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ROGER TAMRAZ

In suddenly popping up on the American political scene in the scandal over the financing of the Democrat Party's 1996 [...]

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Egypt
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Albania
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France
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France
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France
CHANGES AT ELF AND ITS SUB-CONTRACTORS

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United States
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European Union, United States
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Spotlight | France, UAE
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Spotlight | France, United States
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France
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Spotlight | Europe, United States
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Spotlight | Sudan
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Spotlight | France
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Spotlight | Germany
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Spotlight | France
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France, United States
A "MULTIPLE WARHEAD" MESSAGE

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France, United States
IMAGINARY SPIES

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Spotlight | Israel
"SELECTED" PRIVATIZERS

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Spotlight | Switzerland
BCCI: SWISS MYSTERIES

Almost a year after the BCCI scandal broke, the Swiss subsidiary of the bank, the Banque de Commerce et de Placement (BCP), remains shrouded in secrecy. The next few months, however, may bring new revelations.

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France Gaith Pharaon Advertises His Virtues

Egypt SECRET GATHERING AGAINST TERRORISM

Albania WESTERN SPY STAMPEDE

Africa, France WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM SIRVEN'S FRIENDS

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United States ARMOR HOLDINGS BUY PARVUS

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Spotlight | France, United States FRANCO-AMERICAN SQUABBLE

France JEAN-PIERRE DOLAIT

Spotlight | Europe, United States BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SEEKING SECOND WINDS

Spotlight | Sudan FRENCH GAME, AMERICAN TRUMPS

Spotlight | France DGSE "STRATEGIC" PRIORITIES

Spotlight | Germany INTELLIGENCE: NEW GRAY ZONES

Spotlight | France MIDDLE ROAD FOR THE DGSE

France, United States A "MULTIPLE WARHEAD" MESSAGE

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Spotlight | Israel "SELECTED" PRIVATIZERS

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University reform under the watchful eye of security

Ukraine
Jamming wars

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Europe, Russia
War in the 'grey zone': Russian intelligence preparations in Europe

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

United States
ROGER TAMRAZ

France
Gaith Pharaon Advertises His Virtues

Egypt
SECRET GATHERING AGAINST TERRORISM

Albania
WESTERN SPY STAMPEDE

Africa, France
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM SIRVEN'S FRIENDS

France
INTELLIGENCE TAUGHT AT ST. CYR

France
A "JOKER" AT ARMAMENTS BOARD?

United States
ARMOR HOLDINGS BUY PARVUS

United States
KEEPING CLOSER WATCH ON ENVIRONMENT

Spotlight | Europe, United States
CALL FOR NEW-STYLE EXPORT CLAMPS

France
CHANGES AT ELF AND ITS SUB-CONTRACTORS

United States
BETTER SHIELD FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

Spotlight | United States
CLINTON'S GLOBAL-MINDED SECURITY TEAM

European Union, United States
EUROPE-U.S. RIFT ON IRAN

Spotlight | France, UAE
FRENCH MILITARY UMBRELLA FOR UAE

Spotlight | France, United States
FRANCO-AMERICAN SQUABBLE

France
JEAN-PIERRE DOLAIT

Spotlight | Europe, United States
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SEEKING SECOND WINDS

Spotlight | Sudan
FRENCH GAME, AMERICAN TRUMPS

Spotlight | France
DGSE "STRATEGIC" PRIORITIES

Spotlight | Germany
INTELLIGENCE: NEW GRAY ZONES

Spotlight | France
MIDDLE ROAD FOR THE DGSE

France, United States
A "MULTIPLE WARHEAD" MESSAGE

France, United States
IMAGINARY SPIES

Spotlight | Israel
"SELECTED" PRIVATIZERS

Spotlight | Switzerland
BCCI: SWISS MYSTERIES