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Spotlight | Europe, France
Lessons from EDF's Debacle in Brussels

Rarely has an energy giant compromised its future with European institutions by conducting such lamentable lobbying operations. The upshot of EDF's failure to get its points across was a decision by competition commissioner Mario Monti on Oct.

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BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND LOBBYING

Bulgaria, France, Israel, United States
Negociations > 7 November 2002

MILKO KOVACHEV, Bulgarian energy minister, has formed a lobby group that includes 20 European Parliament legislators to negotiate with Brussels on allowing the Koziodoi nuclear power station to continue functioning.

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France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States
Weak signals

IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL ROBINSON, spokesman for Securities and Exchange Commission boss Harvey Pitt, has left his job to take up work as a consultant for the lobbying firm Hill and Knowlton.

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United States
Auditors, Fear Not!

The new federal bureau to supervise the activities of auditors will prefer compromise to crackdown. The appointment of a former CIA chief as its boss is highly significant.

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France
Clipping the Bird's Wings Again ?

The surprising destabilization campaign - named ?Clipping the Bird's Wings? - that Thomson CSF allegedly mounted against Lagardere is going to bounce back into the news with the arrest of lawyer William Law.

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Cyprus
Who Can Control Armament Movements in the Mediterranean ?

The U.S. military attache to Cyprus saw red during a [...]

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Yemen
Will Bin Laden's Son Take Over from Dad?

According to Yemeni intelligence sources, Saad Bin Laden, son of [...]

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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE

Germany, Russia
The St. Petersburg Pact

Diplomats on post in Berlin say they expect Berlin and Moscow to shortly sign an historic energy accord. The alliance would operate under the terms of an enigmatic St. Petersburg pact.

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Europe, South Africa
Eurocopter's Checkered Past

In 1996 a businessman accused Eurocopter of illegally selling helicopters to South Africa. But no serious proof of the allegation emerged - until now.

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Balkans, Europe
A Pan-Balkans Defense Force

A new defense grouping is taking form in the Balkans. Nine southern European nations are to meet in Rome in December to officially launch the first-ever Balkans military force.

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France
Is This the Real Low-Down on the Balkans ?

A novel published this week by the Flammarion house in [...]

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ORGANIZATIONS

United States
Tighter Telecom Clamps

According to senior White House officials, the administration is thinking of subjecting key telecommunications industry personnel to background security checks [...]

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United Kingdom
GCHQ Gets the Wrong Number

In a report to British prime minister Tony Blair last week, the government communications commissioner noted that the Government Communications [...]

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France
Helios-2 Nearing Com-pletion

France's Helios-2 military observation satellite will be launched in March, 2004, according to Yves Fromion, a member of the French [...]

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Canada
Pat On Back for Canadian Agency

In her annual report on Oct. 25, Paule Gauthier, the woman who chairs Canada's Security and Intelligence Review Committee, discreetly [...]

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United States
Doubts on FBI's Linguistic Skills

The U.S. senator Chuck Grassley, who frequently sits on watch-dog commissions that look into the FBI's operations, wrote personally to [...]

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United Kingdom
Tom Ridge Checks Out the British

The head of the new U.S. Office of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, was in London on Nov. 6-7 to speak [...]

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DECISION MAKERS

France
Alain Juillet

In a first and surprising move of its kind, the French government has appointed a businessman as director of intelligence [...]

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Qatar
Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani

Qatari foreign minister Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani is bracing himself for stormy times ahead. Main backer of the Al [...]

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United States
Patricia Yarrington*

On Nov. 1, Patricia Yarrington took over as head of all lobbying operations for the ChevronTexaco oil group. She succeeded [...]

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United Kingdom
Martin Kohlhaussen

A well-known and highly respected figure in the City of London, Martin Kohlhaussen, has just been named to the supervisory [...]

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FIRMS

France
Pierre Maillot Seeks Firm Footing

The new business intelligence firm that Pierre Maillot set up following his break with Eurogroup is having trouble finding its [...]

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United Kingdom
Internal Strains at Kroll

Kroll Worldwide has just hired several financial auditors who previously worked for Arthur Andersen. Most have been assigned to Europe, [...]

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United States
Stephen Flynn Switches to Business World

The New York private intelligence firm The Sabatier Group has just hired a highly singular consultant, Stephen Flynn. A lot [...]

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United States
New Boss for H&K Bureau

A specialist in lobbying the drugs industry, Marilyn Castaldi, will be taking over as head of Hill & Knowlton's New [...]

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AMERICAS

United States
Microsoft's Government Connections

The decision by U.S. federal court judge Colleen Kollar Kotelly on Nov. 1 to confirm the government's agreement with Microsoft was a shining victory for Jack Krumholtz, the group's leading lobbyist.

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United States
U.S. tobacco giants will face a flurry of suits

With RJ Reynolds in the forefront, U.S. tobacco giants will [...]

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ASIA-PACIFIC

Thailand
An attack could shortly take place in Thailand

British diplomats in daily contact with MI6 feel an attack [...]

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MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Yemen
The authorities in Sanaa are expecting reprisals

Following the CIA's operation to eliminate Salim Sinan al Harethi [...]

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UAE
The Hawala system

The United Arab Emirates Central Bank in Dubai inaugurated a [...]

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Spotlight | Europe, France Lessons from EDF's Debacle in Brussels

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND LOBBYING

Bulgaria, France, Israel, United States Negociations > 7 November 2002

France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States Weak signals

United States Auditors, Fear Not!

France Clipping the Bird's Wings Again ?

Cyprus Who Can Control Armament Movements in the Mediterranean ?

Yemen Will Bin Laden's Son Take Over from Dad?

POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE

Germany, Russia The St. Petersburg Pact

Europe, South Africa Eurocopter's Checkered Past

Balkans, Europe A Pan-Balkans Defense Force

France Is This the Real Low-Down on the Balkans ?

ORGANIZATIONS

United States Tighter Telecom Clamps

United Kingdom GCHQ Gets the Wrong Number

France Helios-2 Nearing Com-pletion

Canada Pat On Back for Canadian Agency

United States Doubts on FBI's Linguistic Skills

United Kingdom Tom Ridge Checks Out the British

DECISION MAKERS

France Alain Juillet

Qatar Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani

United States Patricia Yarrington*

United Kingdom Martin Kohlhaussen

FIRMS

France Pierre Maillot Seeks Firm Footing

United Kingdom Internal Strains at Kroll

United States Stephen Flynn Switches to Business World

United States New Boss for H&K Bureau

AMERICAS

United States Microsoft's Government Connections

United States U.S. tobacco giants will face a flurry of suits

AGENDA

United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

France Seminar devoted to bio-terrorism

United Kingdom Global Milsatcom 2002

United States Meeting of the Defense Science Board

France ?offensive competitive intelligence?

ASIA-PACIFIC

Thailand An attack could shortly take place in Thailand

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Yemen The authorities in Sanaa are expecting reprisals

UAE The Hawala system

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Spotlight | Europe, France
Lessons from EDF's Debacle in Brussels

Bulgaria, France, Israel, United States
Negociations > 7 November 2002

France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States
Weak signals

United States
Auditors, Fear Not!

France
Clipping the Bird's Wings Again ?

Cyprus
Who Can Control Armament Movements in the Mediterranean ?

Yemen
Will Bin Laden's Son Take Over from Dad?

Germany, Russia
The St. Petersburg Pact

Europe, South Africa
Eurocopter's Checkered Past

Balkans, Europe
A Pan-Balkans Defense Force

France
Is This the Real Low-Down on the Balkans ?

United States
Tighter Telecom Clamps

United Kingdom
GCHQ Gets the Wrong Number

France
Helios-2 Nearing Com-pletion

Canada
Pat On Back for Canadian Agency

United States
Doubts on FBI's Linguistic Skills

United Kingdom
Tom Ridge Checks Out the British

France
Alain Juillet

Qatar
Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani

United States
Patricia Yarrington*

United Kingdom
Martin Kohlhaussen

France
Pierre Maillot Seeks Firm Footing

United Kingdom
Internal Strains at Kroll

United States
Stephen Flynn Switches to Business World

United States
New Boss for H&K Bureau

United States
Microsoft's Government Connections

United States
U.S. tobacco giants will face a flurry of suits

United States
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

France
Seminar devoted to bio-terrorism

United Kingdom
Global Milsatcom 2002

United States
Meeting of the Defense Science Board

France
?offensive competitive intelligence?

Thailand
An attack could shortly take place in Thailand

Yemen
The authorities in Sanaa are expecting reprisals

UAE
The Hawala system