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SPOTLIGHT

Europe

Intelligence Agencies Weigh Russia Risk

The European Union’s 27 countries have worked up to now to soothe conflicts between Moscow and countries of the former Soviet Union, as in the latest gas crisis with Ukraine. But the strong-arm methods of the “Putin-Medvedev” tandem have had a political impact in Europe and the EU’s security organizations are now working on the concept of Russia as a “danger. (...) [ 706 words ] [ €8 ]

Networks & organizations

London : Robert Amsterdam, a Lawyer with a Long Reach [ FREE ]

Political Intelligence

Winnipeg
Anybody Need a UAV?
	Unable to buy the most modern unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) built by EADS or other firms, many countries are taking a close look at drones designed for farmers. (...) [ 226 words ] [ €5 ]

Washington
Obama’s Homeland Security Makeover
	After taking up office on Jan. 20, the new Democrat president is intent on improving the homeland security department’s apparatus. (...) [ 233 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

Bucharest
Ionel Georgescu
	Currently number two man in Romania’s anti-corruption department (DGA), Ionel Georgescu is due to replace general Virgil Ardelean as boss of Romania’s domestic intelligence agency Directia Generala de Informatii si Protectie Interna (DGIPI) in coming weeks. (...) [ 187 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Gaza Strip
Mohamed Nazzal
	A member of the troika which runs Hamas out of Syria, Mohamed Nazzal has been chosen by the movement’s leadership to put the radical Islamic group in Gaza back on its feet. (...) [ 184 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Colombo
Intelligence Brought Tigers to Knees
	The Sri Lankan army equipped itself with sophisticated intelligence equipment before launching an offensive that crushed the Tamil Tigers. (...) [ 358 words ] [ €5 ]

ORGANIZATIONS

Damascus
An Attack that Could Have Wiped Out Hamas Leadership
	Along with its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli general staff reportedly planned to launch an air raid against the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk in Syria some 15 km east of Damascus. (...) [ 157 words ] [ €5 ]

Taipei
Two Spies Could Scuttle Thaw with Beijing
	With Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou working for some months to bring about better relations with mainland China, Taiwan’s opposition movement has found itself beating the drum about an espionage affair to show that the honeymoon between Taipei and Beijing isn’t warranted and that Hu Jintao’s spy agencies are profiting from it to dig up intelligence in every corner. (...) [ 250 words ] [ €5 ]

Amman
How the King’s Master Spy Fell from Grace
	The replacement of the head of Jordan's General Intelligence Department (GID), Mohammad al Dahabi, by one of his deputies, Mohamed al Raqqad, early this month caught pretty well everyone by surprise (IOL 585). (...) [ 184 words ] [ €5 ]

Washington
CIA Experiments with Iranian Nuclear Program
	For the past year the CIA has been attempting to act remotely against Iran’s power grid in the hope of slowing down Iran’s uranium enrichment process. (...) [ 85 words ] [ €5 ]

Beijing
About-Face in the Middle East
	China was conspicuous for its absence of commentary during Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Long close to the Palestinian Authority, Beijing is now putting its money on Ankara. (...) [ 271 words ] [ €5 ]

Gaza City
Shin Bet’s Secretive Army
	Hundreds of collaborators of the Israeli domestic security agency Shin Bet in Gaza helped Israel’s military to target operational chiefs of Hamas. (...) [ 320 words ] [ €5 ]

SIGNPOSTS

Tehran - An American Dove's Suggestion

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London - Pictures Fine, but No Quotes

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LOOKING AHEAD

Washington - A Comeback for NRO

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London - Conservatives Put Money on Security

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Washington - Bush's After-Thought on the Arctic

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Business Intelligence and Lobbying

	Washington
	Sovereign Funds Under Microscope
		The director of national intelligence and the Pentagon are examining the threats that could arise from sovereign funds operating in aggressive manner. (...) [ 246 words ] [ €5 ]

	Paris
	Agencies Test Data Mining Systems
		The American concern SPSS and France’s Temis, Thales and Ipari are all seeking to sell data mining systems to France’s intelligence agencies. (...) [ 194 words ] [ €5 ]

FIRMS

Washington
Baker Hostetler Represents Kazakh Turncoat
	The former head of Kazakhstan's intelligence service, Rakhat Aliyev, has retained the services of the Baker Hostetler law and lobbying concern to negotiate an agreement with the U. (...) [ 205 words ] [ €5 ]

Paris
Total’s Security Budget Draws Lustful Looks
	With the highest market value on the Paris Stock Exchange, the Total oil company is also one of the leading employers of security concerns in France. (...) [ 163 words ] [ €5 ]

Washington
Mintz Lets Presidential Adviser Off Hook
	It is no easy matter to establish that someone wishes to receive a bribe. That was the dilemma facing the business intelligence firm James Mintz Group when it examined Liberia’s shipping register, the second biggest in the world. (...) [ 154 words ] [ €5 ]

New York
Louis Freeh’s Stiff Bill
	Chosen to look into the reasons behind the bankruptcy of the American trading concern SemGroup, the firm Freeh Group International headed by Louis Freeh, former director of the FBI, was obliged to submit its bill to the company’s official receiver. (...) [ 173 words ] [ €5 ]

	New York
	Fortress Under Seige
		The chief of the private investigative concern Fortress Global, Robert Seiden, has left to found a rival company. (...) [ 365 words ] [ €5 ]

DECISION MAKERS

Paris
Herve Seveno
	Boss of the operational strategy consultancy I2F, Herve Seveno has just been elected secretary general of the Federation des Professionnels de l’Intelligence Economique (FePIE) even though he slammed the door on the association last March (IOL 567). (...) [ 219 words ] [ €1,5 ]

Washington
David Richardson
	After working for over three decades as a litigation partner in corporate law firms, David Richardson was last year named president of Investigative Group International, a business intelligence concern founded in 1994 by Terry Lenzner. (...) [ 137 words ] [ €1,5 ]

	Washington
	Lobbyist Handles Only Intelligence
		Lobbyist work to influence the legislative process and to gather information for their customers. The firm Dome Advisors now devotes itself only to the latter function. (...) [ 258 words ] [ €5 ]

	London
	Hard Disk Sleuths in Town
		Founded by a former FBI official, the U.S. Stroz Friedberg computer forensic company has gained a foothold in Europe by acquiring Data Genetics International. (...) [ 248 words ] [ €5 ]