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SPOTLIGHT

Washington

Pentagon Mulls Shift in Oil Policy

The leading consumer of gasoline in the United States, the Department of Defense, is desperately seeking ways to reduce its energy bill and limit its dependency on oil and gas. But that operational objective could shortly take a more political turn under pressure from “green hawks,” the lobby that wants to lessen Washington’s reliance on Middle East countries, and primarily on Saudi Arabia, for its energy. (...) [ 681 words ] [ €7 ]

Networks & organizations

Washington : Saudi Arabia Re-Gearing its Regioal Strategy [ FREE ]

Political Intelligence

Washington
Translation a Rich Niche Market
	Dyncorp and McNeil have won a long battle with L3 to land a huge, $4.6 billion contract to provide translation for the American army in Iraq. (...) [ 238 words ] [ €4 ]

Paris
An Old Broom Sweeps Clean at DST
	The long-standing boss of France’s domestic intelligence agency, Pierre de Bousquet de Florian, has announced a host of major changes. (...) [ 209 words ] [ €4 ]

DECISION MAKERS

Beirut
Hussein Khalil
	An increasingly influential political adviser to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Hussein Khalil has been pursuing a double career over the past 20 years within the Shi’ite movement, one secret and the other public. (...) [ 211 words ] [ €1,3 ]

London
Jonathan Evans
	Portrayed by the Sunday Times on Dec. 17 as the person most likely to take over from Eliza Manningham-Buller as head of MI5 - she announced on Dec. (...) [ 172 words ] [ €1,3 ]

Gaza
A Lebanon Scenario for Palestinians?
	Clashes between Fatah and Hamas are turning into a Lebanon-type conflict among the Palestinians. With the same foreign backers. (...) [ 352 words ] [ €4 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

Beijing
MOST Leaves No Stone Unturned
	Although a recent OECD report estimated that China’s research and development budget in 2006 would be second only to that of the United States - and ahead of Japan’s - European counter-espionage experts believe Chinese headway is also due to pinching technology and indulging in human espionage on a truly global scale. (...) [ 238 words ] [ €4 ]

Moscow
Forgotten Video Clip
	Although it made little impression at the time, an interview that could have a bearing on the case of Alexander Litvinenko, a former FSB agent who was poisoned by polonium 210 in London, was recorded by an Australian newsman, Nick Lazarides, in 2004. (...) [ 109 words ] [ €4 ]

Paris
“Back-to-Flight” for Libyan fighters
	A contract to refurbish 12 Libyan Mirage F1 fighter aircraft - none has flown since 2000 - has finally been awarded to the French armaments firm Sofema after a 15 month delay. (...) [ 358 words ] [ €4 ]

Taipei
Taiwan Updates PSYOPS
	Taiwan is planning to upgrade one of the most renowned weapons in its secret war against China, the GPWD. (...) [ 303 words ] [ €4 ]

Ankara
Erdogan the Last Chance Broker
	The Turkish prime minister represents the last hope of finding common ground between Iran and Syria on one side and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Israel on the other. (...) [ 314 words ] [ €4 ]

SIGNPOSTS

ALGERIA - ALGIERS- Poor Timing at Thales

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LOOKING AHEAD

Paris - The Anti-Terrorism Champions

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Riyadh - Question Mark Over Turki’s Future

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Washington - What’s Al Qaeda?

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Business Intelligence and Lobbying

	Paris
	Why LexisNexis Bought Datops
		In acquiring Datops earlier this month, LexisNexis gave its seal of approval to the technological headway made by the French software publisher. (...) [ 283 words ] [ €4 ]

	London
	BAE Not Totally Off the Hook
		Although the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) folded its investigation into BAE Systems’ activities in Saudi Arabia under pressure from Riyadh, the agency is still continuing to probe five bribery cases involving the British group. (...) [ 169 words ] [ €4 ]

FIRMS

Washington
P 3 Pushes for Safran in Congress
	Despite the boardroom crisis that has rocked the company in recent months, France's Safran group is endeavoring to build up its business in the United States and increase its share (still modest) of American government contracts, particularly in the defense field. (...) [ 167 words ] [ €4 ]

London
First Advantage Plants Flag in Europe
	The American credit reporting and background checking giant First Advantage, which is listed on Nasdaq, has branched out in recent years to the computer and financial forensics sectors. (...) [ 174 words ] [ €4 ]

London
Morrison on the Way Out?
	The founder of Kroll Security International, Alastair Morrison, a former officer of the 22nd SAS Regiment, is reportedly about to leave the firm following its acquisition earlier this month by Canada’s Garda company (IOL 536). (...) [ 126 words ] [ €4 ]

PARIS
Still No Boss for FePIE
	Meeting in a constitutive general assembly on Dec. 15, the brand new Federation des Professionnels de l’Intelligence Economique (FePIE) failed to appoint a new chairman. (...) [ 187 words ] [ €4 ]

	London
	U.S. Firms Seek Intelligence Market
		Several American consultancies that work regularly under contract for American intelligence agencies are seeking to export their services to Europe by winning work in Britain. (...) [ 367 words ] [ €4 ]

DECISION MAKERS

London
General Mike Jackson
	Unlike most of his colleagues, the former chief of Britain’s general staff, general Mike Jackson, didn’t sign up with a private security outfit when he retired in August. (...) [ 198 words ] [ €1,3 ]

Washington
Raymond Shepherd
	The leading Republican investigator on the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Raymond Shepherd will take over on Jan. (...) [ 144 words ] [ €1,3 ]

	Munich
	The New Transparency Business
		Some executives of the NGO Transparency International, which specializes in slamming corruption, are capitalizing on its prestige to win consultancy contracts with multinational groups or governments. (...) [ 251 words ] [ €4 ]

	Washington
	SOS the Army’s Private Analyst
		A former translation company, SOS International has managed in less than a year to become one of the key subcontractors to the U.S. army in analyzing information. (...) [ 274 words ] [ €4 ]