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Spotlight | United States
CIA reshuffle also shakes up communication practices

CIA director John Ratcliffe during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on 26 February 2025. © Al Drago - Pool via CNP/Picture Alliance/Consolidated News Photos/Newscom/MaxPPP

Under John Ratcliffe, the US foreign intelligence agency has taken to communicating much more directly in line with the White House, breaking with the US intelligence community's traditional tight-lipped approach.

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Government Intelligence

France
French intelligence struggling to help police anti-drugs office

MPs Antoine Léaument and Ludovic Mendes presenting an information report on the effectiveness of policies to combat drug trafficking at the National Assembly in Paris on 18 February 2025. © Amaury Cornu/Hans Lucas via AFP

French MPs this week began debating a bill aimed at combating drug trafficking. The services' passing on of criminal intelligence to the judicial police is up for discussion.

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International Dealmaking

UAE
Abu Dhabi's new patrol boats boast domestic defence tech

Abu Dhabi Ship Building's Rabdan FA-400 patrol vessel on display at Navdex, the naval section of the IDEX defence exhibition held in Abu Dhabi from 17 to 21 February 2025. © Intelligence Online

The UAE's new patrol boats incorporate plenty of foreign technology, but they have also been fitted with systems created by Abu Dhabi's own R&D entities which are still being developed.

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Corporate Intelligence

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Roux de Bézieux tours France, Goût gets 'Back to Russia', Danone in Moscow, Bangkok

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

ParisRoux de Bézieux promotes economic security

Moscow/Paris/RomeHow to get ‘Back to Russia'

MoscowA new head for Accor in Russia

Paris/BangkokArnaud Leaveau's Alta Strategies bridges gap between Europe and Indo-Pacific

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Surveillance & Interception

UAE
Abu Dhabi cleans up its cyber act after arrests linked to fraud and hacking

The arrest of a number of expat cyber specialists in Dubai, which we revealed, throws light on the backroom workings of the Emirati cyber sector. Read our investigation.

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