in the State Department regarding counter-proliferation. (...) [ 250 words ] [ €1,5 ]

damascus
M. Al Mansourah
	The number two man in the Political Security department at Syria's interior ministry since 2000, general Mohamed Al Mansourah has just officially taken over the top job in the service, which was left vacant when its boss, general Ghazi Kanaan, was named interior minister in 2004. (...) [ 129 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Intelligence
MI6 Builds Up China Profile
	China has become a priority for MI6 which has considerably bolstered its intelligence and business intelligence operations in the country in recent years. (...) [ 408 words ] [ €5 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

Tokyo
Beefing Up Intelligence College
	The Kodaira military intelligence academy in the Tokyo region will enroll more students in the 2005-2006 financial year as well as increase the number of courses it dispenses. (...) [ 244 words ] [ €5 ]

riyadh
Changes at the Top at GID
	The resignation of 72-year-old prince Nawaf bin Abdulaziz as head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) for health reasons was accepted on Jan. (...) [ 327 words ] [ €5 ]

Paris
New Technical Service for Police
	Current boss of the French national police force's Service de Modernisation et de Prospective (SMP), Jean-Claude Menault has been appointed to serve as the first chief of the brand new Centre des Technologies de la Securite Interieure (CTSI) that interior minister Dominique de Villepin decided in January to set up. (...) [ 150 words ] [ €5 ]

proliferation
Deep Chill in Franco-Iran Relations
	Invited to speak before the French parliament's defense committee in Paris on Jan. 19, Iranian officials were offended by questions from French legislators. (...) [ 292 words ] [ €5 ]

intelligence
Bringing the Hostages Home
	Intelligence Online has gleaned details about the way France managed the crisis that led to the recent release of two French newsmen held hostage in Iraq. (...) [ 277 words ] [ €5 ]

SIGNPOSTS

Riyadh - De Villepin to Seek Security Deal

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LOOKING AHEAD

Damascus - Pushing For Iraqi Ba'athists

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Paris - Sagem Under Fire in Chinese Deal

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Sanaa - Offensive Against Al Iman University

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Business Intelligence and Lobbying

	washington
	A Private Commerce Department?
		The law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw employs a dozen former leading commerce department officials from the Clinton, Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. administrations. (...) [ 225 words ] [ €5 ]

	paris
	New Regional Arrangement
		The French regions are the new Eldorado of business intelligence in France. With a step-up in decentralization, a lot of fresh regional arrangements are being made. (...) [ 224 words ] [ €5 ]

FIRMS

bern
Warning to Trust & Investment Concerns
	Chaired by Switzerland's Mark Pieth, the OECD's working group which has been examining implementation of the organization's convention against bribing foreign officials in trade transactions since 1997, tabled a report in Bern concerning Switzerland on Feb. (...) [ 241 words ] [ €5 ]

washington
A Private Pentagon?
	The military electronics giant L3 Communications has brought all of its affiliates that work directly for the Defense Department under the same roof. (...) [ 271 words ] [ €5 ]

Brussels
A Lobbying Code of Conduct?
	The Brussels branches of leading American lobbying companies (Weber Shandwick, Hill & Knowlton, Burson Marsteller and Fleishman Hillard) met on Jan. (...) [ 134 words ] [ €5 ]

	paris
	Private Funding for Military Gear
		Although France has decided against getting banks to fund the acquisition of 17 new multi-mission frigates, the private sector could still be involved in other military procurements. (...) [ 384 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

London
Ian Paterson
	Chairman of the ITE group that specializes in organizing conferences and trade fairs in Russia, Ian Paterson has just been named to the board of the security firm ArmorGroup. (...) [ 169 words ] [ €1,5 ]

washington
Joseph ?Keith? Kellog
	The CACI technology group has just hired lieut.-general Joseph ?Keith? (...) [ 190 words ] [ €1,5 ]

	Baghdad
	Lazard Shows the French Flag
		Although Paris has long opposed any reduction in Iraq's debt, the Iraqi government has chosen France's Lazard bank to monitor negotiations with its creditors. (...) [ 293 words ] [ €5 ]

	PARIS
	Paper Gives Way to Smart Card
		France is going to shortly start issuing new passports and ID cards carrying contact-less smart cards, a move that will greatly shake up administrative procedures. (...) [ 298 words ] [ €5 ]