Spotlight | United States
The US National Intelligence Council, part 1: the discreet forum in charge of strategic analysis

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Avril Haines, Veolia veteran's comeback, Mintz Group in Singapore

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonAvril Haines at UBS banking group conference

ParisAfter Veolia exit, Nicolas Duquesnel launches security consultancy

SingaporeMintz Group still searching MD, competitors open offices

Spotlight | United States
Ex-CIA political scientist David Shullman appointed as US intel community's chief China analyst

The new National Intelligence Officer for China has a hybrid profile, combining intelligence work and academic research. He also has a background in think tanks of various political hues, a valuable asset in this period of political uncertainty.

Spotlight | United States
The US National Intelligence Council, part 2: a constantly evolving, tight-knit institution

The NIC is little known, even within the US intelligence community, but is responsible for producing the most authoritative analyses in Washington. The forum brings together experts from all the US agencies and can adapt to political decision-makers' needs.

China, UAE, United States
Congress tasks Washington's China experts to review Beijing's influence in Abu Dhabi

Concerns about Microsoft's deal with the UAE's G42 have led Congress to ask the intelligence community's top analysts to explore how the partnership could benefit Beijing. The mission is another test for Washington's intelligence experts on China.

United States
US Intelligence community seeks external experts to enhance integration

Members of Congress are urging the intelligence community to open up even further by seeking outside expertise in the field of management. The aim is to optimise its organisation to meet the challenge of strategic competition.

United States
Intelligence community put to task over health security

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the intelligence community has had to beef up its capacity to face another such event with national security implications, health being far from its usual area of expertise. Its latest declassified reports highlight an increased risk of a major health crisis.

Spotlight | China, United States
US intel still struggling over its China strategy

As Washington's major focus, China is mobilising ever more of the US intelligence community's resources, leading to significant shifts within it.

United States
US State Department beats ODNI to leadership of new anti-disinformation initiative

The White House has asked the State Department, rather than the intelligence services, to explore ways to overcome North Korea's digital authoritarianism.