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SPOTLIGHT

Washington

Obama Seeks Intelligence Makeover

With only days to go before he enters the White House, Barack Obama has named almost all of his closest cabinet and Oval Office staff except for persons in charge of intelligence - The future president is indeed breaking with the erring ways of his predecessor, George W. (...) [ 687 words ] [ €8 ]

Networks & organizations

New York : Who Contributes to Clinton Foundation in Middle East? [ FREE ]

Political Intelligence

Tokyo
Tracking Down the Last Sekigun
	Just before Christmas Japanese intelligence located 15 former members of Japan’s Red Army (Sekigun), in Cambodia. Like others they had carried out numerous attacks in the past (...) [ 195 words ] [ €5 ]

Washington
Spies Had a Taste for Shish Kebab
	Located near the headquarters of the National Security Agency, the Gourmet Shish Kebab restaurant in the small town of Laurel was long a nest for Iraqi spies in the United States. (...) [ 214 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

Washington
Dianne Feinstein
	The Democrat senator from California, Dianne Feinstein, officially replaced John D. (...) [ 167 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Amman
Mohamed Al Raqqad
	Jordan’s King Abdallah replaced Mohammed Dahabi by Mohammad Al Raqqad as boss of the country’s General Intelligence Department (GID) on Jan. (...) [ 190 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Baghdad
What to do with the Mujahideen?
	Protected by the US Army since 2003, the Iraqi camp that houses the People’s Mujahideen came under the authority of Baghdad in early December. And Baghdad wants to close it down as soon as possible. (...) [ 362 words ] [ €5 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

Tehran
Iran Makes a Diplomatic Tour of its Own
	With French president Nicolas Sarkozy seeking to mediate in the Middle East early this week, the chief of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Said Jalili, found himself in Damascus and Beirut- but this time pleading not for peace but for more warfare. (...) [ 194 words ] [ €5 ]

Gaza Strip
Hamas’ Arsenal
	Before his death on Jan. 1, Nizar Rayan, the chief of Hamas’ Ezzedine Qassam Brigades, confided in several aides that his troops had received hundreds of thousands of tons of explosives from Iran. (...) [ 289 words ] [ €5 ]

Beijing
Communist Party Tightens Grip on Intelligence Agencies
	The leadership of the Chinese communist party's United Front Workers’ Department has been shaken up in response to an espionage affair last year that turned to the advantage of the Tibetan government-in-exile (IOL 584). (...) [ 216 words ] [ €5 ]

Washington
Iran Loses Key Operatives in U.S.
	Long suspected of having links with Iran, the president of the U.S. Aalavi Foundation has been arrested in New York. Alavi was a contributor to the Clinton Foundation. (...) [ 287 words ] [ €5 ]

Paris
New Police Intelligence Outfit
	The Paris police force’s former intelligence service -known as “PP”- as become a separate intelligence unit following a shakeup in 2008. (...) [ 269 words ] [ €5 ]

SIGNPOSTS

Budapest - Making Fun of Spies

	[ 87 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Tehran - New Defection

	[ 34 words ] [ FREE ]

LOOKING AHEAD

Washington - A World Internet for the Pentagon

	[ 133 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Paris - Dovetailing Research with Washington

	[ 124 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Brussels - European UAVs?

	[ 131 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Business Intelligence and Lobbying

	Washington
	Face Lift for Diligence
		Although they parted ways in 2004, the two founders of the business intelligence concern Diligence are working together once again. (...) [ 184 words ] [ €5 ]

	Paris
	New Shareholdes at Serenus
		A former DGSE staffer, Pierre-Antoine Lorenzi, has attracted new shareholders for his company, Serenus Conseil. (...) [ 256 words ] [ €5 ]

FIRMS

Baghdad
Lobbyist Throws Hat in Ring
	Competition between Iraqi Shi'ite parties is stepping up on the eve of provincial elections in the country on Jan. 31. (...) [ 217 words ] [ €5 ]

London
Diplomats Try Hand at Intelligence
	Despite the financial crisis which has struck a severe blow to the private investigative trade new firms are continuing to spring up. (...) [ 180 words ] [ €5 ]

Alexandria, Virginia
An Advisory Boutique for Security Firms
	Espousing an innovative concept, the new firm National Security Associates WorldWide LLC (NSAWW) provides all the services of a traditional business intelligence company but with an additional twist- it also acts as a small advisory boutique that identifies potential targets for takeovers, oversees rights issues and the like. (...) [ 272 words ] [ €5 ]

	Brussels
	Helping Russia Despite Itself
		The EU-Russia Forum is a new think tank that defends the idea of a prosperous Russia but one that obeys the rule of a law. It is headed by Paddy Ashdown. (...) [ 327 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

London
John Reid
	Home secretary under Tony Blair from 2006 to 2007, John Reid was hired as a consultant by the British-Danish logistic services and security Group 4 Securicor at the end of December. (...) [ 140 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Washington
John Rendon
	Although they traditionally lean towards the Republican Party, several U.S. (...) [ 223 words ] [ €1,5 ]

	Munich
	Siemens’ French Arm in Bribes Charge
		The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission has completed its inquiry into bribes paid by German engineering giant Siemens. Some passed by way of Paris. (...) [ 263 words ] [ €5 ]

	New York
	Back-Channel Diplomacy Experts
		The concern Independent Diplomat specializes in advising unrecognized states and opposition movements. (...) [ 259 words ] [ €5 ]